Nirvana

Formed: Aberdeen, Washington, US, 1987

Members: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic

First Single: Love Buzz (November 1988)

Album Discography: Bleach (June 1989), Nevermind (September 1991), In Utero (September 1993).

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