Soundgarden
From:
Seattle,
WA,
United States
Last Known Status: Regrouped
Latest Soundgarden News
Below is our complete Soundgarden news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Darkher Uploads Soundgarden Cover
Darkher presents an incredibly beautiful rendering of that in many ways most tragic Soundgarden song "Like Suicide," which is carried by Jayn Maiven's magical voice and haunting instrumentation. The mysterious British artist has furthermore illustrated this touching song with a brilliant video.
More information about the forthcoming MER Redux Series installment "Superunknown Redux" can be found below. The massive double album has been scheduled for release on July 14.
Darkher comments: "When I was approached for my own rendition of 'Like Suicide' by Soundgarden, I felt it was important to do a version which sensitively captured the spirit of the original song", singer and multi-instrumentalist Jayn Maiven explains. "Yet I also decided to take the lyrics musically on a different journey."
Jadd Shickler adds: "The death of Chris Cornell hit fans and musicians like a bomb, myself included", the label manager writes. "In an inexplicable way, it felt almost like I'd lost a personal friend. I did not actually know him, but there was so much longing and melancholy in a lot of his music that one could almost feel that he'd spent his life fighting to hold himself together and eventually just couldn't fight anymore. When the time came to assemble the artists to re-imagine 'Superunknown', it felt important to make a statement about losing him, so I specifically asked Darkher to consider taking on 'Like Suicide'. I knew that her delicate, haunting nature would recast this song as something more tragic and amplify the visceral sense of loss that so many of us feel about Chris being gone. And just as I expected, her rendition is a perfectly heartbroken goodbye."
"Superunknown Redux" tracklisting:
1. Ufomammut - Let Me Drown
2. High Priest feat. Bobby Ferry (16) - My Wave
3. Marissa Nadler - Fell On Black Days
4. Somnuri - Mailman
5. Valley of the Sun - "Superunknown"
6. Frayle - Head Down
7. Spotlights - Black Hole Sun
8. Horseburner - Spoonman
9. Witch Mountain - Limo Wreck
10. Beastwars - The Day I Tried to Live
11. Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows - Kickstand
12. The Age of Truth - Fresh Tendrils
13. Marc Urselli's SteppenDoom feat. Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), Igor Sydorenko (Stoned Jesus), Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Eleven), Albert Kuvezin (Yat-Kha) & Utelo - 4th of July
14. Dozer - Half
15. Darkher - Like Suicide More...
3rd Secret (Soundgarden, Nirvana Etc.) Debut Song
The new supergroup named 3rd Secret finds guitarist Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), drummer Matt Camreon (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam) and bassist Krist Novoselic (ex-Nirvana) teaming up. Also featured in the lineup is guitarist Jon “Bubba” Dupree (ex-Void) and frontwomen Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye, who also are part of Novoselic' other project Giants In The Trees.
Mastodon Premiere New Music Video "Teardrinker"
A new music video for Mastodon's new track “Teardrinker” has premiered, streaming for you below. It’s the second advance track taken from their impending new double-album “Hushed And Grim“. The outing will feature guest spots from Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, Municipal Waste, etc. drummer Dave Witte among others. An October 29th release date has been slated for it.
This fall the band will be out on the below co-headlining tour with Opeth. Zeal & Ardor will open: More...
The Pretty Reckless Premiere New Single
The Pretty Reckless premiere their new track “And So It Went” which boasts a guest appearance from Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The band's new record “Death By Rock And Roll” will be out in storers on February 12th through Fearless Records.
“Death By Rock And Roll” will also feature a guest appearance from Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron on the song “Only Love Can Save Me Now“.
Comments frontwoman Taylor Momsen: More...
