Dale Crover (October 23, 19??) is a American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for The Melvins and Nirvana. He also sings and plays guitar in the band Altamont.

Biography

Crover joined The Melvins on drums in 1984, after the original drummer left the band. In late 1985 Crover (Bass), Kurt Cobain (Guitar/Vocals) and Greg Hokanson (Drums) formed Cobain's first rock band, Fecal Matter . After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Crover went to the house of Cobain's aunt in Seattle, Washington and recorded a 16-song demo on a 4-track in December of 1985. Crover played Bass and Drums on the demo. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.

Crover helped out on drums in Cobain's band Nirvana when they recorded a ten-song demo on January 23, 1988 at the Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle, Washington. "Floyd The Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer" form that session appear on Nirvana's debut album, Bleach. "Downer", "Aero Zeppelin", "Beeswax", "Hairspray Queen" and "Mexican Seafood" are included on Incesticide. The With the Lights Out boxset features "If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" on disc #1. Only "Spank Thru" remains unreleased. Nirvana also played a fourteen song live show in Tacoma, Washington with Crover on the same day. "Downer", "Floyd The Barber" and "Raunchola/Moby Dick" form that show appear on the With the Lights Out boxset. Later in 1988 year Buzz Osborne and Crover relocated to San Francisco, California.

In 1990 Crover, once again, helped out on drums in Nirvana on a short west coast tour with Sonic Youth, because Nirvana had no drummer at the time. Also in 1990, Crover (drums), Cobain (guitar/vocals) and Dave Grohl (bass) recorded a demo version of "Drain You", that was released in 2004 on the With the Lights Out boxset.

In 1994 Crover founded the band Altamont with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick form Acid King.

Discography

• 1996 - Dale Crover - Drumb
• 1999 - Hank Williams III - Risin' Outlaw (Drums on the "Cocaine Blues" cover)

with Altamont

• 1997 - Wanted Dead Or Alive
• 1998 - Civil War Fantasy
• 2001 - Our Darling

with The Melvins

• 1986 - Six Songs
• 1987 - Gluey Porch Treatments
• 1989 - Ozma
• 1991 - Your Choice Live Series Vol.12
• 1991 - Bullhead
• 1991 - Eggnog
• 1992 - Salad of a Thousand Delights
• 1992 - Dale Crover
• 1992 - Lysol (aka 'Melvins')
• 1993 - Houdini
• 1994 - Prick
• 1994 - Stoner Witch
• 1996 - Stag
• 1997 - Singles 1-12
• 1997 - Honky
• 1998 - Alive At The F*ckerclub
• 1999 - The Maggot
• 1999 - The Bootlicker
• 2000 - The Crybaby
• 2001 - Electroretard
• 2001 - Colossus Of Destiny
• 2002 - Millennium Monsterwork 2000 w/Fantômas
• 2002 - Hostile Ambient Takeover
• 2003 - Melvinmania: The Best Of The Atlantic Years 1993-1996
• 2004 - Neither Here Nor There
• 2004 - Pigs Of The Roman Empire w/Lustmord
• 2004 - Never Breathe What You Can't See w/Jello Biafra

with Nirvana

• 1989 - Bleach
• 1992 - Incesticide
• 2004 - With the Lights Out