The Smashing Pumpkins, also known simply as Smashing Pumpkins, are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1988 by vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Since the band's formation, Corgan has been its principal songwriter and only constant member. The current line-up consists of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin.
The band's music combines elements of alternative rock with influences from gothic rock, heavy metal, grunge, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, shoegaze, dream pop and electronica. Over the course of their career, the band's musical style has evolved considerably.
The Smashing Pumpkins released their debut studio album, "Gish", in 1991. It received positive reviews and achieved underground success. Their second album, "Siamese Dream" (1993), brought the band wider commercial recognition during the rise of alternative rock in the early 1990s. Their third album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" (1995) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and became one of the band's most commercially successful releases. Following the releases of "Adore" (1998), "Machina/The Machines of God" (2000) and the companion album "Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music" (2000), the band disbanded later that year. By that time, the group had sold approximately 30 million albums worldwide and had become one of the most commercially successful alternative rock bands of the 1990s.
Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin reformed the band in 2006 to record the album "Zeitgeist" (2007).
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