In what may come as a surprise to their fans or those who only remembered them from the ’90s, Australian rockers  Silverchair have announced they’re going on an “indefinite hibernation. “We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then … if the band stops being fun and if it’s no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop,” the members — singer-guitarist Daniel Johns, bassist Chris Joannou and drummer Ben Gillies — wrote in a joint letter on their website.

“Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we’re putting Silverchair into ‘indefinite hibernation’ and we’ve decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable future.” Full Story at Spinner