Editing Screaming Trees (section)

=== 1990–2000: Major label years ===
In 1990 the band signed a major label contract with [[Epic Records]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The band released their fifth full-length album the following year, and first for a major label, ''[[Uncle Anesthesia]]''.<ref name="Allmusic bio" /> The album was produced by [[Terry Date]] and [[Soundgarden]] vocalist [[Chris Cornell]]<ref name="Allmusic bio" /> and included the single "[[Bed of Roses (Screaming Trees song)|Bed of Roses]]", which gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations and peaked at No. 23 on the [[Modern Rock Tracks Chart]]. The single was the first Screaming Trees release to chart. Although ''Uncle Anesthesia'' sold better than their previous efforts, the band remained a cult act.

After the release of ''Uncle Anesthesia'' Van Conner went on hiatus from the band, choosing to tour as bass player for [[Dinosaur Jr.]] instead, with [[Donna Dresch]] filling in for him during Screaming Trees performances. Late in 1991, Nirvana's ''[[Nevermind]]'' became an unexpected commercial success, opening the gates for the rest of the Seattle scene.
[[File:Screaming Trees.jpg|thumb|Screaming Trees in 1992]]
[[Barrett Martin]] replaced previous drummer Pickerel and the new lineup recorded ''[[Sweet Oblivion]]'' in 1992.<ref name="Allmusic bio" /> ''Sweet Oblivion'' was the band's breakout album and included the hit single "[[Nearly Lost You]]". The video for "Nearly Lost You" became an [[MTV]] and alternative radio hit in the fall of 1992, thanks to its inclusion in the soundtrack for the film ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]''. "Nearly Lost You" peaked at No.&nbsp;5 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart, No.&nbsp;12 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart]], No.&nbsp;96 on the [[ARIA Chart]], and No.&nbsp;50 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=David|url=https://archive.org/details/britishhitsingle0000unse|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|year=2004|isbn=978-0-85112-199-4|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/britishhitsingle0000unse/page/486/mode/2up 486]|url-access=registration}}</ref> making it the band's first single to chart outside the United States. "[[Dollar Bill (song)|Dollar Bill]]" was also released as a single and it peaked at No.&nbsp;28 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart and at No.&nbsp;40 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. Overall, ''Sweet Oblivion'' sold a total of 300,000 copies in the [[United States]].<ref name="Allmusic bio" />

Screaming Trees were chosen by Nirvana band leader [[Kurt Cobain]] to appear on the final day of the [[Reading Festival]] in the [[United Kingdom]] on August 30, 1992, which  [[Live at Reading|Nirvana headlined]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/unsung-melodies-kurt-cobain-193016364.html |title=The unsung melodies of Kurt Cobain |date=September 23, 2016 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hutchinson |first=Kate |date=July 13, 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/13/l7-reading-1992-iconic-festival-sets-flying-tampon-donita-sparks |title=L7, Reading 1992: riffs, mud fights and a flying bloody tampon |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Screaming Trees also played at the [[Roskilde Festival]] in [[Denmark]] in 1992 which Nirvana headlined as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fooarchive.com/gpb/screamingtrees05.htm |title=I Love Screaming Trees – Kerrang! |website=fooarchive.com |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> The band supported ''Sweet Oblivion'' with a year-long tour, during which tension developed among the members. After the tour was finished, the group took an extended hiatus. During that time, Lanegan recorded his second solo album, ''[[Whiskey for the Holy Ghost]]'', which was released in 1994.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The following year, Lanegan was featured as a guest vocalist in the Barrett Martin (alongside [[Layne Staley]] and [[Mike McCready]]) side project [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]]. Lanegan co-wrote and sang on two songs. Mad Season would only release one studio album because of Staley's deteriorating health and the 1999 death of bassist [[John Baker Saunders]]. Mad Season attempted to reform with Lanegan on lead vocals, changing the band's name to "Disinformation", however the project never got off the ground. In 2013 Mad Season released a deluxe version of their debut album, including three songs from the Disinformation sessions with new lyrics and vocals by Lanegan.

In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for the only time as part of the [[Big Day Out]] festival, before beginning work on their follow-up to ''Sweet Oblivion''. Following one stillborn attempt at the album, the band hired producer [[George Drakoulias]], who had previously worked with [[the Black Crowes]] and the [[Jayhawks (band)|Jayhawks]]. The resulting album, ''[[Dust (Screaming Trees album)|Dust]]'', was released in 1996, nearly four years after its predecessor. The album peaked at No.&nbsp;134 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200 Chart]], No.&nbsp;32 on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> and No.&nbsp;39 on the [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Top 100 Albums Chart]]. ''Dust'' gained favorable reviews while the singles "[[Sworn and Broken]]" peaked at No.&nbsp;76 on the UK Singles Chart and "[[All I Know (Screaming Trees song)|All I Know]]" peaked at No.&nbsp;9 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts; however, the album ultimately did not match the sales of ''Sweet Oblivion''. After the release of the album, [[Josh Homme]], formerly from [[Kyuss]], was hired as rhythm guitarist.

Following the ''Dust'' tour in the United States, Screaming Trees took another hiatus for Lanegan to begin his work on his third solo album, ''[[Scraps At Midnight]]'', which was released in 1998.<ref name="Allmusic bio" /> The band headed back into the studio in 1999 and recorded several demos including the song "Ash Grey Sunday" and shopped them around to labels, but no label was interested.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band played a few surprise shows in early 2000 to try to gain a label's attention but they were unsuccessful. They did however release the song "One Way Conversation" on the Musicblitz Records internet label. In 2000, after a concert to celebrate the opening of Seattle's [[Experience Music Project]], the band announced their official breakup.<ref name="Allmusic bio" />