associated_acts label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
fecal matter , the melvins ipecac , alternative tentacles , amphetamine reptile records mike dillard
 mike dillard non_vocal_instrumentalist 1965 drums grunge , alternative rock , garage rock montesano , washington mike dillard musician
mike dillard

mike dillard is a drummer and one of the founding members of the melvins .
he was notably the drummer who performed on what was originally intended to be the melvins ' first album but never officially released until 2005 due to lack of label interest at the time .
these became known as mangled demos from 1983 .
he left the band in 1984 and was replaced by dale crover .
in 1986 he briefly played in kurt cobain 's first band , fecal matter , before they disbanded .
dillard returned to play songs from `` mangled demos from 1983 '' -lrb- after the album was released -rrb- live with buzz osborne and dale crover .
they collectively played a few shows , including two shows to celebrate jello biafra 's 50th birthday .
dillard also performed with the melvins 1983 lineup on one of the endless residency sets at the spaceland venue in los angeles .
dillard also plays drums on the 1983 ep , making his first recordings with the melvins in 29 years .
his drumming with the 1983 lineup also appears on the gaylord 7 '' , the song `` dr. mule '' on the ten years of scion compilation and the bash 13 split/compilation on the song `` american cow '' .
many of these songs will appear on the album tres cabrones , his first appearance on a melvins full-length .
