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| alt               = The Smashing Pumpkins performing in 2019. Left to right: [[Jimmy Chamberlin]], [[Billy Corgan]], and [[James Iha]]
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| origin            = [[Chicago]], Illinois, US
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* [[The Smashing Pumpkins discography|Discography]]
* [[List of songs recorded by the Smashing Pumpkins|songs]]
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| genre             = <!--PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY MORE GENRES WITHOUT DISCUSSING IT ON THE TALK PAGE!--> [[Alternative rock]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1988–2000
* 2006–present
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* [[Caroline Records|Caroline]]
* Constantinople
* [[Hut Records|Hut]]
* Martha's Music
* Rocket Science
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
* [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Sub Pop]]
* [[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
* [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/08/28/smashing-pumpkins-sign-with-sumerian-release-two-new-songs/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Sign With Sumerian, Release Two New Songs|date=August 28, 2020|website=MetalSucks|author-last1=Rosenberg|author-first1=Axl}}</ref>
}}
| spinoffs          = [[Zwan]]
| website           = {{URL|smashingpumpkins.com}}
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| current_members   = <!--Members in order indicated by Wikipedia guidelines. Do not change.-->
* [[Billy Corgan]]
* [[James Iha]]
* [[Jimmy Chamberlin]]
<!--Currently, Kiki Wong is a touring member of the band, thus is not listed here.-->| past_members      = <!--Members in order indicated by Wikipedia guidelines. Do not change.-->
* [[D'arcy Wretzky]]
* [[Melissa Auf der Maur]]
* [[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]]
* [[Nicole Fiorentino]]
* [[Jeff Schroeder]]
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'''The Smashing Pumpkins''' (also simply known as '''Smashing Pumpkins'''){{refn|group=note|name=first|"Smashing Pumpkins" at the [https://www.billboard.com/artist/279618/smashing-pumpkins ''Billboard'' database] and [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/smashing-pumpkins-mn0000036521/ at AllMusic.com], and as both [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/smashing-pumpkin "Smashing Pumpkins"] and [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-smashing-pumpkins "The Smashing Pumpkins"] at the ''Rolling Stone'' database. The band is credited as "Smashing Pumpkins" on the covers of ''Gish'', ''Siamese Dream'', and ''Zeitgeist'' (and related singles), and as "The Smashing Pumpkins" between ''Mellon Collie'' (1995) and ''Earphoria'' (2002), as well as on all releases since ''Oceania'' in 2012.}} is an American [[alternative rock]] band formed in [[Chicago]] in 1988 by lead vocalist and guitarist [[Billy Corgan]], guitarist [[James Iha]], bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] and drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]]. The band has undergone [[List of the Smashing Pumpkins band members|several line-up changes]] since their reunion in 2006, with Corgan being the primary songwriter and sole constant member since its inception. The current lineup consists of Corgan, Iha, and Chamberlin. The band is known for its diverse, densely layered sound, which evolved throughout their career and has integrated elements of [[gothic rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[grunge]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[shoegaze]], [[dream pop]], and [[electronica]].

The band's 1991 debut album, ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]'', was well received by critics and became an underground success. With the advent of alternative rock's mainstream breakthrough, their second album, ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' (1993), established the band's popularity. Despite a tumultuous recording process, the album received widespread acclaim and has been lauded as one of the best albums in the genre. Their third album, ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' (1995), furthered the band's popularity; it debuted atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], received a [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), and continued the band's critical success. After the release of ''[[Adore (album)|Adore]]'' in 1998 and a two-part project in 2000—''[[Machina/The Machines of God|Machina]]'' and ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music|Machina II]]''—the group disbanded due to internal conflicts, drug use, and diminishing sales by the end of the 1990s. With 30&nbsp;million albums sold worldwide, the Smashing Pumpkins were among the most critically and commercially successful bands of the 1990s, and an important act in the popularization of alternative rock.

In 2006, Corgan and Chamberlin reconvened to record the band's seventh album, ''[[Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Zeitgeist]]''. After touring throughout 2007 and 2008 with a lineup including new guitarist [[Jeff Schroeder]], Chamberlin left the band in early 2009. Later that year, Corgan began a new recording series with a rotating lineup of musicians entitled ''[[Teargarden by Kaleidyscope]]'', which encompassed stand-alone singles, EP releases, and two full albums that also fell under the project's scope—''[[Oceania (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Oceania]]'' in 2012 and ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]'' in 2014. Chamberlin became a touring member in 2015, before officially rejoining with Iha in 2018. The reunited lineup then released the albums ''[[Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.]]'' in 2018 and ''[[Cyr (album)|Cyr]]'' in 2020, in addition to ''[[Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts]]'' across three increments between 2022 and 2023. Schroeder departed from the band in October 2023. Following Schroeder's departure, the band's remaining members released ''[[Aghori Mhori Mei]]'' in 2024.

==History==
===Early years: 1988–1991===
[[file:Billy Corgan in 1992.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Vocalist [[Billy Corgan]] in 1992]]
After the breakup of his [[gothic rock]] and metal band the Marked, singer and guitarist Billy Corgan left [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] and returned to his native city of Chicago, where he took a job in a record store and had the idea to start a band called the Smashing Pumpkins.<ref name="atn">{{cite web |url=http://www.starla.org/articles/dares.htm |title=Smashing Pumpkin D'Arcy Dares To Be Happy |first=Michael |last=Goldberg |work=[[Addicted to Noise]] |access-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127233048/http://www.starla.org/articles/dares.htm |archive-date=November 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/07/billy-dont-be-a-hero-smashing-pumpkins-cover-story/|title=Billy, Don't Be a Hero|first=Jim|last=Greer|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=November 1993|access-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904025157/http://www.spin.com/2013/07/billy-dont-be-a-hero-smashing-pumpkins-cover-story/|archive-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref> While working at the store he met guitarist [[James Iha]]. Adorning themselves with [[Paisley (design)|paisley]] and other psychedelic trappings, the two began writing songs (with the aid of a [[drum machine]]) which were heavily influenced by [[the Cure]] and [[New Order (band)|New Order]].<ref name="seeds">{{cite journal |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |title=Pumpkin Seeds |journal=[[Guitar World]] |date=January 2002}}</ref> The duo performed live for the first time on July 9, 1988, at the Polish bar Chicago 21.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/smashing-pumpkins-facts-2246473|title=50 incredibly geeky facts about Smashing Pumpkins|last=Braidwood|first=Ella|date=2018-02-22|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref> This performance included only Corgan on bass and Iha on guitar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pic.twitter.com/ptMxVNgrcV|title=Smashing Pumpkins|quote=25 years ago today we played our 1st show. Billy was on bass, James on guitar and a drum machine|work=Twitter|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130913054632/http://pic.twitter.com/ptMxVNgrcV|archive-date=September 13, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> with a drum machine.<ref name=infighting>{{cite journal |last=Kelly |first=Christina |title=Smashing Pumpkins: The Multi-Platinum Band Is Over the Infighting But Can the Harmony Last? |journal=[[Us Weekly]] |date=December 1, 1995}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Corgan met [[D'arcy Wretzky]] after a show by the [[Dan Reed Network]] where they argued the merits of a band. After finding out that Wretzky played bass guitar, Corgan got her to join the band and the trio played a show at the Avalon Nightclub.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Fighting to Smashing |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 19, 1993}}</ref><ref name="modern drummer">{{cite journal |title=Jimmy Chamberlin [interview] |journal=[[Modern Drummer]] |date=January 1994}}</ref> After the show, [[Metro Chicago|Cabaret Metro]] owner Joe Shanahan agreed to book the band on the condition that they replace the drum
machine with a live drummer.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Corgan |first=Billy |subject-link=Billy Corgan |interviewer=Joe Shanahan |title=Billy Corgan 2012 Interview on his Memories at The Metro in Chicago on WBEZ 91.5 FM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBF-CmQA0fo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/NBF-CmQA0fo| archive-date=2021-10-28|location=Chicago, IL, USA |date=July 18, 2012 |work=[[WBEZ]] |access-date=April 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Jazz]] drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] was recommended by a friend of Corgan's.<ref name="modern drummer" /> Chamberlin knew little of alternative music and immediately changed the sound of the nascent band. As Corgan recalled of the period, "We were completely into the sad-rock, [[The Cure|Cure]] kind of thing. It took about two or three practices before I realized that the power in his playing was something that enabled us to rock harder than we could ever have imagined."<ref name="seeds" /> On October 5, 1988, the complete band took the stage for the first time at the Cabaret Metro.<ref name="modern drummer" />

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In 1989, the Smashing Pumpkins made their first appearance on record with the compilation album ''Light Into Dark'', which featured several Chicago alternative bands. The group released its first single, "[[I Am One]]", in 1990 on the local Chicago label Limited Potential. The single sold out and they released a follow-up, "[[Tristessa (song)|Tristessa]]", on [[Sub Pop]]; then they signed to [[Caroline Records (U.S.)|Caroline Records]].<ref name="advocate">{{cite news |last=Keedle |first=Jayne |title=Patchin' It Back Together |newspaper=[[Hartford Advocate]] |date=October 1, 1996}}</ref> The band recorded their 1991 debut studio album, ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]'', with producer [[Butch Vig]] at his [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], Wisconsin, for {{USD|20,000|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |title=Out of the Patch for Smashing Pumpkins, New Album Is Another Sign of Liftoff |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 21, 1991}}</ref> In order to gain the consistency he desired, Corgan often played all instruments excluding drums, which created tension in the band. The music fused [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] guitars, [[psychedelia]], and [[dream pop]], garnering them comparisons to [[Jane's Addiction]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rotondi |first=James |title=Orange Crunch |journal=[[Guitar Player]] |date=January 1996}}</ref> ''Gish'' became a minor success, with the single "[[Rhinoceros (song)|Rhinoceros]]" receiving some airplay on [[modern rock]] radio. After releasing the [[Lull (EP)|''Lull'' EP]] in October 1991 on Caroline Records, the band formally signed with [[Virgin Records]], which was affiliated with Caroline.<ref name="advocate" /> The band supported the album with a tour that included opening for bands such as the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], Jane's Addiction, and [[Guns N' Roses]]. During the tour, Iha and Wretzky went through a messy breakup, Chamberlin became addicted to narcotics and alcohol, and Corgan entered a deep depression,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn |title=Smashing Pumpkins Endures When (and What) Other '90s Bands Couldn't |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 3, 1998}}</ref> writing some songs for the upcoming album in the parking garage where he lived at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12032575 |title=Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan Leaving Hometown of Chicago |last=Davis |first=Darran |work=Yahoo! Music |date=August 8, 2000 |access-date=February 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812231139/http://new.music.yahoo.com/various-artists/news/smashing-pumpkin-billy-corgan-leaving-hometown-of-chicago--12032575 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 }}</ref>

===Mainstream breakout and ''Siamese Dream'': 1992–1994===
With the breakthrough of alternative rock into the American mainstream due to the popularity of [[grunge]] bands such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[Pearl Jam]], the Smashing Pumpkins were poised for major commercial success. At this time, the Smashing Pumpkins were routinely lumped in with the grunge movement, with Corgan protesting, "We've graduated now from 'the next Jane's Addiction' to 'the next Nirvana', now we're 'the next Pearl Jam'."<ref>{{cite interview |last= Corgan |first= Billy |work= 120 Minutes|title=Corgan interview |publisher= MTV |date=October 1993}}</ref>

[[File:James Iha.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Guitarist [[James Iha]] in 1995]]
Amid this environment of intense internal pressure for the band to break through to widespread popularity, the band relocated to [[Marietta, Georgia]], in late 1992 to begin work on their second album, with Butch Vig returning as producer.<ref name="seeds" /> The decision to record so far away from their hometown was motivated partly by the band's desire to avoid friends and distractions during the recording, but largely as a desperate attempt to cut Chamberlin off from his known drug connections.<ref name="seeds" /> The recording environment for ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' was quickly marred by discord within the band. As was the case with ''Gish'', Corgan and Vig decided that Corgan should play nearly all of the guitar and bass parts on the album, contributing to an air of resentment.<ref name="impact">[[Michael Azerrad|Azerrad, Michael]]. "Smashing Pumpkins' Sudden Impact", ''Rolling Stone''. October 1, 1993.</ref><ref name="inside">Chamberlin, Jimmy; Corgan, Billy (interview subjects). ''Inside the Zeitgeist'' (Reprise Records, 2007).</ref> The contemporary music press began to portray Corgan as a tyrant.<ref>Mundy, Chris. "Strange Fruit: Success Has Come at a High Price for this Chicago Band", ''Rolling Stone''. April 21, 1994.</ref> Corgan's depression, meanwhile, had deepened to the point where he contemplated suicide, and he compensated by practically living in the studio.<ref>{{cite web | last = Shepherd | first = Julianne | title = Billy Corgan (interview) | publisher = PitchforkMedia.com| date=June 13, 2005 | url = http://old-site.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/c/corgan_billy-05/ | access-date=February 3, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061111095514/http://old-site.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/c/corgan_billy-05/ |archive-date = November 11, 2006|url-status=dead}} Corgan has said on various occasions—most notably during the band's 2000 performance on ''VH1 Storytellers''—that "[[Today (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Today]]" was written as an ironic statement about this period of suicidal thoughts. See also {{cite web | last = Beck | first = Johnny | title = The Greatest Songs Ever! "Today" | publisher = Blender.com| date=December 2001 – January 2002| url = http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=221 | access-date=February 3, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061111095514/http://old-site.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/c/corgan_billy-05/ |archive-date = November 11, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Meanwhile, Chamberlin quickly managed to find new connections and was often absent without any contact for days at a time.<ref name="seeds" /> In all, it took over four months to complete the record, with the budget exceeding {{USD|250,000|long=no}}.<ref name="impact" />

