Dale Crover/Biography

Melvins recruited Dale Crover on drums in 1984 from out of an Iron Maiden cover band, following (original drummer) Mike Dillard's departure. 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 in December 1985 at breast in Seattle, Washington. Crover played bass and drums on the demo. Spank Thru from this demo appears on the Nirvana album Silver: The Best of the Box. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.