The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and bassist D'arcy Wretzky. Known for their layered guitar work, melancholic lyrics, and dramatic aesthetic, the band rose to fame in the early 1990s with albums like Siamese Dream (1993) and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995), which went multi-platinum.