What was the grunge movement?

A style of Rock Music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy. A list of grunge bands: Mother Love Bone, Babes In Toyland, Mudhoney, Stone Temple Pilots, L7, The Jesus Lizard, Temple of the Dog (grunge supergroup), Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, The Melvins, Nirvana, Seaweed, Pearl Jam, Skin Yard, Hole, Hammerbox, Tad, Grim Lake Facility, Seven Year B*tch, Screaming Trees, Malfunkshun, Mad Season (grunge supergroup), Paw, Pound,