Dale Crover

Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont. He has toured with Fantômas (filling in for Dave Lombardo), Off!, and Redd Kross. In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him as the 69th greatest drummer of all time.

Biography
Melvins recruited Crover on drums in 1984 from an Iron Maiden cover band, following original drummer Mike Dillard's departure. Crover has been one of the two constant members of the Melvins, along with frontman Buzz Osborne, and is the only band member besides Osborne to appear on all their studio albums. In late 1985, Crover played bass in Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Crover recorded Illiteracy Will Prevail on a 4-track on Easter 1986 at Cobain's aunt's home in Burien, Washington. Crover played bass and drums on the demo. "Spank Thru" from this demo appears on the Nirvana album Sliver: The Best of the Box. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.

Crover drummed on Nirvana's ten-song demo recorded January 23, 1988, at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle. Nine of these songs have been officially released:
 * "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts", and "Downer" – Bleach
 * "Beeswax", "Downer", "Hairspray Queen", "Mexican Seafood", and "Aero Zeppelin" – Incesticide
 * "If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" – With the Lights Out

Nirvana with Crover played a 14-song show in Tacoma, Washington, on the night of the same day that they did the demo session. Three cuts from the show – "Downer", "Floyd the Barber", and "Raunchola"/"Moby Dick" – appear on With the Lights Out. Later in 1988, Crover and Melvins' bandmate Buzz Osborne relocated to San Francisco, California.

Crover briefly rejoined Nirvana during a short west-coast tour with Sonic Youth in August 1990. In April 1991, Crover drummed on a demo version of "Drain You" with Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on bass guitar. The track appears on With the Lights Out.

Crover is also credited as the drummer on most of the tracks on Mike Patton's Peeping Tom project from 2006.

In 1994, Crover founded the band Altamont with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King. He produced and performed additional vocals on Acid King's début release that year. During this time he was also married to Acid King's frontwoman Lori S., but they divorced. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. Although not officially inducted with the band, he was singled out for his work with them during Crover's successor Dave Grohl's acceptance speech.

He has released several records under his own name and as the Dale Crover Band.

Appearances
Dale Crover made an appearance in Neil Young's video "Harvest Moon" playing Neil Young. This was largely due to his physical resemblance of the younger Young.

Cartoon versions of Crover and bandmate Osborne appear in an episode of Uncle Grandpa as well.

Discography
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Date of release ! Title ! Label ! Credited for ! Catalog number
 * 1994
 * Acid King: Acid King
 * Sympathy for the Record Industry
 * Additional vocals
 * 1996
 * Dale Crover: Drumb
 * Man's Ruin Records
 * Performer
 * September 7, 1999
 * Hank Williams III: Risin' Outlaw
 * Curb Records
 * drums on "Cocaine Blues"
 * October 19, 2004
 * Men of Porn: Wine, Women and Song
 * Small Stone Records
 * drums
 * SS-047
 * October 2009
 * Shrinebuilder: Shrinebuilder
 * Neurot Recordings
 * drums
 * NR070
 * February 2015
 * Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends: The Enemy of Everyone
 * rowspan="3"|Seismic Wave Entertainment
 * drums
 * SW013
 * May 2016
 * Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends: The Art of Murder
 * drums
 * SW014
 * September 2019
 * Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends: Protons and Electrons
 * drums
 * SW027
 * December 2020
 * Plan D
 * Joyful Noise Recordings
 * drums
 * JNR 309
 * December 2020
 * Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends: Dark Passengers
 * Learning Curve Records
 * drums
 * LCR077-1
 * colspan="5"|
 * December 2020
 * Plan D
 * Joyful Noise Recordings
 * drums
 * JNR 309
 * December 2020
 * Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends: Dark Passengers
 * Learning Curve Records
 * drums
 * LCR077-1
 * colspan="5"|
 * LCR077-1
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|

Solo

 * Date of release
 * Title
 * Label
 * Album/Single
 * Credited for
 * Catalog number
 * August 2016
 * Skins
 * rowspan="2"|Joyful Noise Recordings
 * Single
 * Performer
 * July 2017
 * The Fickle Finger of Fate
 * Album
 * Vocals, Guitar, Drums
 * JNR235
 * August 2019
 * Sell Out
 * Seismic Wave Entertainment
 * Single
 * Vocals, Guitar
 * SW026
 * January 2021
 * Rat-A-Tat-Tat!
 * Joyful Noise Recordings
 * Album
 * Vocals, Guitar, Drums
 * JNR345
 * colspan="5"|
 * January 2021
 * Rat-A-Tat-Tat!
 * Joyful Noise Recordings
 * Album
 * Vocals, Guitar, Drums
 * JNR345
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|

