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The American Northwest and Seattle in particular have the distinction of being the birthplace of grunge music. Many bands went on to claim overnight success thanks to this type of music. The more famous ones were Alice in chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana with their famous lead singer Kurt Cobain.

These bands may have brought the grunge scene into the spotlight but they certainly weren't the first bands to play this kind of music. There were many great bands around Seattle that also had a profound influence on the grunge scene.

I would like to name three bands that I think had a great influence and in fact helped to produce the grunge sound as we know it now.

First up I would like to mention a band called Tad. They may not have had a great success in the mainstream music scene, but what they did have was a great heavy grinding sound that made them revered by grunge fans.

Maybe it was the fact that their music was more heavy metal orientated but with grunge tones that led to them not having much wider success. Nonetheless the sound was awesome.

Another founder of the grunge movement was Malfunkshun. This is another band that did not have much success. They only released one album but it was a true combination of punk and metal that eventually started to become the unique sound of grunge.

Slightly different was the band Green River whose music was a combination of punk and heavy metal but infused with tones of blues to create a very distinctive sound. Green River was the first true grunge band in the respect that they were the first to actually release a grunge record. Green River actually got their name from a serial killer of the day.

These are not the only three bands that formed the grunge genre. There were lots of small bands around Seattle at the time that all had their own style and influence on the origins of grunge.

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