Despite all the problems in its recording, ''Siamese Dream'' became the band's mainstream breakthrough, peaking at number ten on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and selling over four million copies in the US alone.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Craig |title=Pumpkins' "Dream" |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=November 2, 1999 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12058338 |access-date=November 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812212354/http://new.music.yahoo.com/various-artists/news/pumpkins-dream--12058338 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Clash">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/20-years-on-the-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream/|title=20 Years On: The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Siamese Dream'|first=Libby|last=Mone|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> Alongside the band's mounting mainstream recognition, the band's reputation as [[careerism|careerists]] among their former peers in the [[independent music]] community was worsened.<ref name="infighting" /> [[Indie rock]] band [[Pavement (band)|Pavement's]] 1994 song "Range Life" directly mocks the band in its lyrics, although [[Stephen Malkmus]], lead singer of Pavement, has stated, "I never dissed their music. I just dissed their status."<ref>{{cite web|author=Gabriella |date=June 1999 |title=Interview with Stephen Malkmus of Pavement |publisher=NYRock.com |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/pavement_int.htm |access-date=July 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906224908/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/pavement_int.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2006 }}</ref> Former [[Hüsker Dü]] frontman [[Bob Mould]] called them "the grunge [[The Monkees|Monkees]]",<ref name="seeds" /> and fellow Chicago musician/producer [[Steve Albini]] wrote a scathing letter in response to an article praising the band, derisively comparing them to [[REO Speedwagon]] ("by, of and for the mainstream") and concluding their ultimate insignificance.<ref>[[Steve Albini|Albini, Steve]]. "Three Pandering Sluts and Their Music-Press Stooge", ''Chicago Reader''. January 28, 1994.</ref><ref name="CoS_SD">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/07/the-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream: The Album Chicago Loved by the Band It Hated|first=Tyler|last=Clark|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> [[Fred Armisen]] said the band simply "flew past us" in the 90s Chicago music scene after his own band [[Trenchmouth]] had produced five albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Armisen on Howard Stern Show|publisher=MarksFriggin.com|date=January 3, 2013|access-date=November 20, 2022|url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news12/12-31.htm#thu}}</ref> The opening track and lead single of ''Siamese Dream'', "[[Cherub Rock]]", directly addresses Corgan's feud with the "indie-world".<ref>Kelly, Christina. "[http://www.starla.org/articles/us2.htm Smashing Pumpkins-The Multi-Platinum Band is over the infighting but can the harmony last?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234932/http://www.starla.org/articles/us2.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}" ''[[Us Weekly|UsMagazine.com]]'', December 1, 1995.</ref> In spite of the backlash, ''Siamese Dream'' is often regarded as one of the greatest albums of the alternative rock genre,<ref name="Billboard_SD">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream-album-8467431/|title=Smashing Pumpkins' Beautiful, Grand 'Siamese Dream' Turns 25|first=William|last=Goodman|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Louder_SD">{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-tortured-birth-and-eternal-genius-of-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream|title="It was us saying, This is us, we're here to kick your door down": The tortured birth and eternal genius of Smashing Pumpkins' masterpiece Siamese Dream|first=Niall|last=Doherty|work=[[Louder Sound|Louder]]|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> and one of the best albums of the 1990s.<ref name="RollingStone_SD">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-90s-152425/the-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream-2-165901/|title=100 Best Albums of the '90s|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork_SD">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-albums-of-the-1990s/|title=The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s|author=Pitchfork|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>

In 1994 Virgin released the [[B-side]]s/rarities compilation ''[[Pisces Iscariot]]'' which charted higher than ''Siamese Dream'' by reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="billboard albums">{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=smashing pumpkins|chart=all}} | title=Smashing Pumpkins Artist Chart History: Albums|magazine=Billboard | access-date=October 5, 2007}}</ref> Also released was a VHS cassette titled ''[[Vieuphoria]]'' featuring a mix of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage. For Christmas 1994 Corgan gave ten copies of an informally self-released five-CD box set, ''Mashed Potatoes'', to close friends of the band. It contained early demos, interview snippets and live recordings dating from 1988 to 1993. Music journalist Ned Raggett called it "the holy grail of Smashing Pumpkins collectibles for the hardcore fanatic". It became available online in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Citation |title=Mashed Potatoes - The Smashing Pumpkins {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mashed-potatoes-mw0000995317 |access-date=2025-01-18 |language=en}}</ref>

===''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'': 1995–1997===
[[File:Billy Corgan pic.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=Billy Corgan is depicted from a worm's eye view as he sings into a microphone. He is wearing one of his black "ZERO" T-shirts with lettering and a five-pointed star in reflective silver.|Corgan performing at the [[Nassau Coliseum]] on Long Island in January 1997, featuring a shaved head and his iconic "Zero" shirt]]
During 1995, Corgan wrote about 56 songs,<ref>{{cite interview | last = Corgan | first = Billy | last2 = Iha | first2 = James | last3 = Wretzky | first3 = D'arcy| author-link3 = D'arcy Wretzky |work = Hora Prima |title=Corgan interview| publisher = [[MTV Latin America]] | date = December 19, 1996}}</ref> following which the band went into the studio with producers [[Flood (producer)|Flood]] and [[Alan Moulder]] to work on what Corgan described as "''[[The Wall]]'' for [[Generation X]]",<ref>DeRogatis, pp. 46, 80.</ref> and which became ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'', a double album of twenty-eight songs, lasting over two hours (the vinyl version of the album contained three records, two extra songs, and an alternate track listing). The songs were intended to hang together conceptually as a symbol of the cycle of life and death.<ref name="infighting" /> Praised by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as "the group's most ambitious and accomplished work yet",<ref>Farley, Christopher John. "A Journey, Not a Joyride". ''Time''. November 13, 1995.</ref> ''Mellon Collie'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 in October 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine | title='Mellon Collie' Baby | magazine=EW.com | date=November 10, 1995 | url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299485,00.html | access-date=November 5, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225080559/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299485,00.html | archive-date=December 25, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Even more successful than ''Siamese Dream'', it was certified ten times platinum in the United States<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA.com) |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTop100&action= |access-date=August 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725044825/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTop100&action= |archive-date=July 25, 2013 }} Sales for double albums are counted for each disc, thus 4.5&nbsp;million copies of the double album package have been certified.</ref> and became the best-selling double album of the decade.<ref>"Germ Warfare", ''Newsweek''. October 14, 1996.</ref> It also garnered seven [[Grammy Awards of 1997|1997 Grammy Award]] nominations, including Album of the Year. The band won only the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] award, for the album's lead single "[[Bullet with Butterfly Wings]]". The album spawned five singles—"Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "[[1979 (song)|1979]]", "[[Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Zero]]", "[[Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tonight, Tonight]]" which Corgan stated was inspired by the [[Cheap Trick]] song "I'll Be with You Tonight",<ref>Billy Corgan quote about Cheap Trick inspiring "Tonight, Tonight" from ''The Howard Stern Show'', 2014</ref> and "[[Thirty-Three (song)|Thirty-Three]]"—of which the first three were certified gold and all but "Zero" entered the Top 40. Many of the songs that did not make it onto ''Mellon Collie'' were released as B-sides to the singles, and were later compiled in ''[[The Aeroplane Flies High]]'' box set. The set was originally limited to 200,000 copies, but more were produced to meet demand.<ref>{{cite web| date=December 16, 1996 | title= Pumpkins' "Collectors" Set Has Mass Appeal |publisher=MTV| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434226/12161996/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml | access-date=August 30, 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070509181516/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434226/12161996/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml| archive-date = May 9, 2007}}</ref>

In 1996 the Pumpkins undertook an extended world tour in support of ''Mellon Collie''. Corgan's look during this period—a shaved head, a long-sleeve black shirt with the word "Zero" printed on it, and silver pants—became iconic.<ref>{{cite interview |last= Corgan |first= Billy |work= Breakfast with Billy|title=Corgan interview | publisher= [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] | location= Los Angeles | date= February 2, 1996}}</ref> That year, the band also made a guest appearance in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', "[[Homerpalooza]]". With considerable video rotation on MTV, major industry awards, and "Zero" shirts selling in many malls, the Pumpkins were considered one of the most popular bands of the time.<ref>Marks, Craig. "Zero Worship", ''Spin''. June 1996.</ref><ref>Violanti, Anthony. "Cool in Control Smashing Pumpkins Weathers the Storms of Celebrity", ''Buffalo News''. June 30, 1996.</ref>

In May, the Smashing Pumpkins played a gig at the [[Point Theatre]] in Dublin, Ireland. Despite the band's repeated requests for [[moshing]] to stop, a seventeen-year-old fan named Bernadette O'Brien was crushed to death. The concert ended early and the following night's performance in Belfast was cancelled out of respect for her.<ref>{{cite web | year= 1996 | title= Fan Crushed at Smashing Pumpkin's Show | publisher= MTV | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434230/19960517/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml | access-date= June 23, 2006 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001103626/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434230/19960517/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml | archive-date= October 1, 2007 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> However, while Corgan maintained that moshing's "time [had] come and gone", the band would continue to request open-floor concerts throughout the rest of the tour.<ref>Durando, Stu. "Wary of Injuries and Litigation, Concert Venues Take Extra Precautions to Deal with Moshing", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''. July 17, 1996.</ref>

The band suffered a personal tragedy on the night of July 11, 1996, when touring keyboardist [[Jonathan Melvoin]] and Chamberlin overdosed on heroin in a hotel room in New York City. Melvoin died, and Chamberlin was arrested for drug possession. A few days later, the band announced that Chamberlin had been fired as a result of the incident.<ref>{{cite web |author=Errico, Marcus |date=July 17, 1996 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Drum Out Jimmy Chamberlin |publisher=Eonline.com |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/smashing_pumpkins_drum_out_jimmy/33410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228094359/http://www.eonline.com/news/33410/smashing-pumpkins-drum-out-jimmy-chamberlin |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2011 }}</ref> The Pumpkins chose to finish the tour, and hired drummer [[Matt Walker (drummer)|Matt Walker]] and keyboardist [[Dennis Flemion]]. Corgan later said the decision to continue touring was the worst decision the band had ever made, damaging both their music and their reputation.<ref name="seeds" /> Chamberlin admitted in a 1994 ''Rolling Stone'' cover story that in the past he had "gotten high in every city in this country and probably half the cities in Europe." But in recent years, he had reportedly been clean. On July 17, the Pumpkins issued a statement in which they said, "For nine years we have battled with Jimmy's struggles with the insidious disease of drug and alcohol addiction. It has nearly destroyed everything we are and stand for. … We wish [him] the best we have to offer".<ref>Hendrickson, Matt. "Smashing Pumpkins' Keyboardist Dies of Drug Overdose; Drummer Charged with Possession", International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text. August 1996.</ref> Meanwhile, the band had given interviews since the release of ''Mellon Collie'' stating that it would be the last conventional Pumpkins record,<ref name=zeroguitar>Di Perna, Alan. "Zero Worship", ''Guitar World''. December 1995.</ref> and that rock was becoming stale. James Iha said at the end of 1996, "The future is in electronic music. It really seems boring just to play rock music."<ref>Graff, Gary. "Smashing Pumpkins&nbsp;– Rave of the Future", ''Guitar World''. December 1996.</ref>

===''Adore'', departure of Wretzky, ''Machina'', and breakup: 1998–2000===
[[file:D'arcy Wretzky.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Original bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] in 1998]]
After the release of ''Mellon Collie'', the Pumpkins contributed many songs to various compilations. Released in early 1997, the song "[[Eye (song)|Eye]]", which appeared on the soundtrack to [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]'', relied almost exclusively on electronic instruments and signaled a drastic shift from the Pumpkins' previous musical styles. At the time, Corgan stated his "idea [was] to reconfigure the focus and get away from the classic guitars-bass-drum rock format."<ref>Gundersen, Edna. "Smashing that Pumpkins stereotype Band shuns 'tragic' label', ''[[USA Today]]''. February 26, 1997.</ref> Later that year, the group contributed "[[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]" to the [[Film soundtrack|soundtrack]] for the film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''. With Matt Walker on drums, the song featured a heavy sound similar to "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" while still having strong electronic influences. The song later won the [[Grammy Awards of 1998|1998 Grammy]] for Best Hard Rock Performance. Though Corgan announced that the song represented the sound people could expect from the band in the future,<ref>{{cite video | people = Chris Connelly | title = MTV's Week in Rock | medium = TV-Series| publisher = MTV | date = May 2, 1997 }}</ref> the band's next album would feature few guitar-driven songs.

