What happened when the Melvins toured with Nine Inch Nails ! 

I was at the Dallas show!!! I remember them throwing the floor pieces, but don't remember the noise song you guys played. Didn't NIN come out to like a droning loud noise then rip into Wish. Another thing about the flooring, they put boards down after that incident and at a Pantera show a few months later were picking the boards up and someone else would surf on it while it was being hoisted up. Damn, so wild, now ppl just start at they phones lol

Hi Mark! I was at the Sioux Falls show. As your story goes, nothing really unusual happened on stage, but I do remember you guys coming out and playing relentlessly slow, which seemed like a conscious choice to rile up the crowd of midwestern NIN dorks, and a fine choice it was! Personally, I had a passing interest in NIN by this point and zero interest in watching a bunch of acrobats hang themselves on hooks, so I’m glad the Melvins were there. It made the evening worth leaving the house for. 😅

I appreciate these stories, Mark. I sure would love to see/hear an episode on the production / stories behind Gluey Porch Treatments. This album is top tier.

I saw this tour in San Jose. This was before the Melvins joied on. Marylin Manson was the opener. Great show.

Awesome! Thank you for sharing these stories Mark. Enjoying them very much! Best whishes, Niels

I was at the Dallas show. It was very cold that day and we had waited several hours outside because we had GA tickets and wanted to be close to the stage. I feel like maybe the venue staff were being jerks, or the show started a little late, or we were let in late or something weird, I don’t remember exactly but yes everyone was kind of riled up. I remember people starting fires outside before the show trying to stay warm. But yeah I remember people tearing up the floor and throwing it at you guys. I was shocked and pissed off because I was enjoying the show & realized that they were putting the band in a lot of danger and it bothered me how so many people were ok with putting you guys in harms way and going along with it. That was not cool at all. I’m glad everyone was ok. I feel like I remember seeing one of the band members get hit in the head but you said you got hit in the chest so maybe that’s what I remembered. But yeah, not cool. You guys are great. I feel like I had seen you a few months before with White Zombie so I was looking forward to seeing you guys again. I do remember someone coming on stage saying NIN wasn’t going to play if anyone else threw anything on stage but I had forgotten that was Trent himself! I’m glad he did that. Anyway you guys are great. I always enjoyed seeing you guys.

Insightful and awesome, Mark !

Thank you for sharing! I’ve watched Closure so many times. Too many haha!

My favorite era of melvins was Buzz, Mark and Dale. This channel has been a treasure trove of minutiae and brings back fond memories. Also, thank you documenting 'Party With God' from Sacrilege B.C. Thankful that they are now a part of Bay Area music history. Long days and pleasant nights.

This tour was my first time seeing the Melvins having been a fan for a few years. It was in Topeka KS and I remember the crowd being into you guys. I was over the moon because we thought we were seeing Pop Will Eat Itself ( the band you filled for) so I remember walking into the place and seeing Melvins merch. My young dumb ass asked a random security guard "Are the Melvins playing tonight!?!?" and he just looks at the merch and says something like "Looks like it." and walked away. We came up to you guys after the show and you were loading your van I think but we came up and asked if you were going to play Lawrence and Buzz was pretty short with us and said "yeah we usually play there.". Even at 18 we could tell you guys were beat and weren't in the mood to be punished by 3 18 year old music geeks. Anyway I love the stories and the channel! It's great and I hope you're well.

Thank you for sharing these stories! The White Zombie tour is gonna be wild to hear about!

I saw you in Dallas opening for Primus . Not sure which 90’s year/tour that was. Im glad I saw THAT Dallas show and wanted to compliment your live bass playing with the Melvins that night. I remember being throughly impressed with all of your runs. They Added a lot to the songs imho and you gave me new ideas for my own playing.

Great channel and cool stories. I saw you with Melvins at Mississippi Nights - St. Louis in 96 I think, then at an in-store set before you guys played with Helmet a year or so later. I remember taking to Buzz and Dale after on the street but I don’t think you were standing out there with them. I like your shorts on each song from Stoner Witch and Stag. Would love to hear more about those albums and tours. Also how you got in the band and related stories. Thanks!

Omg I was there as a kid. Up in the seats!!! It was my first concert at the time. I Ioved yall and I felt so bad for yall lol.

All this is 100% true. I was on tour with Trent during DWS. You guys replaced Marilyn Manson. Trust me NIN paid for all of it! Salt Lake City was the worst.

I saw a bio video about Trent and in it is a clip of the dressing room venting session. You can see Buzzo holding a beer and looking not sure if he should be there, lol!

You were probably thinking of NIN’s “Broken” EP (1992), which featured the songs “Wish” and “Happiness in Slavery” and preceded the Downward Spiral LP. “Pretty Hate Machine” was their first LP (1989), which preceded “Broken”.

I remember hearing about the infamous Dallas NIN show. I was just getting into the Melvins at the time and really wanted to go but had to work. Anyway, some friends of mine went to that gig and said the crowd was unruly from the get-go and were being gigantic pricks, tearing the floor up and throwing it onstage. The fact that the Melvins handled it accordingly and with such poise by running feedback through the amps and Dale smashing his gong, etc. only made me love them even more. King Buzzo also taunted the crowd, which only made them even more irate. 😂 There’s a live recording of it somewhere, I think on one of the Am-Rep singles if I’m not mistaken. Dallas kinda has a reputation for that behavior, it seems. I remember seeing the Jesus Lizard as well as Primus around the same time there (mid 90s), and there sadly wasn’t a shortage of imbeciles throwing crap onstage. Anyway, I love this era of the Melvins. Stoner Witch and Stag are legendary. Great stuff, Mark!

Hey Mark, I’m really enjoying these stories. Was wondering if you would do a video about the Sound FX TV appearance. Any idea what happened to the sketch the artist drew while you guys were playing? Also the brutal version of Revolve, Roxy Bar for Italian TV. The interviews were hilarious!!

Yea thank you for sharing Mark.I have been listening too bellringer I really like the “Quitter” and the album in general. I can only imagine the an audience of wanting instant gratifications too the point where they cannot just realize that throwin shit at another human being is fucked up and childish but like Dixie Dave says “mankind is unkind man.” Yo mark did you ever play Ernie ball musicman’s like the stingray or the Sabre or big Al’s?

Feels very classically Melvins that the response to the audience rebelling against the music wasn't adjustment or indifference, but just laying instruments against the speakers and giving the audience pure feedback instead. "You like that, assholes?"

I love both: nine inch nails AND melvins😌

I haven't seen the video of Buzz nailing a light fitting with NIN for a while. But it's fun segmenr

If the exit sign never went down, it got the last laugh. If you listen closely, you can still hear it laughing as you read this...

May I ask why the cowboy hat you wore on tour? It confused me when I was 15 but kinda get it now

Why weren't you in the Melvins documentary?

Gotta love the boys "blowing off steam" as if being Keith Moon in the fucking Who for hours every night weren't enough. Nine Inch Nails entire thing at the time was catharsis. Really makes you think how much they actually left on stage.

NIN should have taken Godflesh on tour instead. That would have been a better fit.

I’ve never liked NIN. Just terrible. Just so boring.

You really did have some strange tours at the times with the melvins. Big tour as opening acts. Rush wh.zombie NIN tool