Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian
alternative rock band that was formed in
Melbourne in 1983 by lead singer
Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist
Mick Harvey and guitarist
Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist
Warren Ellis, bassist
Martyn P. Casey and keyboardist
Conway Savage (all four from Australia), keyboard/percussion player
Barry Adamson and guitarist George Vjestica (both from the United Kingdom), and drummers
Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and
Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band has released fifteen studio albums and completed numerous international tours.