Recorded following the death of Corgan's mother and his divorce, 1998's ''[[Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Adore]]'' represented a significant change of style from the Pumpkins' previous guitar-based rock, veering into electronica. The record, cut with assistance from drum machines and studio drummers including Matt Walker, was infused with a darker aesthetic than much of the band's earlier work. The group also modified its public image, shedding its alternative rock look for a more subdued appearance. Although ''Adore'' received favorable reviews and was nominated for Best Alternative Performance at the Grammy Awards, the album had only sold about 830,000 copies in the United States by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine| author=Fricke, David| date=December 29, 1998| title=When Billy Corgan Speaks...| magazine=Rolling Stone| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5921548/when_billy_corgan_speaks| access-date=May 5, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127051909/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5921548/when_billy_corgan_speaks| archive-date=January 27, 2007| df=mdy-all}}</ref> The album nonetheless debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-06-20|title=Billboard 200 Chart (June 20, 1998)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> and sold three times as many copies overseas.<ref name="seeds" /> The band began a seventeen-date, fifteen-city charity North American tour in support of ''Adore''. At each stop on the tour, the band donated 100 percent of ticket sales to a local charity organization. The tour's expenses were entirely funded out of the band's own pockets. All told, the band donated over {{USD|2.8 million|long=no}} to charity as a result of the tour.<ref>{{cite web | date=September 22, 1998| title=Smashing Pumpkins Raise Over $2.8 Million on Charity Tour|publisher=MTV| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434191/09221998/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml | access-date=August 30, 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070509173841/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434191/09221998/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml| archive-date = May 9, 2007}}</ref> On October 31, 1998, during Halloween, the band opened for [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] at [[Dodger Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]], dressed in costume as [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{cite web |title=20 YEARS AGO: KISS' 3-D 'PSYCHO CIRCUS' WORLD TOUR OPENS |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-psycho-circus-world-tour/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref>

[[file:Melissa Auf der Maur - Manchester (crop).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Bassist [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] joined after Wretzky's departure in 1999.]]
In 1999 the band surprised fans by reuniting with a rehabilitated Jimmy Chamberlin for a brief tour dubbed "The Arising", which showcased both new and classic material. The lineup was short-lived, however, as the band announced the departure of Wretzky in September during work on the album ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'', and the band was subsequently dropped by [[Sharon Osbourne Management]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 10, 1999 |title=D'Arcy Exits Smashing Pumpkins |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611 |access-date=February 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929152600/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=950611 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=January 2000 |title=Smashing Pumpkins 2000 |url=http://www.addict.com/issues/6.03/html/hifi/Cover_Story/Smashing_Pumpkins/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816145732/http://www.addict.com/issues/6.03/html/hifi/Cover_Story/Smashing_Pumpkins/ |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=[[Addicted to Noise]]}}</ref> Former [[Hole (band)|Hole]] bassist [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] was recruited for the Sacred and Profane tour in support of the album and appeared in the videos accompanying its release. Released in 2000, ''Machina'' was initially promoted as the Pumpkins' return to a more traditional rock sound, after the more gothic, electronic-sounding ''Adore''.<ref name=breakup>{{cite magazine |author1=Newman, Melinda |author2=Jonathan Cohen |name-list-style=amp |date=May 24, 2000 |title=Corgan: Smashing Pumpkins To Break Up |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=875747 |access-date=May 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122816/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=875747 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' charts,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 9, 2000 |title=Santana Still No.&nbsp;1 Despite Strong Debuts |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=875549 |access-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011121315/http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=875549 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> but quickly disappeared and as of 2007 had only been certified gold.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gemma |last=Tarlach |title=Once-Sizzling Bands Grapple with Fading Fame |url=http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/music/apr00/fade12041100.asp |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=April 11, 2000 |access-date=September 27, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121522/http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/music/apr00/fade12041100.asp |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp | title= Gold and Platinum Database Search | publisher= Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA.com) | access-date=September 27, 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060902190839/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |archive-date = September 2, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Music journalist [[Jim DeRogatis]], who described the album as "one of the strongest of their career", noted that the stalled sales for ''Machina'' in comparison to [[teen pop]] ascendant at the time "seems like concrete proof that a new wave of young pop fans has turned a deaf ear toward alternative rock."<ref>DeRogatis, pp. 84–85.</ref>

On May 23, 2000, in a live radio interview on [[KROQ-FM]] (Los Angeles), Billy Corgan announced the band's decision to break up at the end of that year following additional touring and recording.<ref name=breakup /> The group's final album before the break-up, ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]'', was released in September 2000 in a limited pressing on vinyl with permission and instructions for free redistribution on the Internet by fans. Only twenty-five copies were cut, each of which was hand numbered and given to friends of the band along with band members themselves. The album, released under the [[Constantinople Records]] label created by Corgan, consisted of one double LP and three ten-inch EPs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=153 | title=''Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music'' | work=The Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative Discography (SPFC.org) | access-date=January 12, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728235708/http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=153 | archive-date=July 28, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Originally, the band asked Virgin to offer ''Machina II'' as a free download to anyone who bought ''Machina''. When the record label declined, Corgan opted to release the material independently.<ref name=wonder>{{cite magazine| author=Fricke, David| date=December 22, 2000| title=Smashing Pumpkins Look Back in Wonder| magazine=Rolling Stone| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder| access-date=October 25, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909113134/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/smashingpumpkins/articles/story/5918770/smashing_pumpkins_look_back_in_wonder| archive-date=September 9, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On December 2, 2000, the Smashing Pumpkins played a farewell concert at the Metro, the same Chicago club where their career had effectively started twelve years earlier. The four-and-a-half-hour-long show featured 35 songs spanning the group's career, and attendees were given a recording of the band's first concert at the Metro, ''[[Live at Cabaret Metro 10-5-88]]''.<ref name=wonder /> The single "[[Untitled (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Untitled]]" was released commercially to coincide with the farewell show.

===Post-breakup: 2001–2004===
In 2001 the compilation ''[[Rotten Apples]]'' was released. The double-disc version of the album, released as a limited edition, included a collection of B-sides and rarities called <!--SEE JUDAS O DISCUSSION-->''[[Judas O]]''. The ''[[Greatest Hits Video Collection]]'' DVD was also released at the same time. This was a compilation of all of the Pumpkins promo videos from ''Gish'' to ''Machina'' along with unreleased material.<ref>There is one notable omission, "The End Is the Beginning Is the End". This was excluded because the rights are owned by [[Warner Bros.]], which loaned out the band from their regular label, Virgin Records.</ref> ''Vieuphoria'' was released on DVD in 2002, as was the soundtrack album ''[[Earphoria]]'', previously released solely to radio stations in 1994.

[[file:Hot Stove Cool Music @ the Metro, Chicago 6-20-2014 (14569686565).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Original drummer [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] in 2014]]
Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin reunited in 2001 as members of Corgan's next project, the short-lived [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Zwan]]. The group's only album, ''[[Mary Star of the Sea (album)|Mary Star of the Sea]]'', was released in 2003. After cancelling a few festival appearances, Corgan announced the demise of the band in 2003. During 2001 Corgan also toured as part of [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and provided vocals on their comeback album ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]''. In October 2004 Corgan released his first book, ''[[Blinking with Fists]]'', a collection of poetry. In June 2005, he released a solo album, ''[[TheFutureEmbrace]]'', which he described as "(picking) up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work of the Smashing Pumpkins".<ref name="message">Corgan, Billy. "A Message to Chicago from Billy Corgan", ''Chicago Tribune'', June 21, 2005.</ref> Despite this, it was greeted with generally mixed reviews and lackluster sales. Only one single, "Walking Shade", was released in support of the album.

In addition to drumming with Zwan, Jimmy Chamberlin also formed an alternative rock/[[jazz fusion]] project band called [[Jimmy Chamberlin Complex]]. The group released an album in 2005 titled ''[[Life Begins Again]]''. Corgan provided guest vocals on the track "Lokicat". James Iha served as a guitarist in [[A Perfect Circle]], appearing on their ''[[Thirteenth Step]]'' club tour and 2004 album, ''[[eMOTIVe]]''. He has also been involved with other acts such as [[Chino Moreno]]'s [[Team Sleep]] and [[Vanessa and the O's]]. He continues to work with [[Scratchie Records]], his own record label, as well. D'arcy Wretzky has, aside from one radio interview in 2009, not made any public statements or appearances nor given any interviews since leaving the band in 1999. On January 25, 2000, she was arrested after she allegedly purchased three bags of [[cocaine]], but after successfully completing a court-ordered drug education program, the charges were dropped.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rosen, Craig |date=May 22, 2000 |title=Ex-Pumpkin D'Arcy Wretzky Has Crack Case Wiped Clean |publisher=Yahoo.com |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12051688?ev=29644410 |access-date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101144034/http://www.music.yahoo.ca/read/news/12051688 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Corgan insisted during this period that the band would not reform, although when Zwan broke up he announced, "I think my heart was in Smashing Pumpkins [...] I think it was naive of me to think that I could find something that would mean as much to me."<ref>{{cite magazine| author= Dansby, Andrew| date= September 15, 2003| title= Zwan Call It Quits| magazine=Rolling Stone| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/zwan/articles/story/5935907/zwan_call_it_quits| access-date= February 2, 2007| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001175302/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/zwan/articles/story/5935907/zwan_call_it_quits| archive-date= October 1, 2007| df= mdy-all}}</ref> Corgan said in 2005, "I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan."<ref>{{cite web|author=Soghomonian, Talia |date=October 2005 |title=Interview: Billy Corgan |publisher=MusicOMH.com |url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/billy-corgan_1005.htm |access-date=February 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108143956/http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/billy-corgan_1005.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2009 }}</ref> On February 17, 2004, Corgan posted a message on his personal blog calling Wretzky a "mean-spirited drug addict" and blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web|author=Corgan, Billy |date=February 17, 2004 |title=Smashing Pumpkins (weblog) |publisher=LiveJournal.com |url=http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/2004/02/17/ |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091222215730/http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/2004/02/17/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=June 14, 2006 }}</ref> On June 3, 2004, he added that "the depth of my hurt [from Iha] is only matched with the depth of my gratitude".<ref>{{cite web|author=Corgan, Billy |date=June 3, 2004 |title=Smashing Pumpkins (weblog) |publisher=LiveJournal.com |url=http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/2004/06/03/ |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091222215704/http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/2004/06/03/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=June 14, 2006 }}</ref> Iha responded to Corgan's claims in 2005, saying, "No, I didn't break up the band. The only person who could have done that is Billy."<ref>Spitz, Marc. "Head On", ''Spin''. August 2005.</ref>

===Reformation and ''Zeitgeist'': 2005–2008===
[[File:The new Smashing Pumpkins 02.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|The Smashing Pumpkins on May 22, 2007, at [[Le Grand Rex]], Paris; the band's first show since their break up; left to right: Billy Corgan (front) and Jimmy Chamberlin (back)]]
On June 21, 2005, the day of the release of his first solo album, ''TheFutureEmbrace'', Corgan took out full-page advertisements in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' and ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' to announce that he planned to reunite the band. "For a year now", Corgan wrote, "I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among the first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive the Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams".<ref name="message" /> Corgan and Chamberlin were verified as participants in the reunion, but there was question as to whether other former members of the band would participate.<ref>{{cite web| author=Kiener, Dan| year=2005| title=Pumpkins Reborn| publisher=DrownedInSound.com| url=http://drownedinsound.com/news/12796| access-date=February 22, 2009| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609115756/http://drownedinsound.com/news/12796| archive-date=June 9, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Harris, Chris| date=February 2, 2006| title=Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Is Under Way, According to Sources| publisher=MTV| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true| access-date=February 2, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210014136/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523078/20060202/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true| archive-date=February 10, 2006| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Kaufman, Gil| date=April 21, 2006| title=Smashing Pumpkins Site Says "It's Official"&nbsp;– Band Has Reunited| publisher=MTV| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529202/20060421/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true| access-date=June 28, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501215926/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529202/20060421/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true| archive-date=May 1, 2006| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In April 2007 Iha and Auf der Maur separately confirmed that they were not taking part in the reunion.<ref>{{cite magazine | author= Goodman, Elizabeth | date= April 6, 2007 | title= Exclusive: James Iha Speaks Out Regarding His Involvement in Pumpkins Reunion | magazine= Rolling Stone | url= https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/04/06/exclusive-james-iha-speaks-out-regarding-his-involvement-in-pumpkins-reunion | access-date= April 6, 2007 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070410191334/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/04/06/exclusive-james-iha-speaks-out-regarding-his-involvement-in-pumpkins-reunion/ | archive-date= April 10, 2007 | df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date= April 23, 2007 | title= Movers and Shakers in Canadian Arts | work= Globe and Mail | url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/movers-and-shakers-in-canadian-arts/article17995076/ | access-date= April 23, 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150904025157/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/movers-and-shakers-in-canadian-arts/article17995076/ | archive-date= September 4, 2015 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> Chamberlin would later state that Iha and Wretzky "didn't want to be a part of" the reunion.<ref name="mdrummer">Micallef, Ken. "The Evolution of Jimmy Chamberlin: Still Smashing!" ''[[Modern Drummer]]''. November 2007.</ref> The Smashing Pumpkins performed live for the first time since 2000 on May 22, 2007, in Paris, France. There, the band unveiled new touring members: guitarist [[Jeff Schroeder]], bassist [[Ginger Pooley|Ginger Reyes]], and keyboardist [[Lisa Harriton]].<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Cohen, Jonathan | date=April 22, 2007 | title=Smashing Pumpkins Return to the Stage In Paris | magazine=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051978/smashing-pumpkins-return-to-the-stage-in-paris | access-date=July 22, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704205000/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051978/smashing-pumpkins-return-to-the-stage-in-paris | archive-date=July 4, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> That same month, "[[Tarantula (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tarantula]]" was released as the first single from the band's forthcoming album. On July 7, the band performed at the [[Live Earth]] concert in [[Live Earth concert, New York City|New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nme.com/news/the-police/27621| title = The Police and Smashing Pumpkins for US Live Earth| work = NME| date = April 10, 2007| access-date = April 11, 2007| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071106045335/http://www.nme.com/news/the-police/27621| archive-date = November 6, 2007| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

[[file:Jeff Schroeder of TSP (8139736408).jpg|thumb|Guitarist [[Jeff Schroeder]] joined the band in 2007.|left]]
The band's new album, ''[[Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Zeitgeist]]'', was released that same month on [[Reprise Records]], entering the ''Billboard'' charts at number two and selling 145,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Hasty, Katie | date=July 18, 2007 | title=T.I. Holds Off Pumpkins, Interpol To Remain No.&nbsp;1 | magazine=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1050782/ti-holds-off-pumpkins-interpol-to-remain-no-1 | access-date=August 10, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608201822/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1050782/ti-holds-off-pumpkins-interpol-to-remain-no-1 | archive-date=June 8, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Zeitgeist'' received mixed reviews, with much of the criticism targeted at the absence of half of the original lineup. The album divided the Pumpkins' fanbase. Corgan would later admit, "I know a lot of our fans are puzzled by ''Zeitgeist''. I think they wanted this massive, grandiose work, but you don't just roll out of bed after seven years without a functioning band and go back to doing that".

