Nirvana

Nirvana Nirvana is widely recognized as the most important band to emerge from the Seattle-based grunge scene in the late 1980s. Whereas many of its compatriots—most notably, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Alice in Chains—concentrated on postpunk hardcore with heavy metal accents, this group also brought a melodic subtlety and strong sense of pop songcraft to the genre. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic recruited drummer Chad Channing to form Nirvana in 1987…