Silverchair split up

Aussie rockers Silverchair have announced they're going on an "indefinite hibernation".

The band, who shot to fame in 1995 aged just 16, announced their spilt on Facebook this morning (Wednesday, May 25).

"We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then - if the band stops being fun and if it's no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop," wrote the band in an official statement. "Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we're putting Silverchair into 'indefinite hibernation' and we've decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable future.

"Above all though we want to thank you for all your support in good times and bad. You've put up with our long breaks between albums, our constantly changing musical styles and lots more. The unbelievable loyalty we've been shown by you our audience, and our friends, has never gone unnoticed or unappreciated. That's why we wanted to tell you first.

"With Sincere Thanks For Your Understanding. Sweet Dreams. Daniel, Ben and Chris."

Tags: Silverchair

Posted by Dan at 01:36PM | May 25, 2011

GUTTED!!! :(

Posted by LYNDA | May 25, 2011 2:14 PM | Reply to this

FML!

Posted by Ruby | May 25, 2011 3:35 PM | Reply to this

Who?

Posted by That guy >.> | May 25, 2011 6:38 PM | Reply to this

this is a sad day for music. kerrang should have covered them more instead of all the crap they seem to promote these days..

Posted by damo | May 27, 2011 11:20 AM | Reply to this

They haven't split up ! They'll be back !

Posted by Amz | May 30, 2011 2:49 PM | Reply to this

Underrated band who really nailed it with Diorama. They will be missed, and it was great to see them step beyond their influences before splitting up. It's cooler this way anyway.

Posted by a_dying_Wish | October 23, 2011 9:03 PM | Reply to this