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The Smashing Pumpkins

Active

1980s - 2020s

Formed

1988 in Chicago, IL

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative Pop/Rock Alternative/Indie Rock Grunge Indie Rock

Group Members

Billy Corgan Jimmy Chamberlin Jeff Schroeder D'Arcy James Iha Mike Byrne Nicole Fiorentino Melissa Auf der Maur
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The Smashing Pumpkins

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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One of the biggest bands of the alternative era, who deftly mixed roaring rock with dark, insular alternative pop.
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