Raging with angst, nihilism and Kurt Cobain's pained growl, the Seattle grunge
icons were the sound of a disenchanted generation fuelled on rejection and
recession, distorting punk aesthetics into a howling drain of outsider rock.
Inspired by The Pixies, the fevered distortion of heavy metal and the scowling
DIY anarchy of punk, Kurt and Krist were united by a mutual love of The Melvins
and had several drummers and name changes before Dave Grohl became a fixture in
1990. Debut album Bleach (1989) was an underground hit and, after signing to DGC
Records, they developed a slightly ...