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Mudhoney
Mudhoney
alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, United States
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The Fluid
The Fluid
American rock band
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
American singer, musician, and songwriter
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Green River
Green River
American rock band
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Nirvana
Nirvana
American rock band
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Pat Smear
Pat Smear
American musician and actor
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Flipper
Flipper
American band
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Krist Novoselic
Krist Novoselic
American rock musician
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Melvins
Melvins
American rock band
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Saccharine Trust
Saccharine Trust
American punk rock band
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Die Kreuzen
Die Kreuzen
band
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J Mascis
J Mascis
American musician
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Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk
American record producer
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Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Japanese band
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Fang
Fang
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The Dicks
The Dicks
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Steel Pole Bath Tub
Steel Pole Bath Tub
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Buzz Osborne
Buzz Osborne
American singer, guitarist and producer
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Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson
American musician
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Soundgarden
Soundgarden
American rock band
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Wipers
Wipers
band that plays punk rock
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7 Seconds
7 Seconds
band
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Cosmic Psychos
Cosmic Psychos
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The Raincoats
The Raincoats
British band
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Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
influential American post-punk, country, psychedelic rock band (1980—present)
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Touché Amoré
Touché Amoré
American post-hardcore band
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The Sonics
The Sonics
band
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Beat Happening
Beat Happening
American indie pop band
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The Faith
The Faith
band
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Code Orange
Code Orange
American hardcore band
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Black Flag
Black Flag
American hardcore punk band
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Les Thugs
Les Thugs
band
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Bad Brains
Bad Brains
American rock band
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Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
American rock musician and singer-songwriter
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Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr.
American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984
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Steve Albini
Steve Albini
American record engineer and musician
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Descendents
Descendents
Punk rock band
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Germs
Germs
American punk rock band
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U.K. Subs
U.K. Subs
English punk band
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D.O.A.
D.O.A.
Canadian punk rock band
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Gang of Four
Gang of Four
English rock band
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Victims Family
Victims Family
American hardcore punk band
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L7
L7
American rock band founded in Los Angeles, California

Tales of Terror was a Sacramento hardcore punk band which was active from 1982 until 1986. Some, including Kurt Cobain and Mark Arm, cite Tales of Terror as a key inspiration for the then-burgeoning grunge scene.