Restless, chaotic, and deliberately unpredictable, ‘Stag’ captured Melvins at their most experimental and shape-shifting. Released in 1996, the band’s eighth studio album marked a sharp departure from any fixed sound, dismantling expectations from the very first moments of "The Bit". Drone textures, sitar tones, and jagged guitar riffs collided with noise, ambience, and abrupt stylistic shifts, signalling a record driven by curiosity rather than cohesion. Instead of refining a signature style, Melvins embraced fragmentation, allowing each idea to exist on its own volatile terms.

Across ‘Stag’, sludge metal rubbed shoulders with experimental grunge, blues rock, pop fragments, and even prog-leaning passages. Tracks like "Buck Owens" unfolded with a warped sense of grandeur, while others veered into surreal detours filled with brass, found sounds, and sudden dynamic pivots, as heard on "Bar-X-The Rocking M". Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover treated the album as a playground for extremes, moving freely between heaviness and absurdity without compromise. The result was a record that felt schizophrenic by design — challenging, playful, and often disorienting. ‘Stag’ stood as a testament to Melvins’ refusal to stagnate, reinforcing their reputation as one of the most adventurous and influential bands to emerge from the underground.

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