Rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, USA, formed in 1987. Emerging from the Seattle grunge scene of the late 1980s/early 1990s, Nirvana was a power trio of musicians who brought a new aesthetic to the rock scene of the time. They had already released their debut LP "" with Sub Pop, but their 1991 major-label debut for /, "" broke the band and grunge into the mainstream of America. Singer/guitarist 's death by suicide in April 1994 brought the band to an end.
The band's names in a chronological order:
(start (1987) - June 27, 1987)
Pen Cap Chew (June 27, 1987 - August 9, 1987)
(August 9, 1987 - January 1988)
(January 1988 - March 19, 1988)
(March 19, 1988 - end)
There were two other short-used band names before Nirvana: Throat Oyster and Windowpane
Aliases
- Skid Row
- Bliss
- Ted Ed Fred
Members
- Dave Grohl
- Chad Channing
- Dan Peters
- Dale Crover
- Kurt Cobain
- Krist Novoselic
- Jason Everman
- Aaron Burckhard
- Dave Foster