Altamont is a

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band from

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. It was formed in 1994 as a side project by Dale Crover, drummer of the Melvins, along with

Joey Osbourne Joey Osbourne is a founding member and drummer for Acid King, Altamont, and The Stimmies. He has also been a drummer for The Men of Porn, Triple X (an X cover band), and for San Francisco punk band The Corruptors. Currently, he is the drumm ...

and Dan Southwick of

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. The band is named after the infamous

Altamont Free Concert The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Livermore, California. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, and some a ...

of 1969.

Band members

* Dale Crover – guitar, vocals *

– drums, vocals *Dan Southwick – bass

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation appearances

* ''In the Groove'' CD (1999,

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