Described by Sony's street-oriented imprit Murmur as "loud, obnoxious, intelligent, beguiling, dynamic and totally accessable,"silverchair turned Oz rock on its ear and sent it spinning in a welcome new directon. The three underage rockers from the industrial city of Newcastle--who beat 800 other acts in a national demo competition and were adopted by the JJJ radio network--came storming out of nowhere in 1994 two No.1 singles "Tomorrow" and "Pure Massacre." After causing near-riots at this year's Big Day Out festival and touring between school commitments, Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou recorded a debut album, Frogstomp, in nine days, and it went straight to the top of the ARIA album chart.With radio reaction and sales also registering strongly through Epic Records in the U.S. and tour dates in Europe, silverchair can do no wrong in the home market. Its sound, seemingly pitched between Black Sabbath and '90s grunge, has been adopted simultaneously by the teen, alternative and pub-rock markets. Australia is, Murmur label manger John O'Donnell says "hungry for their stink"