with Altamont

 * Date of release
 * Title
 * Label
 * Credited for
 * Catalog number
 * May 27, 1997
 * Wanted Dead or Alive (split album with Acid King)
 * rowspan="2"|Man's Ruin Records
 * MR-072
 * October 13, 1998
 * Civil War Fantasy
 * MR-085
 * March 26, 1999
 * In the Groove (Compilation album, Rattlesnake Shake)
 * The Music Cartel
 * July 10, 2000
 * Right in the Nuts (Compilation album, Make It)
 * Small Stone Records
 * May 1, 2001
 * Our Darling
 * Man's Ruin Records
 * MR-2020
 * November 1, 2005
 * The Monkee's Uncle
 * AntAcidAudio
 * AAA-995
 * colspan="5"|
 * May 1, 2001
 * Our Darling
 * Man's Ruin Records
 * MR-2020
 * November 1, 2005
 * The Monkee's Uncle
 * AntAcidAudio
 * AAA-995
 * colspan="5"|
 * November 1, 2005
 * The Monkee's Uncle
 * AntAcidAudio
 * AAA-995
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|

with Melvins
Houdini Live 2005
 * Date of release
 * Title
 * Label
 * Credited for
 * Catalog number
 * 1986
 * Six Songs
 * C/Z Records
 * CZ002
 * 1987
 * Gluey Porch Treatments
 * Alchemy Records
 * VM103
 * 1989
 * Ozma
 * Boner Records
 * BR16-2
 * August 21, 1991
 * Kill Rock Stars (Compilation album, Ever Since My Accident)
 * Kill Rock Stars
 * KSR 201
 * 1991
 * Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12
 * Your Choice Records
 * YC-LS 012
 * 1991
 * Bullhead
 * rowspan="2"|Boner Records
 * BR25-2
 * 1991
 * Eggnog
 * BR28-2
 * 1992
 * Salad of a Thousand Delights
 * Box Dog Video
 * BDV002
 * 1992
 * Dale Crover
 * rowspan="2"|Boner Records
 * BR33-2
 * 1992
 * Lysol (aka Melvins)
 * BR35-2
 * September 21, 1993
 * Houdini
 * Atlantic Records
 * 82532-2
 * August 1994
 * Prick
 * Amphetamine Reptile Records
 * AmRep 031
 * September 1994
 * Stoner Witch
 * rowspan="2"|Atlantic Records
 * 82704-2
 * July 15, 1996
 * Stag
 * 82878-2
 * May 5, 1997
 * Honky
 * rowspan="3"|Amphetamine Reptile Records
 * AmRep 064-2
 * August 26, 1997
 * Singles 1–12
 * AmRep 063
 * 1998
 * Alive at the Fucker Club
 * AmRep 072
 * May 17, 1999
 * The Maggot
 * rowspan="4"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-002
 * August 23, 1999
 * The Bootlicker
 * IPC-004
 * February 7, 2000
 * The Crybaby
 * IPC-006
 * November 27, 2000
 * Gluey Porch Treatments
 * IPC-012
 * February 6, 2001
 * Electroretard
 * Man's Ruin Records
 * MR2002
 * April 16, 2001
 * Colossus of Destiny
 * rowspan="4"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-014
 * April 1, 2002
 * Millennium Monsterwork 2000 with Fantômas
 * IPC-019
 * April 15, 2002
 * Hostile Ambient Takeover
 * IPC-020
 * March 11, 2003
 * 26 Songs
 * IPC-038
 * September 16, 2003
 * Melvinmania: The Best Of The Atlantic Years 1993–1996
 * Atlantic Records
 * 5050466574428
 * March 9, 2004
 * Neither Here Nor There
 * rowspan="2"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-047
 * August 23, 2004
 * Pigs of the Roman Empire with Lustmord
 * IPC-054
 * October 19, 2004
 * Never Breathe What You Can't See with Jello Biafra
 * rowspan="2"|Alternative Tentacles
 * Virus300
 * September 26, 2005
 * Sieg Howdy! with Jello Biafra
 * Virus350
 * May 16, 2006
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * IPC-006
 * November 27, 2000
 * Gluey Porch Treatments
 * IPC-012
 * February 6, 2001
 * Electroretard
 * Man's Ruin Records
 * MR2002
 * April 16, 2001
 * Colossus of Destiny
 * rowspan="4"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-014
 * April 1, 2002
 * Millennium Monsterwork 2000 with Fantômas
 * IPC-019
 * April 15, 2002
 * Hostile Ambient Takeover
 * IPC-020
 * March 11, 2003
 * 26 Songs
 * IPC-038
 * September 16, 2003
 * Melvinmania: The Best Of The Atlantic Years 1993–1996
 * Atlantic Records
 * 5050466574428
 * March 9, 2004
 * Neither Here Nor There
 * rowspan="2"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-047
 * August 23, 2004
 * Pigs of the Roman Empire with Lustmord
 * IPC-054
 * October 19, 2004
 * Never Breathe What You Can't See with Jello Biafra
 * rowspan="2"|Alternative Tentacles
 * Virus300
 * September 26, 2005
 * Sieg Howdy! with Jello Biafra
 * Virus350
 * May 16, 2006
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * Neither Here Nor There
 * rowspan="2"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-047
 * August 23, 2004
 * Pigs of the Roman Empire with Lustmord
 * IPC-054
 * October 19, 2004
 * Never Breathe What You Can't See with Jello Biafra
 * rowspan="2"|Alternative Tentacles
 * Virus300
 * September 26, 2005
 * Sieg Howdy! with Jello Biafra
 * Virus350
 * May 16, 2006
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * September 26, 2005
 * Sieg Howdy! with Jello Biafra
 * Virus350
 * May 16, 2006
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * May 16, 2006
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
 * rowspan="8"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-076
 * October 10, 2006
 * (A) Senile Animal
 * IPC-082
 * July 8, 2008
 * Nude With Boots
 * IPC-105
 * June 1, 2010
 * The Bride Screamed Murder
 * IPC-112
 * June 5, 2012
 * Freak Puke (Melvins Lite)
 * IPC-136
 * April 30, 2013
 * Everybody Loves Sausages
 * IPC-144
 * November 5, 2013
 * Tres Cabrones
 * IPC-150
 * October 14, 2014
 * Hold It In
 * IPC-164
 * April 1, 2016
 * Three Men and a Baby with Mike Kunka
 * Sub Pop
 * SP 1147
 * June 3, 2016
 * Basses Loaded
 * rowspan="4"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-178
 * July 7, 2017
 * A Walk with Love & Death
 * IPC-195
 * April 20, 2018
 * Pinkus Abortion Technician
 * IPC-201
 * February 26, 2021
 * Working With God
 * IPC-234
 * colspan="5"|
 * Three Men and a Baby with Mike Kunka
 * Sub Pop
 * SP 1147
 * June 3, 2016
 * Basses Loaded
 * rowspan="4"|Ipecac Recordings
 * IPC-178
 * July 7, 2017
 * A Walk with Love & Death
 * IPC-195
 * April 20, 2018
 * Pinkus Abortion Technician
 * IPC-201
 * February 26, 2021
 * Working With God
 * IPC-234
 * colspan="5"|
 * Pinkus Abortion Technician
 * IPC-201
 * February 26, 2021
 * Working With God
 * IPC-234
 * colspan="5"|
 * IPC-234
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|
 * colspan="5"|