Corgan and Chamberlin continued to record as a duo, releasing the four-song EP ''[[American Gothic (EP)|American Gothic]]'' in January 2008 and the singles "[[Superchrist]]" and "[[G.L.O.W. (song)|G.L.O.W.]]" later that year.<ref name="spinner319">{{cite web|author=Luerssen, John D. |date=March 19, 2008 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Entering the Studio to Plot Their Next Move |publisher=Spinner.com |url=http://www.spinner.com/2008/03/19/smashing-pumpkins-entering-the-studio-to-plot-their-next-move/ |access-date=February 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515102147/http://www.spinner.com/2008/03/19/smashing-pumpkins-entering-the-studio-to-plot-their-next-move |archive-date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref> That November, the group released the DVD ''[[If All Goes Wrong]]'', which chronicled the group's 2007 concert residences in [[Asheville, North Carolina]] and San Francisco, California. In late 2008, the band commenced on a controversy-riddled 20th Anniversary Tour. Around this time, Corgan said the group will make no more full-length records in order to focus exclusively on singles, explaining, "The listening patterns have changed, so why are we killing ourselves to do albums, to create balance, and do the arty track to set up the single? It's done."<ref>{{cite web |author=Kot, Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |title=Billy Corgan dishes on the Smashing Pumpkins: The past is dead to me |date=December 9, 2008 |url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/12/billy-corgan-di.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 12, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006003504/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/12/billy-corgan-di.html |archive-date=October 6, 2013 }}</ref>

===''Teargarden'' and ''Oceania'': 2009–2013===
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In March 2009 Corgan announced on the band's website that Chamberlin had left the group and would be replaced.<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Prince, David J. | title=Smashing Pumpkins Sheds Chamberlin; Billy Corgan Heads To Studio All Alone | date=March 20, 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269159/smashing-pumpkins-sheds-chamberlin-billy-corgan-heads-to-studio-all-alone | magazine=Billboard | access-date=March 22, 2009 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219001445/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269159/smashing-pumpkins-sheds-chamberlin-billy-corgan-heads-to-studio-all-alone | archive-date=February 19, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Chamberlin subsequently stated that his departure from the band was "a positive move forward for me. I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don't fully possess."<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsay, Andrew |title=Chamberlin on leaving the Pumpkins |date=March 24, 2009 |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/03/24/chamberlin-on-leaving-the-pumpkins/ |publisher=Stereokill.net |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609134838/http://stereokill.net/2009/03/24/chamberlin-on-leaving-the-pumpkins/ |archive-date=June 9, 2009 }}</ref> Chamberlin stressed that the split was amicable, commenting, "I am glad [Corgan] has chosen to continue under the name. It is his right."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72384/smashing_pumpkins|title=Jimmy Talks About Leaving Pumpkins|access-date=March 30, 2009|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=Idiomag.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609084046/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72384/smashing_pumpkins|archive-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref>

Chamberlin soon formed the band [[Skysaw]], which released an album and toured in support of [[Minus the Bear]].<ref>"[http://www.dangerbirdrecords.com/news/entry/skysaw-touring-with-minus-the-bear-in-may-june Skysaw Touring with Minus the Bear in May/June] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906093200/https://www.dangerbirdrecords.com/news/entry/skysaw-touring-with-minus-the-bear-in-may-june |date=September 6, 2015 }}". Dangerbird Records. April 21, 2011.</ref> In July 2009, Corgan formed a new group called Spirits in the Sky, initially as a tribute band to [[Sky Saxon]] of [[the Seeds]], who had recently died. The following month, Corgan confirmed on the band's website that 19-year-old Spirits in the Sky drummer [[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]] had replaced Chamberlin and that the pair were working on new Pumpkins recordings.<ref>{{cite web| agency=Associated Press | title=The Smashing Pumpkins Replace Drummer | date=August 19, 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267664/smashing-pumpkins-replace-drummer | magazine=Billboard | access-date=August 26, 2009 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704210001/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267664/smashing-pumpkins-replace-drummer | archive-date=July 4, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The group announced plans to release a 44-track concept album, ''[[Teargarden by Kaleidyscope]]'', for free over the Internet one track at a time.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Smashing Pumpkins to release free album |date=September 17, 2009 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-smashing-pumpkins/47349 |work=NME |access-date=September 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924010926/http://www.nme.com/news/the-smashing-pumpkins/47349 |archive-date=September 24, 2009 }}</ref> The first track, "[[A Song for a Son]]", was released in December 2009 to moderate press acclaim.<ref name=rs2>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/07/smashing-pumpkins-unveil-new-teargarden-by-kaleidyscope-track-a-song-for-a-son/ |title=Smashing Pumpkins Unveil New "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope" Track "A Song for a Son" |author=Kreps, Daniel |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209032953/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/07/smashing-pumpkins-unveil-new-teargarden-by-kaleidyscope-track-a-song-for-a-son/ |archive-date=December 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Pitchfork2>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37308-hear-the-epic-new-smashing-pumpkins-track-a-song-for-a-son/ |title=Hear the Epic New Smashing Pumpkins Track: "A Song for a Son" |author=Dombal, Ryan |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004433/http://pitchfork.com/news/37308-hear-the-epic-new-smashing-pumpkins-track-a-song-for-a-son/ |archive-date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> In March 2010 Ginger Reyes officially left the band, prompting an open call for auditions for a new bassist.<ref name="quit">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/help-wanted-pumpkins-1798219287 |title=Help Wanted: Pumpkins |first=Keith |last=Phipps |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312051407/http://www.avclub.com/articles/help-wanted-pumpkins%2C39018/ |archive-date=March 12, 2010 }}</ref> That month also saw the first EP, ''Vol. 1: Songs for a Sailor'', released from the project as a box set. In May, [[Nicole Fiorentino]] announced she had joined the band as bass player, and would be working on ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope''.<ref>"[http://blog.hipstersunited.com/2010/05/08/smashing-pumpkins-acknowledge-report-identifying-new-bassist/ Smashing Pumpkins Acknowledge Report Identifying New Bassist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512122132/http://blog.hipstersunited.com/2010/05/08/smashing-pumpkins-acknowledge-report-identifying-new-bassist/ |date=May 12, 2010 }}". HipstersUnited.com. May 8, 2010.</ref> The new lineup went on a world tour through to the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spfc.org/tours/date.html?year=2010 |title=tour history – dates |publisher=Spfc.org |access-date=March 15, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705053802/http://www.spfc.org/tours/date.html?year=2010 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 }}</ref> One of the first shows with the new lineup was a concert to benefit [[Matthew Leone]], bassist for the rock band [[Madina Lake]], at the Metro on July 27, 2010. In late 2010 the second EP, ''Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare'', was released as another box set, and all four members contributed to the sessions for the third volume of ''Teargarden'', which was ultimately canceled after the completion of two stand-alone songs.<ref>Fiorentino, Nicole. "[https://xocoleyf.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-q.html My Q & A] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101191345/http://xocoleyf.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-q.html |date=January 1, 2016 }}". February 24, 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://www.msopr.com/press-releases/the-smashing-pumpkins-debut-new-song-%e2%80%9clightning-strikes%e2%80%9d-today-via-rollingstone-com/ The Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Song "Lightning Strikes" Today Via RollingStone.Com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062941/http://www.msopr.com/press-releases/the-smashing-pumpkins-debut-new-song-%e2%80%9clightning-strikes%e2%80%9d-today-via-rollingstone-com/ |date=October 11, 2016 }}". Press Release. March 17, 2011.</ref>

On April 26, 2011, Corgan announced that the Smashing Pumpkins would be releasing a new album titled ''[[Oceania (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Oceania]]'', which he labeled as "an album within an album" in regards to the ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'' project, in the fall.<ref name="Apr11news">{{cite magazine| last = Perpetua| first = Matthew| title = Smashing Pumpkins Announce Reissues, New Album| magazine = Rolling Stone| date = April 26, 2011| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-announce-reissues-new-album-20110426| access-date = April 26, 2011| url-status = live| archive-url = http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110816011443/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-announce-reissues-new-album-20110426| archive-date = August 16, 2011| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Kot| first = Greg | author-link=Greg Kot | title = Smashing Pumpkins announce new album, extensive reissues| work = Chicago Tribune| date = April 26, 2011| url = http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2011/04/smashing-pumpkins-announce-new-album-extensive-reissues.html| access-date = April 26, 2011| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429182350/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2011/04/smashing-pumpkins-announce-new-album-extensive-reissues.html| archive-date = April 29, 2011| df = mdy-all}}</ref> As with the previous recording sessions, all four band members contributed to the project.<ref>Fiorentino, Nicole. "[https://xocoleyf.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-oceania-experience.html My "Oceania" Experience] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211317/http://xocoleyf.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-oceania-experience.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}. July 11, 2011.</ref> Also, the entire album catalog was to be remastered and reissued with bonus tracks, starting with ''Gish'' and ''Siamese Dream'' in November 2011.<ref name="Apr11news" /> The pre-''Gish'' demos, ''Pisces Iscariot'', and ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' were released in 2012, with ''The Aeroplane Flies High'' released the following year. ''Adore'' was released in 2014. ''Machina/The Machines of God'' and the yet commercially unreleased ''Machina II/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music'' were expected to be combined, remixed, and released in the same year but were not released due to label hang-ups. The band did a thirteen-city US tour in October 2011 followed by a European tour in November and December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161924 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins Announces Fall Tour |work=Blabbermouth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212214755/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161924 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:SP2012STLChaifetz.jpg|thumb|2012 line-up (left to right): [[Nicole Fiorentino]], [[Billy Corgan]], and [[Jeff Schroeder]] ([[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]] is obscured at the drums) performing at [[Chaifetz Arena]] in [[St. Louis|St Louis]], [[Missouri]], on October 18, 2012]]

''Oceania'' was released on June 19, 2012, and received generally positive reviews. The album debuted at No.&nbsp;4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at No.&nbsp;1 on the [[Billboard Charts|''Billboard'' Independent]]. The album spawned two singles, "[[The Celestials (song)|The Celestials]]" and "[[Panopticon (song)|Panopticon]]". The band proceeded to tour in support of the album, including a US tour involving playing the album in its entirety. By September 2012, Corgan stated that the band had already begun work on their next album.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475263/smashing-pumpkins-writing-songs-for-a-new-album-corgan-says Smashing Pumpkins 'Writing Songs for a New Album,' Corgan Says] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325075546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475263/smashing-pumpkins-writing-songs-for-a-new-album-corgan-says |date=March 25, 2013 }}. ''Billboard''. (September 5, 2012). Retrieved on September 16, 2012.</ref> However, despite this, the band concentrated on touring, playing at [[Glastonbury Festival]], [[Dour Festival]] and the Barclays Center, where they recorded ''[[Oceania: Live in NYC]]'', which was released on September 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = New York Music News| title = Concert Review: Smashing Pumpkins & Morning Parade (video) at Barclays Center December 10, 2012| date = April 26, 2011| url = http://nymn.com/concert-review-smashing-pumpkins-morning-paradevideo-at-barclays-center-december-10-2012-new-york-music-news/| access-date = December 11, 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102425/http://nymn.com/concert-review-smashing-pumpkins-morning-paradevideo-at-barclays-center-december-10-2012-new-york-music-news/| archive-date = January 16, 2013| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

