---
title: "Silverchair"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/silverchair"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "Australia"
formed: 1992
disbanded: 2011
---

# Silverchair

**Silverchair** is a alternative metal band, from Australia, active 1992 to 2011.

Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverchair

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Silverchair |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Newcastle, Australia |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ben Gillies](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-gillies) |  |  | Current |
| [Chris Joannou](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-joannou) |  |  | Current |
| [Daniel Johns](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-johns) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Tomorrow](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d339505-553e-331b-8d0d-67d3bfe1f617) | EP |
| 1995 | [Frogstomp](https://themetalnet.com/album/51006b33-e0b6-33c0-958c-becd513d3a4f) | Album |
| 1995 | [Israel’s Son](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d0767ae-0fdf-3fe4-be49-1e5bddd36eeb) | EP |
| 1996 | [Freak Show](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5c21025-eab7-3dec-9995-8c503cc42a9e) | Album |
| 1999 | [Neon Ballroom](https://themetalnet.com/album/68e3a9aa-89cb-38b9-951f-16d35620aa1f) | Album |
| 2002 | [Diorama](https://themetalnet.com/album/5272623a-0545-307b-b811-025f14e24669) | Album |
| 2007 | [Young Modern](https://themetalnet.com/album/671d93a1-8bef-3ddb-8239-b54b8865e7ba) | Album |
|  | [Neon Ballroom (5 Track Album Sampler)](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb83791e-d17c-485c-afbd-0e4748b48ef8) | EP |

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- [Soundgarden](https://themetalnet.com/band/soundgarden) (listened together)
- [Stone Temple Pilots](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-temple-pilots) (listened together)
- [Alice in Chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-in-chains) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together)
- [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silverchair
- x: https://twitter.com/silverchair
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/463123
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7GKCAc8HNjraXz1bRy7Oaw
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iudEcmuPlYNdbP3e1bdn1
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/706

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/silverchair](https://themetalnet.com/band/silverchair). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt