fecal matter was a short-lived punk rock band from aberdeen, washington. the group was formed in 1985 by kurt cobain, the future frontman of nirvana, along with dale crover of melvins and drummer greg hokanson. hokanson was given the heave ho over his penchant for schmidt beer (otherwise known as animal beer) and mini thins or "witch speed", and the negative attitude all that produced. melvins members buzz osborne (also known as "king buzzo") and mike dillard appeared in a later version of the band during rehearsals the following year.