===''Monuments to an Elegy'': 2014–2016{{anchor|Monuments to an Elegy and Day for Night: 2014–2016}}===
On March 25, 2014, Corgan announced he had signed a new record deal with [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]], for two new albums, titled ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]'' and ''Day for Night'', respectively.<ref>"[https://www.spin.com/2014/03/smashing-pumpkins-new-album-2015-billy-corgan-panopticon/ Smashing Pumpkins Releasing Two Albums in 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210111230/https://www.spin.com/2014/03/smashing-pumpkins-new-album-2015-billy-corgan-panopticon/ |date=February 10, 2015 }}". ''Spin Magazine''. March 25, 2015.</ref> In June, it was revealed that Mike Byrne was no longer in the band, to be replaced by [[Tommy Lee]] of [[Mötley Crüe]] on the new album, and Fiorentino would not be recording on the album either.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/55586-smashing-pumpkins-drummer-mike-byrne-leaves-band/ |title=Smashing Pumpkins Drummer Mike Byrne Leaves Band |last=Camp |first=Zoe |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=June 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313034252/http://pitchfork.com/news/55586-smashing-pumpkins-drummer-mike-byrne-leaves-band/ |archive-date=March 13, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/|title=News on Tommy Lee Playing on 'Monuments to an Elegy' / SP Album Update|publisher=Smashingpumpkinsnexus.com|access-date=January 10, 2015|date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107030731/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!NEWS-ON-TOMMY-LEE-PLAYING-ON-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/A4447854-8D95-48BF-881E-0C301E6591DA|archive-date=January 7, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Monuments to an Elegy'' was released on December 5, 2014, to generally positive reviews. The band toured in support of the album starting on November 26, with [[Rage Against the Machine]]'s [[Brad Wilk]] filling in on drums and [[the Killers]]' [[Mark Stoermer]] filling in on bass.<ref name=blabbermouth_touring_band>{{cite web|title=Smashing Pumpkins Tap Rage Against the Machine's Brad Wilk For Upcoming Shows|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-taps-rage-against-the-machines-brad-wilk-for-upcoming-shows/|website=Blabbermouth|access-date=November 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121130650/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-taps-rage-against-the-machines-brad-wilk-for-upcoming-shows|archive-date=November 21, 2014|date=2014-11-18}}</ref> The follow-up proposed album ''Day For Night'' was cited for delayed late 2015 or early 2016 release.<ref>{{cite web |author=Corgan, Billy |date=February 9, 2015 |url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/ |title=Parlez-Vous/Album Update Plus Thoughts On 'Candide' And SP Tours |publisher=Smashingpumpkinsnexus.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325233747/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!PARLEZVOUSALBUM-UPDATE-PLUS-THOUGHTS-ON-%E2%80%98CANDIDE%E2%80%99-AND-SP-TOURS/c7ba/F3EBD73E-B8E7-45D8-8638-64A79AC43B32 |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Later in 2015 Corgan announced that the band would embark on a co-headlining tour of North America with [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[The End Times Tour]], across July and August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smashing-pumpkins.concerttournewshub.com/ |title=Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson Co-Headlining North American 2015 End Times Tour Schedule |date=April 7, 2015 |access-date=April 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417045833/http://smashing-pumpkins.concerttournewshub.com/ |archive-date=April 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/15/April/01Marilyn_Manson_and_The_Smashing_Pumpkins_Announce_Summer_Tour.shtml |title=Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkins Announce Summer Tour |date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=April 7, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404080300/http://www.antimusic.com/news/15/April/01Marilyn_Manson_and_The_Smashing_Pumpkins_Announce_Summer_Tour.shtml |archive-date=April 4, 2015 }}</ref> Prior to the co-headlining dates, the band performed a series of acoustic shows with drum machines and tapes for percussion. When the time came for the co-headlining tour, plans for a drummer fell through and Corgan recruited Chamberlin to reunite for the shows.<ref name="chamberlin2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/06/24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-jimmy-chamberlin-tour/29157071/ |title=Pumpkins Add Original Member for Summer Tour |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010353/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/06/24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-jimmy-chamberlin-tour/29157071/ |archive-date=January 18, 2018 }}</ref> On February 25, 2016, Corgan posted a video from a Los Angeles studio on the band's [[Facebook]] account, giving an update on the writing process for the new songs for the upcoming album to be released after the In Plainsong tour.<ref name="SP Facebook video">{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Corgan|title=Live in Studio From Lala Land|url=https://www.facebook.com/smashingpumpkins/videos/10154031466752642/|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404041145/https://www.facebook.com/smashingpumpkins/videos/10154031466752642/|archive-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>
The tour began in Portland, Oregon, on March 22, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/299186-176836-smashing-pumpkins-strip-down-for-tour-kick-off-in-portland | title=Smashing Pumpkins strip down for tour kick-off in Portland | first=Nicole | last=DeCosta | date=March 24, 2016 | website=portlandtribune.com | access-date=March 25, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327210245/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/299186-176836-smashing-pumpkins-strip-down-for-tour-kick-off-in-portland | archive-date=March 27, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Iha and Chamberlin's return; ''Shiny and Oh So Bright'' and ''Cyr'': 2018–2021===
On his birthday on March 26, 2016, original guitarist James Iha joined Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jeff Schroeder on stage unannounced at the [[Ace Hotel Los Angeles|Ace Hotel]] in downtown Los Angeles. He performed a few songs, including "Mayonaise", "Soma" and "Today" marking his first appearance with the Smashing Pumpkins in 16 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-smashing-pumpkins-reunite-with-james-iha-at-los-angeles-concert-20160327|title=Watch Smashing Pumpkins Reunite With James Iha at Los Angeles Concert|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160329002311/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-smashing-pumpkins-reunite-with-james-iha-at-los-angeles-concert-20160327|archive-date=March 29, 2016|date=2016-03-27}}</ref> Iha also played at the second of the two Smashing Pumpkins shows at the Ace Hotel the following day, which was [[Easter]] Sunday. Iha joined the Pumpkins for a third time at their concert of April 14 at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2016/04/live-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-bring-james-iha-back-to-chicago-414/ | title=Live Review: The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with James Iha in Chicago (4/14) | author1=Michael Roffman | author2=Heather Kaplan | name-list-style=amp | date=April 15, 2016 | website=Consequence of Sound | access-date=April 15, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415095508/https://consequence.net/2016/04/live-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-bring-james-iha-back-to-chicago-414/ | archive-date=April 15, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In July, Corgan began hinting of the possibility of reuniting the band original lineup, of himself, Iha, Wretzky, and Chamberlin,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/07/billy-corgan-teases-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-facebook-video-watch/|title=Billy Corgan Hints at Smashing Pumpkins Reunion, Says He's Finished a New Solo Album|newspaper=Spin |date=July 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117120538/https://www.spin.com/2016/07/billy-corgan-teases-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-facebook-video-watch/|archive-date=January 17, 2018|last1=Gaca |first1=Anna }}</ref> and in August, he stated he had begun reaching out to the original lineup about the feasibility of a reunion, including speaking to Wretzky for the first time in sixteen years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/08/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-darcy-wretzky/|title=Billy Corgan Reconciles With Ex-Smashing Pumpkins Bassist D'arcy Wretzky, Addresses Reunion Rumors |date=August 16, 2016|publisher=SPIN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817132812/http://www.spin.com/2016/08/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-darcy-wretzky/|archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref> Despite the comments, Corgan would spend much of 2017 working on solo material—recording and releasing the solo album ''[[Ogilala]]'' and beginning work on another solo album for 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-2018-double-album/|title=Billy Corgan Eyeing 2018 With Potential Double Album|website=Loudwire|date=December 16, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010815/http://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-2018-double-album/|archive-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> In June 2017 Chamberlin also mentioned the possibility of a reunion tour in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-drummer-hints-2018-reunion-original-line-2095998|title=Smashing Pumpkins' drummer hints at 2018 reunion for original line-up|website=NME|access-date=June 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702051231/http://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-drummer-hints-2018-reunion-original-line-2095998|archive-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> In January 2018 Corgan shared a photo of himself, Iha, and Chamberlin together in recording studio.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-instagram-8094500/|title=Billy Corgan Teases Smashing Pumpkins Reunion on Instagram|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117171951/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8094500/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-instagram|archive-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> In February 2018 Corgan announced that he was working with music producer [[Rick Rubin]] on a future Smashing Pumpkins album, that there were currently 26 songs he was actively working on, and that "the guitar feels once again like the preferred weapon of choice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2018/02/05/billy-corgan-details-new-smashing-pumpkins-album|title=Billy Corgan details new Smashing Pumpkins album|website=DIY|date=February 5, 2018 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206073541/http://diymag.com/2018/02/05/billy-corgan-details-new-smashing-pumpkins-album|archive-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> Soon afterwards, Corgan shared a photo of sound equipment with Iha's name on a label, as well as announcing recording was finished on the album.<ref name="Reunion">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-bassist-line-up-mystery-reunion-album-finished-2238293 |title=It looks like Smashing Pumpkins' reunion album is finished, but who's the bassist? |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |work=[[NME]] |date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180424/http://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-bassist-line-up-mystery-reunion-album-finished-2238293 |archive-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>

On February 15, 2018, founding members Iha and Chamberlin rejoined the band. They embarked on the [[Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour]] starting in July, with a focus on performing material from their first five studio albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-tour-w516780|title=Smashing Pumpkins Plot Reunion Tour Culling From First Five Albums|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215225627/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-tour-w516780|archive-date=February 15, 2018|date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2018/02/15/smashing-pumpkins-reunite-tour-without-darcy-wretzky/|title=Smashing Pumpkins reunite for tour – without D'arcy Wretzky|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215220401/http://ew.com/music/2018/02/15/smashing-pumpkins-reunite-tour-without-darcy-wretzky/|archive-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> and sold over 350,000 tickets and sold-out arenas including The Forum, [[United Center]], and Madison Square Garden. Original bassist [[D'arcy Wretzky]] claimed she had been offered a contract to rejoin the band but Corgan rescinded the offer soon after.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/darcy-wretzky-slams-billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-w516700 |title=D'arcy Wretzky Slams Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins Reunion |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=February 14, 2018 |website=RollingStone.com |access-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214231152/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/darcy-wretzky-slams-billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-reunion-w516700 |archive-date=February 14, 2018 }}</ref> Corgan released a statement denying the claims, stating "Ms. Wretzky has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet face-to-face, and in each and every instance she always deferred".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-explain-darcy-absence-ahead-of-reunion-w516638 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Explain D'arcy Absence Ahead of Rumored Reunion |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=February 12, 2018 |website=RollingStone.com |access-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215074540/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/smashing-pumpkins-explain-darcy-absence-ahead-of-reunion-w516638 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 }}</ref> Jack Bates (son of [[Joy Division]] bassist [[Peter Hook]]) played bass on the tour. Bates previously toured with the Smashing Pumpkins in 2015.<ref name="NYT18">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/arts/music/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-billy-corgan-interview.html?smid=pl-share |title=Smashing Pumpkins Say They're Happy Now. Can They Keep It Together? |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=March 22, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=March 24, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325051811/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/arts/music/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-billy-corgan-interview.html?smid=pl-share |archive-date=March 25, 2018 }}</ref><ref name=bateskrro>{{cite web|title=The Smashing Pumpkins Recruit Peter Hook's Son to Play Bass|url=http://krro.com/news/articles/2015/jun/23/the-smashing-pumpkins-recruit-peter-hooks-son-to-play-bass/|publisher=[[KRRO]]|access-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626191052/http://krro.com/news/articles/2015/jun/23/the-smashing-pumpkins-recruit-peter-hooks-son-to-play-bass/|archive-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref> Multi-instrumentalist [[Katie Cole]] rejoined the band for the tour as well, singing backup vocals and playing keyboards and guitar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour @ The American Airlines Arena (July 24th, 2018)|url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/concert-reviews/smashing-pumpkins-july-2018/|date=2018-07-28|website=Sonic Perspectives|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>

In March 2018, Corgan mentioned the band planned to release two EPs in 2018, with the first tentatively planned for May.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-corgan-says-2-new-smashing-pumpkins-eps-in-the-works/ |title=Billy Corgan Says 2 New Smashing Pumpkins EPs in the Works |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312230023/https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-corgan-says-2-new-smashing-pumpkins-eps-in-the-works/ |archive-date=March 12, 2018 }}</ref> On June 8, 2018, the first single from the set of music, "[[Solara (song)|Solara]]", was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-smashing-pumpkins-churning-new-song-solara-w521273|title=Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Churning New Song 'Solara'|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> On August 2, 2018, the band celebrated their 30th anniversary by performing in [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel, New Jersey.]] with several notable special guests including Courtney Love, Chino Moreno, Davey Havok, Peter Hook, Mark McGrath, and Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer of the Killers.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smashing-pumpkins-tap-courtney-love-peter-hook-for-special-30th-anniversary-show-705142/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Tap Courtney Love, Peter Hook For Special 30th Anniversary Show|first1=Althea|last1=Legaspi|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-30th-anniversary-show-setlist-2362839|title=Smashing Pumpkins perform Hole songs with Courtney Love, cover Sugar Ray, Joy Division and Led Zeppelin at 30th anniversary show |date=August 3, 2018|work=NME|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, they announced the album ''[[Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.]]'', released via [[Napalm Records]] on November 16, 2018, which debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="SaOSB">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-smashing-pumpkins-new-song-silvery-sometime-ghosts/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album, Share Song: Listen|work=Pitchfork|last1=Sodomsky|first1=Sam|last2=Kim|first2=Michelle|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/11/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-album-54/ |title=Smashing Pumpkins' reunion album debuts at No. 54 on Billboard 200 chart |date=November 28, 2018 |author=Young, Alex |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128211054/https://consequence.net/2018/11/smashing-pumpkins-reunion-album-54/ |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Smashing Pumpkins - 2019158213014 2019-06-07 Rock am Ring - 0218 - 5DSR0503.jpg|thumb|The Smashing Pumpkins performing at Rock am Ring in 2019]]
After touring through much of 2019, Corgan noted in January 2020 that the band was currently working on 21 songs for a future album release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-are-working-on-21-new-songs-for-pretty-different-album-2599920|title=Billy Corgan says Smashing Pumpkins are working on 21 new songs for "pretty different" album|website=[[NME]]|date=January 22, 2020}}</ref> On August 28, 2020, the band released the single and video for "Cyr", along with a second track titled "The Colour of Love" from their album ''[[Cyr (album)|Cyr]]'', which was released through their new record label [[Sumerian Records]] on November 27, 2020. It serves as the second part of the ''Shiny and Oh So Bright'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2020/08/smashing-pumpkins-sumerian-new-songs/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins sign to Sumerian Records + release two songs|first=Logan|last=White|date=August 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-smashing-pumpkins-share-new-songs-cyr-and-the-colour-of-love-listen/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins Share New Songs "Cyr" and "The Colour of Love"|first=Evan|last=Minsker|website=Pitchfork|date=August 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2098631/smashing-pumpkins-new-album-cyr-release-date-tracklist/news/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Double Album 'Cyr,' Out 11/27|date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> On September 25, 2020, the band released another single from ''Cyr'' that included the songs "Confessions of a Dopamine Addict" and "Wrath".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smashing-pumpkins-confessions-of-a-dopamine-addict-wrath-songs-cyr-1066622/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Drop New Songs 'Confessions of a Dopamine Addict,' 'Wrath'|first1=Althea|last1=Legaspi|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> On October 9, 2020, the band released a third single for ''Cyr'' that featured the tracks "Anno Satana" and "Birch Grove". On October 29, the band released "Ramona" and "Wyttch" as the fourth pair of singles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/10/smashing-pumpkins-unleash-two-new-tracks-third-episode-of-animated-series/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Unleash Two New Tracks, Another Episode of Animated Series|date=October 9, 2020|website=Spin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-share-new-singles-ramona-and-wyttch-2805143|title=Smashing Pumpkins share new singles 'Ramona' and 'Wyttch' &#124; NME|website=[[NME]]|date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> On November 20, 2020, the songs "Purple Blood" and "Dulcet in E" were released as the fifth and final single for ''Cyr.''<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smashing-pumpkins-new-songs-purple-blood-dulcet-in-e-1093115/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Release Two New Tracks, 'Purple Blood,' 'Dulcet in E'|first1=Jon|last1=Blistein|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 20, 2020}}</ref> The following week, on November 27, 2020, the band released ''Cyr.''<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9490638/smashing-pumpkins-double-album-cyr-listen|title=Smashing Pumpkins Return With Double Album 'CYR': Stream It Now|magazine=Billboard|date=November 27, 2020}}</ref>

