The highly anticipated "I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell" all-star concert did not disappoint last night (January 16th). Among the many big names that came out — Metallica, Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Josh Homme, Jack Black and Brad Pitt, among many others — Northwest grunge/sludge cult heroes the Melvins had possibly the lowest profile, but in typical fashion, they made up for it by bringing some of the highest volume and heaviest riffage. King Buzzo and Co. capped off their show-starting mini-set with a raucous cover of Soundgarden's "Spoonman," amping up the unhinged energy of the original, bringing it all to a noisy, chaotic close. Check out fan-shot footage above and below.
See Melvins' Burly Cover of Soundgarden's "Spoonman" at Chris Cornell Tribute Show
King Buzzo and Co. put sludgy, noisy spin on grunge classic
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Candy: Meet Stone Roses–Loving, Politically Outraged Skaters Shaking Up Hardcore
"Maybe it takes being pounded over the head ... but we just want people to feel something."
Polyphia: Meet Texan Smart-Asses Serving up Instrumental Shred, IDGAF Attitude
"We certainly like to stir the pot with our bullshittery"
Rob Zombie Interviews Alice Cooper: "Enjoy the Bloody, Dirty Stage. Next."
Rock superbeasts talk Groucho, why grunge was "boring," joys of "offending everybody"
Drug Church on Big Riffs, Weezer Clones, Mike Patton's "World Class" Trolling
"Sometimes I'll intentionally lose an audience fully and then at the last song try to win them back," says singer Patrick Kindlon