Seattle musician Jeff Stetson states that when he visited Seattle in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a touring musician, the local musicians did not refer to themselves as "grunge" performers or their style as "grunge" and they were not flattered that their music was being called "grunge".
Marking a new era in the music industry, this gritty alternative rock subgenre birthed some of the best grunge bands known to humankind. Capturing the zeitgeist of the decade, the era's greatest grunge bands continue to resonate with music aficionados even today.
Grunge was a groundbreaking music movement that reshaped the landscape of rock music in the 1990s. Its origins in Seattle, along with its combination of punk rock and heavy metal influences, gave rise to a sound that was raw, emotional, and deeply authentic.