===''Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts'' and ''Aghori Mhori Mei'': 2022–present===
In late 2020, Corgan announced that the band had begun work on a double album to serve as a sequel to the overarching story of ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' and ''Machina: The Machines of God.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/31089-billy-corgan-on-smashing-pumpkins-new-imellon-colliei-sequel-nows-the-time|title = Billy Corgan on Smashing Pumpkins' New Mellon Collie Sequel: "Now's the Time."|date = December 3, 2020}}</ref> The album was planned for release in 2021, however it was not until September 19, 2022, that the album's title, ''[[Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts]]'', was revealed. Each act was released on its own, with the dates in order being November 15, 2022, January 31, 2023, and May 5, 2023. All of the acts, along with ten extra songs, were compiled into a vinyl box set that was released the same day as the third grouping of songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitaker |first=Marisa |date=2022-09-20 |title=Smashing Pumpkins Go Rock Opera on 33-Track, Three-Installment New Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/09/rock-opera-new-album/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 22, 2022, the band announced on social media the Rock Invasion 2 Tour, which had previously been set to take place in spring 2020, postponed to fall 2020, and subsequently canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The newly announced incarnation of the tour had entirely new locations spanning eleven US cities accompanying the band's spring festival appearances, and four performances in Mexico, their first since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-announce-rock-invasion-2-us-tour-3168126 |title=Smashing Pumpkins announce 'Rock Invasion 2' US tour |work=NME |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=February 23, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/smashing-pumpkins-bones-uk-tour-dates-2022/ |title=Smashing Pumpkins add new tour with Bones UK to Spring run |last=DiVita |first=Joe |work=Loudwire |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2022/02/03/news/summer-camp-music-festival-announces-2022-lineup-featuring-smashing-pumpkins-zeds-dead-moe-and-more/ |title=Summer Camp Music Festival Announces 2022 Lineup Featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Zeds Dead, Moe. And More |website=mxdwn.com |last=Floyd |first=Lauren |date=February 3, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>

In May 2022, the band announced plans for the Spirits on Fire tour with [[Jane's Addiction]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/smashing-pumpkins-tease-33-song-150435816.html |title=Smashing Pumpkins Tease 33-Song Rock Opera and Perform "Today" on Corden: Watch |website=yahoo.com |last=Fu|first=Eddie |date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, The World is A Vampire Festival was announced for March 2023. The festival's lineup included [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[Turnstile (band)|Turnstile]], [[Peter Hook and the Light|Peter Hook & The Light]], [[Deafheaven]], [[The Warning (band)|the Warning]], and several others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/11/smashing-pumpkins-interpol-world-is-a-vampire-festival/|title=Smashing Pumpkins' The World Is a Vampire Fest To Feature Interpol, Turnstile|first=Selena|last=Fragassi|newspaper=Spin |date=November 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Abby |title=Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol to Headline Inaugural The World Is a Vampire Festival |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/smashing-pumpkins-interpol-headline-inaugural-180423104.html?guccounter=1 |website=Yahoo! Entertainment |date=November 25, 2022 |publisher=Yahoo Inc. |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref> In February 2023, the band announced that they would be bringing The World Is A Vampire Festival to Australia as a 10-date tour during the month of April. The lineup featured Jane's Addiction, Amyl & The Sniffers, [[RedHook (band)|Redhook]], and [[Battlesnake]], in addition to the wrestling matches similar to the singular date in Mexico.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Smashing Pumpkins' 'The World Is A Vampire' Fest Is Heading Down Under |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/smashing-pumpkins-the-world-is-a-vampire-festival-australia-1235210674/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> In between the band's time in Mexico and Australia, they announced on March 28, 2023, that they would bring The World Is A Vampire to the United States and Canada as a summer tour across amphitheaters, indoor theaters, and one arena. The tour featured support from [[Stone Temple Pilots]], Interpol, and [[Rival Sons]], as well as select appearances by Corgan's [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) wrestlers along with tapings for ''[[NWA Powerrr]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 28, 2023 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins Announce 2023 North American The World Is A Vampire Tour |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2023/03/the-smashing-pumpkins-announce-2023-north-american-the-world-is-a-vampire-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404205128/https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2023/03/the-smashing-pumpkins-announce-2023-north-american-the-world-is-a-vampire-tour/ |archive-date=2023-04-04 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Live Nation Entertainment |publisher=Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.}}</ref>

[[File:Kiki Wong.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Kiki Wong]] with the Smashing Pumpkins, part of [[the Saviors Tour]] with Green Day in 2024]]
On October 19, 2023, [[Green Day]] played a small club show and handed out physical flyers that revealed in 2024 they would be touring the United States and Canada in stadiums with the Smashing Pumpkins, [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], and [[the Linda Lindas]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sheckells |first1=Melinda |title=Inside Green Day's Las Vegas Club Gig Saluting 30 Years of 'Dookie': Best Moments |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/green-day-las-vegas-club-concert-dookie-recap-best-moments/the-big-announcement/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> This tour was officially announced by all four bands on November 2, 2023, as [[the Saviors Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Green Day Announce The Savior Tour |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2023/11/green-day-announce-the-saviors-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205231809/https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2023/11/green-day-announce-the-saviors-tour/ |archive-date=2023-12-05 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Live Nation}}</ref> On October 24, 2023, it was announced in a statement posted on the band's social media that longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder had decided to leave the band "to explore a slightly different path".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/smashing-pumpkins-guitarist-jeff-schroeder-exit-band/|title=Longtime Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist Jeff Schroeder Announces Exit From Band|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|date=October 24, 2023|website=Loudwire|accessdate=November 3, 2023}}</ref>

Following Schroeder's departure, on January 5, 2024, the Smashing Pumpkins announced via their social media channels that they were accepting applications via email for an additional guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-smashing-pumpkins-publicy-seeking-new-guitarist/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins Publicly Seeking New Guitarist|first=Eric|last=Torres|work=Pitchfork|date=January 5, 2024|accessdate=April 26, 2024}}</ref> By January 17, the band had received over 10,000 submissions and employed eight people full-time to review each one.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smashing-pumpkins-ten-thousand-applications-new-guitarist-1234948076/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Receive 'Over 10,000' Applications for New Guitarist|first=Emily|last=Zemler|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 17, 2024|accessdate=April 26, 2024}}</ref> On April 26, the band announced that they had chosen [[Kiki Wong]] as their new touring guitarist, with Billy Corgan noting that he was a fan of hers "before she submitted her name to be considered."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/kiki-wong-named-as-new-smashing-pumpkins-guitarist|title="I never thought little ole 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in my bedroom would amount to this moment": Kiki Wong named as new Smashing Pumpkins guitarist|first=Rob|last=Laing|work=MusicRadar|date=April 26, 2024|accessdate=April 26, 2024}}</ref>

In June 2024, the Smashing Pumpkins performed a six-city [[The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer UK & Ireland Tour 2024|tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland]], which they co-headlined with [[Weezer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yates |first=Jonny |date=16 October 2023 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer announce co-headline tour dates |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/16/the-smashing-pumpkins-weezer-tour-uk-tickets/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202141620/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/16/the-smashing-pumpkins-weezer-tour-uk-tickets/ |archive-date=2 December 2024 |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=[[PinkNews]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Geddes |first=Jonathan |date=14 June 2024 |title=Smashing Pumpkins / Weezer, OVO Hydro, Glasgow review - double-bill of unlikely bedfellows makes a racket |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/smashing-pumpkins-weezer-ovo-hydro-glasgow-review-double-bill-unlikely-bedfellows-makes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328054659/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/smashing-pumpkins-weezer-ovo-hydro-glasgow-review-double-bill-unlikely-bedfellows-makes |archive-date=28 March 2025 |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=[[The Arts Desk]]}}</ref> That same month, Corgan stated that the band had been spending the last two years working on a guitar-driven new studio album, partially in response to the negative reception of the emphasis of [[synthesizers]] on the ''Atum'' releases.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kerrang.com/billy-corgan-i-dont-play-any-songs-i-dont-want-to-play-i-dont-care-if-theyre-classic-or-not-smashing-pumpkins-weezer-tour-new-music-kiki-wong-nostalgia | title=Billy Corgan: "I don't play any songs I don't want to play. I don't… | date=June 4, 2024 }}</ref> The following month, the band announced their thirteenth album, ''[[Aghori Mhori Mei]]'', would be released on August 2. The album would be released digitally first, before physical editions followed later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C9mvO4juiE5/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> An outtake, "Chrome Jets", was released as a standalone single in September 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fu |first=Eddie |title=Smashing Pumpkins Release Aghori Mhori Mei Leftover "Chrome Jets": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2025/09/smashing-pumpkins-chrome-jets-aghori-mhori-mei/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=November 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250917221408/https://consequence.net/2025/09/smashing-pumpkins-chrome-jets-aghori-mhori-mei/ |archive-date=September 17, 2025 |date=September 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 27, 2025, it was announced that a reissue of the band’s ''Machina'' album would be taking place. A fully remastered version of ''Machina/The Machines of God'' was released on August 22, 2025, on physical formats and streaming. In October, the band released ''[[Machina: Aranea Alba Editio]]'', a comprehensive box set which contains 80 songs across eight records. The reworked concept album mirrored the band's original vision of the release and brought together the material from the ''Machina'' and ''Machina II'' sessions resequenced into 48 songs, along with 32 additional bonus tracks consisting of demos, outtakes, and live tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garro |first=Adrian |date=2025-06-27 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins 'Machina/The Machines of God' Reissue |url=https://rockcellarmagazine.com/the-smashing-pumpkins-machina-machines-of-god-reissue-vinyl-2025-listen/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Rock Cellar Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2025, ''Zodeon at Crystal Hall'', an album of ''Atum'' bonus tracks, was released on vinyl with a newly curated sequencing, along with three additional tracks.<ref>[https://madamezuzus.com/products/zodeon-at-crystal-hall-vinyl ZODEON AT CRYSTAL HALL VINYL – MadameZuzu's]</ref>

In May 2026, the band announced The Rats in a Cage Tour, a North American arena tour running September through November 2026 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce Mellon Collie 30th Anniversary Tour |url=https://consequence.net/2026/05/smashing-pumpkins-mellon-collie-30th-anniversary-rats-in-a-cage-tour/ |website=Consequence |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=17 May 2026}}</ref>

==Musical style, influences, and legacy==
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The Smashing Pumpkins' music has explored [[alternative rock]],<ref name="loudwire genres">{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/tags/smashing-pumpkins/|title=Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Strauss|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/30/arts/pop-life-big-hit-that-wasn-t-band-takes-stock-expectations-betray-smashing.html|title=The Pop Life/The Big Hit That Wasn't: A Band Takes Stock; Expectations Betray Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 30, 1998|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="brooklynvegan genres">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-smashing-pumpkins-announce-new-album-release-two-new-songs/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins announce new album, release two new songs|work=[[BrooklynVegan]]|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="exclaim ! genres">{{cite web|author=Scott A. Gray|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/an_essential_guide_to_the_smashing_pumpkins|title=An Essential Guide to the Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=April 4, 2018|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> [[grunge]],<ref name="kill your stereo genres">{{cite web|first=Mary|last=Varvaris|url=https://killyourstereo.com/features/the-smashing-pumpkins-the-world-is-a-vampire-festival-australia-tour-atum-interview/yi5w3N_ewcA/09-03-23|title=The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: 'That Experience Scars You For Life'|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=March 9, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="exclaim ! genres"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-heaviest-grunge-songs-all-time#smashing-pumpkins-fuck-you-ode-no-one|title=10 Heaviest Grunge Songs of All Time|work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> [[psychedelic rock]],<ref name="William E. Watson and Eugene J. Halus, Jr">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujm2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA277|title=Irish Americans: The History and Culture of a People|author-link1=William E. Watson|last1=Watson|first1=William E.|last2=Halus|first2=Eugene J. Jr. |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-1610694674|date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="kill your stereo genres"/><ref name="William E. Watson and Eugene J. Halus, Jr"/> [[shoegaze]],<ref name="kill your stereo genres"/> [[synth-pop]],<ref name="brooklynvegan genres"/> [[art rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/adore-mw0000035035|title=Adore – The Smashing Pumpkins|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103211440/https://www.allmusic.com/album/adore-mw0000035035|archive-date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[electronic rock]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5944947/smashing-pumpkins-to-release-pair-of-epic-albums-in-2015|title=Smashing Pumpkins to Release Pair of 'Epic' Albums in 2015|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 25, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025200321/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5944947/smashing-pumpkins-to-release-pair-of-epic-albums-in-2015|archive-date=October 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[gothic rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/smashing-pumpkins-machina-the-machines-of-god|title=Smashing Pumpkins – Machina: The Machines of God|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=April 7, 2001|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103211428/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/smashing-pumpkins-machina-the-machines-of-god/|archive-date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[dream pop]],<ref name="loudwire genres"/> [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]],<ref name="loudwire genres"/> [[college rock]],<ref name="loudwire genres"/> [[punk rock]],<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Pumpkin Pugilism|last = Eliscu|first = Jenny|date = May 1, 2000|journal = [[New York (magazine)|New York]]|volume = 33|issue = 17|page = 122}}</ref> and [[progressive rock]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Prato|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/siamese-dream-mw0000099414|title=Siamese Dream Review|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> According to drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, when the Smashing Pumpkins first formed, each member had their own set of influences, few of which were shared by the whole band:<blockquote>At the beginning, [there were few common influences]. I came from a [[jazz]] background, my influences were [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Return to Forever]], [[Weather Report]]. Billy was very much into [[Joy Division]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], but also was a closet [[John McLaughlin (musician)|Mahavishnu]] fan, and really liked that [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] stuff, [[progressive rock]]. James Iha was really into [[Johnny Marr]], and D’arcy had her own trip as well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2018 |title=Exclusive: Jimmy Chamberlin opens up - After Smashing Pumpkins, then what? |url=https://www.elmoremagazine.com/2018/01/music-news/jimmy-chamberlin-opens-up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210030624/https://www.elmoremagazine.com/2018/01/music-news/jimmy-chamberlin-opens-up |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=[[Elmore Magazine]]}}</ref></blockquote>Since those early days, the direction of the Smashing Pumpkins has been dominated by lead guitarist, lead vocalist, keyboardist, bassist and primary songwriter Billy Corgan, who has been the band's sole constant member since its inception.<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-worst-pumpkin-chord-iest-songs-smashing-pumpkins.html|title=The Best, Worst, and Pumpkin Chord-iest of Smashing Pumpkins, According to Billy Corgan|quote=...the band's primary songwriter and mastermind, Billy Corgan, who, at 53, remains the sole consistent member of the band...|first=Brady|last=Gerber|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> Journalist [[Greg Kot]] wrote, "The music [of the Smashing Pumpkins] would not be what it is without his ambition and vision, and his famously fractured relationships with his family, friends, and bandmembers."<ref name="seeds" /> Melissa Auf der Maur commented upon news of the group's reunion, "Everyone knows Billy doesn't need too many people to make a Pumpkins record, other than Jimmy [Chamberlin]—who he has on board."<ref>{{cite web | year= 2006 | title= Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Is On | work= NME | url= https://www.nme.com/news/smashing-pumpkins/22129 | access-date= January 11, 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061209142353/http://www.nme.com/news/smashing-pumpkins/22129 | archive-date= December 9, 2006 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> In a 2015 interview, Corgan himself referred to the current iteration of the band as "sort of an open source collective",<ref name="Opensource">{{cite magazine|last1=Anderson|first1=Kyle|title=Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on touring with Manson and the 'open source' nature of his band|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/23/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-tour-interview|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128215900/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/23/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-tour-interview|archive-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref> noting that "[i]t's whoever feels right at the time."<ref name="Opensource" /> Many of Corgan's lyrics for the Pumpkins are cathartic expressions of emotion, full of personal musings and strong indictments of himself and those close to him.<ref name="seeds" /> Music critics were not often fans of Corgan's angst-filled lyrics. Jim DeRogatis wrote in a 1993 ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' article that Corgan's lyrics "too often sound like sophomoric poetry",<ref>DeRogatis, p. 80.</ref> although he viewed the lyrics of later albums ''Adore'' and ''Machina'' as an improvement.<ref>DeRogatis, p. 88.</ref> The band's songs have been described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare-land" by journalist William Shaw.<ref name="Shaw 93">{{cite journal |first=William|last=Shaw |title=Appetite for Destruction |journal=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |date=December 1993 |volume=362 |issue=6419 |page=406 |doi=10.1038/362406a0 |bibcode=1993Natur.362Q.406. }}</ref>

The band's distinctive sound up until ''Adore'' involved layering numerous guitar tracks onto a song during the recording process, a tactic that ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' co-producer Flood called the "Pumpkin guitar overdub army."<ref name="zeroguitar" /> Although there were a lot of overdubbed parts on ''Gish'', Corgan began to really explore the possibilities of overdubbing with ''Siamese Dream''; Corgan has stated that "Soma" alone contains up to 40 overdubbed guitar parts.<ref name=siamesedream>Aledort, Andrew. "Introduction", in ''Siamese Dream Songbook''. Miami: Warner Bros. Publications, 1994.</ref> While Corgan knew many of the songs would be difficult or impossible to replicate from their recorded versions in concert (in fact, some songs were drastically altered for live performance), he has explained the use of overdubbing by posing the question "When you are faced with making a permanent recorded representation of a song, why not endow it with the grandest possible vision?"<ref>Corgan, Billy. "Guitar Geek USA" column. ''Guitar World'', January 1996.</ref> This use of multilayered sounds was inspired by Corgan's love of 1970s popular artists and bands such as [[David Bowie]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]], and the [[Electric Light Orchestra]],<ref name="siamesedream" /> as well as [[shoegaze]], a British alternative rock style of the late 1980s and early 1990s that relied on swirling layers of guitar noise for effect. ''Mellon Collie'' coproducer Alan Moulder was originally hired to mix ''Siamese Dream'' because Corgan was a fan of his work producing shoegaze bands such as [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Ride (band)|Ride]], and [[Slowdive]].<ref>DeRogatis, p. 78.</ref>

Like many contemporary alternative bands, the Smashing Pumpkins utilized shifts in song dynamics, going from quiet to loud and vice versa. Hüsker Dü's seminal album ''[[Zen Arcade]]'' demonstrated to the band how they could place gentler material against more aggressive fare,<ref name="seeds" /> and Corgan made such shifts in dynamics central to the pursuit of his grand musical ambitions.<ref>Corgan, Billy. "Guitar Geek USA [column]", ''Guitar World''. September 1995.</ref> Corgan said he liked the idea of creating his own alternative universe through sound that essentially tells the listener, "Welcome to Pumpkin Land, this is what it sounds like on Planet Pumpkin."<ref>DeRogatis, p. 76.</ref> This emphasis on atmosphere carried through to ''Adore'' (described as "arcane night music" in prerelease promotion)<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil |date=January 14, 1998 |title=Pumpkins Recording Album of "Arcane Night Music" |publisher=Addicted to Noise/JamesIha.org |url=http://jamesiha.org/newsdatabase.php?id=1534 |access-date=September 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802125549/http://www.jamesiha.org/newsdatabase.php?id=1534 |archive-date=August 2, 2007 }}</ref> and the ''Machina'' albums (concept records that tell the story of a fictional rock band).<ref name="seeds" />

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The Pumpkins drew inspiration from a variety of other genres, some unfashionable during the 1990s among music critics. Corgan in particular was open about his appreciation of heavy metal, citing [[Dimebag Darrell]] of [[Pantera]] as his favorite contemporary guitarist.<ref name="zeroguitar" /><ref>Corgan, Billy. "Guitar Geek USA [column]", ''Guitar World''. August 1995.</ref> When one interviewer commented to Corgan and Iha that "Smashing Pumpkins is one of the groups that relegitimized heavy metal" and that they "were among the first alternative rockers to mention people like [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] and [[Black Sabbath]] with anything other than contempt", Corgan went on to rave about Black Sabbath's ''[[Master of Reality]]'' and [[Judas Priest]]'s ''[[Unleashed in the East]]''.<ref name="zeroguitar" /> The song "Zero", which reminded Iha of Judas Priest, is an example of what the band dubbed "cybermetal".<ref>"Killer B's." ''Guitar World'', January 1997.</ref> Other bands Corgan cited as influences are [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]], [[Accept (band)|Accept]], [[Mercyful Fate]], [[Dokken]], [[Metallica]], [[Slayer]] and [[Myrkur]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN picks 11 greatest heavy-metal bands ever |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/premium-video/music/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-picks-11-greatest-heavy-metal-bands-ever |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref>

[[Post-punk]] and gothic rock bands like [[Joy Division]]/[[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[the Cure]], and [[Depeche Mode]] were formative influences on the band, which covered such artists in concert and on record. Corgan also cited [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] saying it was important to point back to bands that influenced them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crestfallen.com/2011/10/28/billy-corgan-plays-x-tracks-while-hosting-siriusxm-lithium-station/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831121706/http://www.crestfallen.com/2011/10/28/billy-corgan-plays-x-tracks-while-hosting-siriusxm-lithium-station/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |title=Billy Corgan plays X tracks while hosting SiriusXM Lithium station |work=crestfallen.com |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> [[Psychedelic rock]] was also referenced often in the band's early recordings; according to Corgan, "In typical Pumpkins fashion, no one at that point really liked loud guitars or psychedelic music so, of course, that's exactly what we had to do."<ref>Commentary for "Siva" music video. ''The Smashing Pumpkins 1991–2000: Greatest Hits Video Collection'' (Virgin Records, 2001).</ref> Corgan felt that the band's guitars "are a mixture of heavy metal and 80s alternative rock. I think of Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees".<ref>{{cite web|first=Ludovic |last=Egraz|title=Interview - Billy Corgan and Jeff Schroeder – The Smashing Pumpkins|url=http://www.bendnote.com/landing/blog/guitare/interview-de-billy-corgan-et-jeff-schroeder-the-smashing-pumpkins/|publisher=Bendnote.com|date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721003736/http://www.bendnote.com/landing/blog/guitare/interview-de-billy-corgan-et-jeff-schroeder-the-smashing-pumpkins/|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2016}}.</ref> Corgan acknowledged that a chord he jokingly claimed as "the Pumpkin chord" (a G# octave chord at the eleventh fret of a guitar with the low E string played under it), used as the basis for "Cherub Rock", "[[Drown (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Drown]]", and other songs, was in fact previously used by [[Jimi Hendrix]].<ref name="siamesedream" /> Other early influences cited by Corgan include [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[the Stooges]], and [[Blue Cheer]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Smashing Pumpkins |work=Chicago Tribune | date=September 7, 1990}}</ref>

