These four forgotten bands from the 90s prove there was so much more than the grunge and Britpop giants you remember.

In the latest issue of Uncut – which is in shops now or available to buy online by clicking here – Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett of Metallica ... t think of it as grunge so much as Sabbath ...

More than that, it helped nudge grunge out as the dominant genre in mainstream rock. Where Metallica was the gateway to metal for many listeners, this was the gateway to punk for others.

Even if grunge did have a cohesive sonic identity ... a precursor to the hi-fi trash sound Rock would "perfect" on Metallica's notoriously dreadful-sounding St. Anger. Subpar production ...