with Nirvana

 * Date of release
 * Title
 * Label
 * Credited for
 * Catalog number
 * June 15, 1989
 * Bleach (On the songs "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer")
 * Sub Pop
 * SP-034
 * November 21, 1989
 * Teriyaki Asthma,Volume 1 (Compilation album, "Mexican Seafood")
 * C/Z Records
 * CZ009
 * August 21, 1991
 * Kill Rock Stars (Compilation album, "Beeswax")
 * Kill Rock Stars
 * KRS-201
 * November 1991
 * Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V (Compilation album, "Mexican Seafood")
 * C/Z Records
 * CZ037
 * December 14, 1992
 * Incesticide (On the songs "Beeswax", "Downer", "Mexican Seafood", "Hairspray Queen", and "Aero Zeppelin")
 * DGC Records
 * DGCD-24504
 * November 23, 2004
 * With the Lights Out (On the songs "If You Must", "Pen Cap Chew", "Downer", "Floyd the Barber", "Raunchola/Moby Dick", and "Drain You")
 * rowspan="2"|Geffen Records
 * B0003727-00
 * November 1, 2005
 * Sliver: The Best of the Box (On the song "Drain You")
 * }
 * Incesticide (On the songs "Beeswax", "Downer", "Mexican Seafood", "Hairspray Queen", and "Aero Zeppelin")
 * DGC Records
 * DGCD-24504
 * November 23, 2004
 * With the Lights Out (On the songs "If You Must", "Pen Cap Chew", "Downer", "Floyd the Barber", "Raunchola/Moby Dick", and "Drain You")
 * rowspan="2"|Geffen Records
 * B0003727-00
 * November 1, 2005
 * Sliver: The Best of the Box (On the song "Drain You")
 * }
 * November 1, 2005
 * Sliver: The Best of the Box (On the song "Drain You")
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }