Nirvana

Nirvana was a decade defining grunge band formed in Aberdeen Washington in 1987. Nearly everything you could say about this band has already been said a million times by other people.
They exploded onto the scene in 1991 with Nevermind, almost singlehandedly making the whole hair metal scene yesterday's news (although hair metal was already undergoing the weight of it's own excesses by that point) and basically redefined the definition of alternative music since.
Their 1989 debut, Bleach, featured a much more punk sound and was far less refined. When Nevermind dropped in 1991, it more or less officially was the true January 1st, 1990. Nirvana pretty much became the defining band of the 90s.
Everyone knows the rest of the story, Kurt put a shotgun to his mouth, the band ended in 94 immediately after, and Dave Grohl became one of the biggest rock stars in the world with the Foo Fighters which continues to this day.
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