Diorama is the fourth album by the Australian band Silverchair, released in 2002. Although Silverchair were known as a post-grunge band, by this time in their career, their music had progressed to such an extent that it became largely unrecognizable as work of the same adolescent rock-group that burst onto the international music scene in 1995.

The sound of Diorama has been described by many as more refined than Silverchair's earlier work. It is probably more accurate, however, to view Diorama as a natural continuation of the changes to their sound that began in 1999's Neon Ballroom. In any case, many of the songs can be described as progressive rock, including power ballads (e.g. "World Upon Your Shoulders"). One is reminded of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion albums, except that a greater focus seems to be put on the symphonic arrangements (arranged by Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson's SMiLE collaborator). Other songs, however, (e.g. "One Way Mule") exhibit more familiar Silverchair riffs, albeit with more melodic, less angry vocals. Throughout the album can be heard time signatures other than 4/4, a throwback to Silverchair's earlier work and that of contemporaries Soundgarden.

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