'Nevermind' became a hugesuccessfor Seattle-basedgrunge-rockbandNirvana, whose lead singerKurt Cobain committed suicidein 1994. The albumsold over 10 million copies in the USalone.
How the success of "Nevermind" ignited a major-label feeding frenzy to find "the next Nirvana, " resulting in the signing of previously way-too-weird-for-a-major-label bands such as underground heroes The Jesus Lizard and Japanese noise-rockers the Boredoms.