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Silverchair are a three piece rock band from Newcastle Australia. The group was formed by three schoolmates (Daniel Johns, guitar/vocals, Ben Gillies/drums, Chris Joannou/bass) around 1992, using the name Innocent Criminals. They first attracted public attention in mid 1994 when they won a demo competition supported by the Australian radio station Triple J. This quickly lead to a recording contract even though at the time the bandmembers were all only 14 or 15 years old.
Their debut album, Frogstomp, was a raw, muscular slab of angst riffen rock. Recorded in just nine days, it was released in 1995 and quickly became a huge hit not just in their homeland but also in North America where it ..
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