The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 and previously known as simply Smashing Pumpkins) were an influental American alternative rock band.

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Chicago, Illinois - 1988 - American - Alternative rock

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Less punk influenced than many of their contemporaries, the Pumpkins had a densely layered and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of psychedelic rock, heavy metal, power pop, shoegazer-style production and, in later recordings, electronica. The emotional tone of bandleader Billy Corgan?s songs ranged from angry (?Bullet with Butterfly Wings?) to dour (?Disarm?) to jubilant (?Cherub Rock?).

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Punk - Psychedelic rock - Heavy metal - Power pop - Shoegazer - Electronica - Billy Corgan - Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Disarm - Cherub Rock

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Selling more than 12 million albums in the United States alone, the Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially and critically successful bands of the 1990s, but infighting and diminishing sales and cultural vitality hampered the band in their later years, leading to a 2000 break-up. Recently, Corgan has announced a desire to reform the band.

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1990s - 2000

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