Melvins rip offs??

[zium]

electric wizard are NOT a melvins rip off, their sound is totally different, they play slower and their riffs are from another planet too

[lord of heaviness]

I heard Joe didn't have much impact on the band, which was one reason why he was kicked out.

I thought he had some impact. Just listen to the bass on Lysol. Crank it up and feel the floorboards shake. That's the only album of their's that shakes my sack.

[eddie]

I can only see Kevin getting booted from the band if Buzz invented an instrument where he could play bass guitar and guitar at the same time.
Or maybe a pedal or something where you'd play guitar but they'd be a bass sound in their too.

[anaconda]

I'm listening to HAT right now and it's a beautiful fucking thing.

[Aggroculture]

I wouldn't call any of them Melvins rip-offs. They are bands (mostly of a similar age) who all like Sabbath. Earth sound nothing like Melvins and are FANTASTIC. If you are an Earth beginner, start with 'Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons' then get ALL their other records. Fantastic band.

[Leroy]

What about Jucifer?

[THE BRAIN CENTRE]

Earth are absolutley amazing. most of those ither bands kinda ripped earth of.

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You guys make a lot of interesting comments and mention a lot of very good and very tasteful bands.  Sleep - very amazing, never miss High On Fire - the cover charge is usually worth Matt Pikes performance alone.  Despite minor influences, it can't say I see any of the bands mentioned as melvins rip-offs, although there is heavy influence on the sabbath end, but who wasn't influenced by sabbath.  Couple good names to note and buy and listen to quick - Boris, Pelican, Curse of the Golden Vampire, Mastodon, come to mind - first two being highly recommended.  Good Luck.  Also, FEI  JP didn't get booted from the mighty melvins - it was very consensual.

[pete_tong]

so it should. UK doom is the way forward........