Regarding the band's influence upon other groups, Greg Kot wrote in 2001, "Whereas Nirvana spawned countless mini-Nirvanas, the Pumpkins remain an island unto themselves."<ref name="seeds" /> Still, several artists and bands have considered the Pumpkins as an influence, such as [[Nelly Furtado]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Parker |first=Lyndsey |author-link=Lyndsey Parker |title=Exclusive LAUNCH Artist Chat |work=Nelly Furtado |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=October 25, 2000 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12058557 |access-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322233026/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12058557 |archive-date=March 22, 2007 }}</ref> [[Marilyn Manson]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/marilyn-manson-the-music-that-made-me-20150508|title=Marilyn Manson: The Music That Made Me|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 8, 2015|access-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507005347/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/marilyn-manson-the-music-that-made-me-20150508|archive-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> [[Deftones]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuno |date=2023-05-21 |title=Billy Corgan meets Chino Moreno: Team Sleep and the Inspirational Riffs of the Smashing Pumpkins |url=https://www.deftonesworld.com/billy-corgan-meets-chino-moreno-team-sleep-and-the-inspirational-riffs-of-the-smashing-pumpkins/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=DeftonesWorld - All about the Deftones |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Evanescence]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/through-the-open-door-6333275|title=Through the Open Door|first=John|last=Hood|work=[[Miami New Times]]|date=October 18, 2007|access-date=August 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164937/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/through-the-open-door-6333275|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Third Eye Blind]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thirdeyeblind/status/860162322702192641?lang=en|title=Third Eye Blind (@ThirdEyeBlind) |website=Twitter.com|access-date=August 29, 2025}}</ref> [[Mark Hoppus]] of [[Blink-182]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m0lwd|title=Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 on Siamese Dream, Masterpieces – Smashing Pumpkins, Zane Lowe |website=BBC Radio 1|date=November 21, 2011 }}</ref> [[Tegan and Sara]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Moon|first=Jin|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/radar/tegan_sara.aspx|title=Twins Peak – Tegan and Sara|publisher=[[ASCAP]]|date=July 1, 2005|access-date=March 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324205512/http://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/radar/tegan_sara.aspx|archive-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> [[Fall Out Boy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyoO0eIuSg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/1EyoO0eIuSg| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=Interview with Fall Out Boy|last=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|date=July 30, 2014|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Rivers Cuomo]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/weezer-rivers-cuomo-oasis-rem-pixies-smashing-pumpkins-covers-2263152|title=Watch Weezer's Rivers Cuomo cover Oasis, REM, Pixies and Smashing Pumpkins |date=March 14, 2018|magazine=NME}}</ref> [[M83 (band)|M83]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=M83's Double Standard|magazine=[[Exclaim]]|date=October 23, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2024|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/m83s_double_standard/}}</ref> [[Panic! at the Disco]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Panic at the Disco's Secret Influences|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 28, 2012|access-date=February 16, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/panic-at-the-discos-secret-influences-19691231|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206180429/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/panic-at-the-discos-secret-influences-19691231|archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> [[Silversun Pickups]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Interview: Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups|work=[[UWIRE]]|date=July 10, 2010|access-date=December 12, 2019|url=https://www.uwire.com/2010/07/02/music-interview-nikki-monninger-of-silversun-pickups/}}</ref> [[Vision Eternel]],<ref name="IdioteqInterview">{{Cite web |last=Montoya |first=John |date=December 27, 2020 |title=Examining Vision Eternel's New Record "For Farewell of Nostalgia," as Alexander Julien explains heartbreak |url=https://idioteq.com/examining-vision-eternels-new-record-for-farewell-of-nostalgia-as-alexander-julien-explains-heartbreak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228144632/https://idioteq.com/examining-vision-eternels-new-record-for-farewell-of-nostalgia-as-alexander-julien-explains-heartbreak |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Idioteq |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ReGenMagazineInterview">{{Cite web |last=Mayo |first=Stitch |date=March 12, 2024 |title=InterView: Vision Eternel – Dark and Depressive Phases |url=https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-vision-eternel-dark-and-depressive-phases |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327140748/https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-vision-eternel-dark-and-depressive-phases |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=ReGen Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> [[My Chemical Romance]], and [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Code Orange: "The Above comes from a more personal, emotional point… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-jami-morgan-reba-meyers-the-above-hardcore-metal-interview |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> My Chemical Romance vocalist [[Gerard Way]] has said that they pattern their career upon the Pumpkins',<ref>{{cite web|author=Tyme, Gwyn |date=May 5, 2005 |title=My Chemical Romance – Interview with Gerard Way |publisher=MusicPix.net |url=http://www.musicpix.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=41&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |access-date=November 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927062100/http://www.musicpix.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=41&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> including music videos.<ref name="pumpkinsstatus">{{cite web|author=Montgomery, James |date=January 13, 2005 |title=My Chemical Romance Aim for Smashing Pumpkins Status |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495856/01132005/my_chemical_romance.jhtml |access-date=November 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119033941/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495856/01132005/my_chemical_romance.jhtml |archive-date=November 19, 2006 }}</ref> The members of fellow Chicago band [[Kill Hannah]] are friends with Corgan,<ref>{{cite web|author=Hudson, Marc |author-link=Marc Hudson |date=September 18, 2006 |title=Future Imperfect: Mat Devine of Kill Hannah |publisher=PopSyndicate.com |url=http://www.popsyndicate.com/index.php/site/story/future_imperfect_mat_devine_of_kill_hannah/ |access-date=February 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015442/http://www.popsyndicate.com/index.php/site/story/future_imperfect_mat_devine_of_kill_hannah/ |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> and lead singer [[Mat Devine]] has compared his group to the Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web |author= Bondowski, Karen |date= December 21, 2006 |title= Interview with Kill Hannah's Matt Devine |publisher= Livewire (ConcertLivewire.com) |url= http://www.concertlivewire.com/interviews/hannahint.htm |access-date= February 17, 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070221073950/http://www.concertlivewire.com/interviews/hannahint.htm |archive-date= February 21, 2007 |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

The group has sold over 30&nbsp;million albums worldwide {{as of|2012|October|lc=yes}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-smashing-pumpkins-defining-1995-double-album-mellon-collie--the-infinite-sadness-earns-diamond-certification-from-the-riaa-for-sales-of-10-million-discs-172289281.html |title=The Smashing Pumpkins' Defining 1995 Double Album 'Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness' Earns Diamond Certification From The RIAA For Sales Of 10 Million Discs |last=EMI Music |date=October 2, 2012 |website=PRNewswire.com |access-date=April 2, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102709/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-smashing-pumpkins-defining-1995-double-album-mellon-collie--the-infinite-sadness-earns-diamond-certification-from-the-riaa-for-sales-of-10-million-discs-172289281.html |archive-date=April 2, 2018 }}</ref> and sales in the United States alone reaching 19.75&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=awards_by_artist#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum |website=RIAA.com |access-date=April 2, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216204505/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=awards_by_artist#search_section |archive-date=December 16, 2016 }}</ref> ''Siamese Dream'' and ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' have both appeared in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref name="RollingStone_500G_2023">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/the-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream-3-1062892/|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 31, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone_500G_2003">{{cite book| editor-last=Levy| editor-first=Joe| editor2-last=Van Zandt| editor2-first=Steven| editor2-link=Steven Van Zandt|title=Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|orig-year=November 16, 2005|edition=3rd|date=October 24, 2006|publisher=Wenner Books|isbn=1932958614|oclc=70672814}}</ref>

==Music videos==
[[File:Smashing pumpkins tonight video 02.jpg|thumb |right |alt=The set from the "Tonight, Tonight" music video features the performers dressed in Victorian clothing on a colorful set mimicking the moon. A moon monster is portrayed by a man on the left of the photo; he has on a pale green form-fitting jumpsuit with large blue and purple dots on it and wears matching make-up. On his head is a large prosthesis mimicking tall pale green hair. A man stands to the right wearing a suit and bowler and in front of him is a woman wearing a flowing gown. The woman has just struck another moon monster with an umbrella, and the moon monster has disappeared in a puff of smoke.|Drawing heavy influence from [[Georges Méliès]]'s ''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'', the video for "[[Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tonight, Tonight]]" was filmed in the style of a turn-of-the-century [[silent film]] using theater-style backdrops and primitive special effects.<ref>Commentary for "Tonight, Tonight" music video. ''The Smashing Pumpkins 1991–2000: Greatest Hits Video Collection'' (Virgin Records, 2001).</ref>]]
The Smashing Pumpkins have been praised as "responsible for some of the most striking and memorable video clips" and for having "approached videos from a completely artistic standpoint rather than mere commercials to sell albums".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r559297 |title=Greatest Hits <nowiki>[Video/DVD]</nowiki> |author=Greg Prato |work=Allmusic |access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> MTV's 2001 anniversary special ''Testimony: 20&nbsp;Years of Rock on MTV'' credited the Pumpkins, along with [[Nine Inch Nails]], with treating music videos as an art form during the 1990s. Corgan has said, "We generally resisted the idea of what I call the classic MTV rock video, which is like lots of people jumping around and stuff."<ref>Commentary for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" music video. ''The Smashing Pumpkins 1991–2000: Greatest Hits Video Collection'' (Virgin Records, 2001).</ref> The band worked with video directors including [[Kevin Kerslake]] ("Cherub Rock"), [[Samuel Bayer]] ("Bullet with Butterfly Wings"), and, most frequently, the team of [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] ("[[Rocket (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Rocket]]", "1979", "Tonight, Tonight", "The End Is the Beginning Is the End", and "[[Perfect (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Perfect]]"). Corgan, who was frequently heavily involved in the conception of the videos, said of Dayton and Faris, "I know my [initial] versions are always darker, and they're always talking me into something a little kinder and gentler."<ref>Commentary for "Rocket" music video. ''The Smashing Pumpkins 1991–2000: Greatest Hits Video Collection'' (Virgin Records, 2001).</ref> Videos like "[[Today (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Today]]", "Rocket", and "1979" dealt with images taken from middle American culture, albeit exaggerated. The group's videos so often avoid the literal interpretation of the song lyrics that the video for "Thirty-Three", with images closely related to the words of the song, was created as an intentional stylistic departure.<ref>Commentary for "Thirty-Three" music video. ''The Smashing Pumpkins 1991–2000: Greatest Hits Video Collection'' (Virgin Records, 2001).</ref>

The band was nominated for several [[MTV Video Music Awards]] during the 1990s. In 1996, the group won eight VMAs total for the "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight" videos, including the top award, Video of the Year, for "Tonight, Tonight". The video was also nominated for a Grammy at the 1997 ceremony. Of the "Tonight, Tonight" video, Corgan remarked, "I don't think we've ever had people react [like this]... it just seemed to touch a nerve."<ref>{{cite interview |last=Corgan |first=Billy |work=Smashing Pumpkins Videography |title=Interview|publisher=MTV |year=1996}}</ref>

Shortly after the band's 2000 breakup, the ''Greatest Hits Video Collection'' was released, collecting the band's music videos from 1991 to 2000 and including commentary from Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, Wretzky, and various music video directors with outtakes, live performances, and the extended "Try, Try, Try" short film.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|title=Greatest Hits [Video/DVD]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-video-dvd-mw0000017160|website=Allmusic|access-date=July 28, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929040147/http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-video-dvd-mw0000017160|archive-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Band members==
{{Main|List of the Smashing Pumpkins band members}}

'''Current members'''
* [[Billy Corgan]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass <small>(1988–2000, 2006–present)</small>
* [[James Iha]]&nbsp;– guitar, bass, backing and occasional lead vocals <small>(1988–2000, 2018–present)</small>
* [[Jimmy Chamberlin]]&nbsp;– drums <small>(1988–1996, 1998–2000, 2006–2009, 2015–present)</small>

'''Current touring musicians'''
* Jack Bates – bass <small>(2015–present)</small>
* [[Kiki Wong]] – guitar <small>(2024–present)</small>

'''Former members'''
* [[D'arcy Wretzky]]&nbsp;– bass, backing and occasional lead vocals <small>(1988–1999)</small>
* [[Melissa Auf der Maur]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals <small>(1999–2000)</small>
* [[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]]&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals, keyboards <small>(2009–2014)</small>
* [[Nicole Fiorentino]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals, keyboards <small>(2010–2014)</small>
* [[Jeff Schroeder]]&nbsp;– guitar, backing vocals, keyboards <small>(2006–2023)</small>

==Awards==
{{main list|List of awards and nominations received by the Smashing Pumpkins}}

'''[[American Music Awards]]'''
* 1997 – Best Alternative Artist

'''[[Grammy Award]]s'''
* 1997 – "[[Bullet with Butterfly Wings]]" – Best Hard Rock Performance
* 1998 – "[[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]" – Best Hard Rock Performance

'''[[MTV Europe Music Award]]s'''
* 1996 – Best Rock

'''[[MTV Video Music Award]]s'''
* 1996 – "[[Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tonight, Tonight]]" – Video of the Year, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography
* 1996 – "[[1979 (song)|1979]]" – Best Alternative Video

==Discography==
{{Main|The Smashing Pumpkins discography}}

===Studio albums===
* ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Adore (album)|Adore]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' (2000)†
* ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]'' (2000)†
* ''[[Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Zeitgeist]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Oceania (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Oceania]]'' (2012)‡
* ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]'' (2014)‡
* ''[[Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Cyr (album)|Cyr]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts]]'' (2022–2023)
* ''[[Aghori Mhori Mei]]'' (2024)
* <!-- Do not add ''[[Zodeon at Crystal Hall]]'' (2025) which is not a standard studio album -->

===Notes===

† Reworked as ''[[Machina: Aranea Alba Editio]]'' (2025), a box set combining and restructuring both ''Machina'' albums into a single album with additional tracks.

‡ Part of ''[[Teargarden by Kaleidyscope]]'' (2009–2014), an overarching project abandoned before completion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/09/smashing-pumpkins-announce-free-44-track-album/|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce Free 44-Track Album!|date=September 16, 2009|website=Spin|access-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Leas| first = Ryan| title = Inside Baseball with Billy Corgan: The Smashing Pumpkins Head on ''Adore'', ''MACHINA'', and the End of ''Teargarden''| work = [[Stereogum]]| publisher = [[Spin Media]]| date = August 19, 2014| url = https://www.stereogum.com/1698954/inside-baseball-with-billy-corgan-the-smashing-pumpkins-leader-on-adore-machina-and-the-end-of-teargarden-by-kaleidyscope/interviews/| access-date = December 7, 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. alternative rock chart|List of artists who reached number one on the US alternative rock chart]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=667 |date=October 14, 1993 |page=19 |last=Azerrad |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Azerrad |title=Smashing Pumpkins' Sudden Impact}}
* {{cite book |last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |author-link=Jim DeRogatis |title=Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's |publisher=[[Da Capo Press|Da Capo]] |year=2003 |isbn=978-0306812712 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/milkitcollectedm00dero }}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-smashing-pumpkins-mn0000036521/biography |title=Biography |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=Allmusic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225075103/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-smashing-pumpkins-mn0000036521/biography |archive-date=February 25, 2016}}
* {{cite journal |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |title=Pumpkin Seeds |journal=[[Guitar World]] |date=January 2002}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Prato |first=Greg |title=I Am One: The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988-1994 |publisher=[[Kindle Direct Publishing]] |location=Seattle |year=2026 |isbn=979-8250604017}}
* {{cite book |last=Stapleton |first=Jim |title=Smashing Pumpkins |publisher=Carlton Books |location=Italy |year=1994 |isbn=978-1858680682}}
* {{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=Alternative Rock |publisher=[[Miller Freeman, Inc.]] |location=San Francisco |year=2000 |isbn=978-0879306076}}
* {{cite book |last=Wise|first=Nick|date=1995|title=Smashing Pumpkins|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=978-0711941663}}

==External links==
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* {{AllMusic}}

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