Craig Locicero Comments On Chris Cornell's Passing
Last night news broke that Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) had passed away, with news arriving this morning that the cause of death was an apparent suicide. Musicians from across the genre spectrum have expressed their condolences or extreme surprise, with Forbidden's Craig Locicero issuing this lengthy statement:
"When Alice told me that Chris Cornell was found dead, it was around midnight last night. After looking around I saw it was evidently true. Shocking and somehow not shocking, but most certainly dauntingly sad for millions of us and especially his loved ones and bandmates. When I awoke this morning it still didn't seem real, but as I opened up Instagram, every post was a Cornell picture with heartfelt words attached to them. It hit me hard in that moment. It's hitting me right now.
"In 1989 Forbidden went to the Foundations Forum in L.A. to do the schmooze thing with hundreds of other metal bands. Hair metal, thrash metal, prog metal, heavy metal...metal metal. It was like what the NAMM show has turned into these days, but worse. Or better... I dunno...
Everybody got a gift bag the first day. I didn't even sift through mine until I got home. At that time I went back to living at my parents house in Fremont for a short stay. I opened up my gift bag and found a bunch of unmemorable crap and one cassette that looked interesting to me. Didn't fit in the cheese bag. That cassette was 'Loud Than Love' by Soundgarden.
"I remember putting it on and immediately feeling transformed into a different world. One far less ridged and more free than what music was turning into commercially, even in my thrash metal genre. A world that wasn't laid into perfect lines, but was splashed in colors and emotion. Less processed, more raw emotion and power. More...
WCBS Radio New York Reports Cornell Death Suicide
The news of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death rocked the music world today, but in a breaking news report on WCBS Radio out of New York indicated that Detroit officials have said that the death appears to be a suicide.
The breaking news story aired just after 7:05am on 880AM, but complete details on the cause have not yet been disclosed. Multiple news sources followed with similar updates, including from WXYZ in Detroit, which reported: "Police say Cornell's wife called a family friend and asked him to check on his well-being. The friend forced opened the door and found Cornell on the bathroom floor, according to police."
Check out the report at this location. More information on the story is expected soon.
Headline News
Chris Cornell Passes Away Aged 52
Update: the cause of death has now been reported as a suicide.
Chris Cornell, the singer for such successful bands as Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog, has passed away at the age of 52. The cause of death is unknown at this time and a medical examination will be performed in due course, but his death occured shortly after Soundgarden performed a concert in Detroit last night (May 17th.) More information about the singer's death will be revealed as soon as it becomes available.
Cornell made his name with Soundgarden, one of the biggest and most influential grunge bands who helped define the "Seattle sound," releasing five albums before their split up, after which he joined three of the four members of Rage Against the Machine to form Audioslave, a highly successful group who released three albums before parting company in 2007.
He was also known for his solo career, releasing five albums beginning with "Euphoria Morning" in 1999 and scoring a hit with, "You Know My Name," the theme song to the James Bond film, "Casino Royale." He reunited with Soundgarden in 2010 and the band released another album, "King Animal" in 2012. Soundgarden were writing new material at the time of his passing. More...
Soundgarden Embarks On Tour
One of the most influential bands in rock music, Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum band Soundgarden just embarked on a North American headlining tour in Tampa, FL at WXTV Rockfest. The Pretty Reckless and Dillinger Escape Plan will support select dates, with full tour info available below.
Soundgarden will also appear at a variety of previously announced summer festivals, including Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock Festival, 89.7 The River's Rockfest, Rock on the Range, and more.
In other news, Soundgarden and Sub Pop recently released the remixed and expanded reissue of the band's Grammy nominated debut full-length album, "Ultramega OK," on March 10th. Soundgarden is currently working on a new album. More...
Soundgarden Announces North American Tour
Soundgarden - One of the most influential bands in rock music Soundgarden announced a North American headline tour that will kick off on May 3rd in Atlanta, GA at the Fox Theatre. The Pretty Reckless and Dillinger Escape Plan will support select dates. A special ticket pre-sale for fans who are signed up to www.soundgarden.com and www.chriscornell.com will launch Tuesday, February 28th at 10:00am local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday March 3rd at 10am local time.
Soundgarden will also appear at a variety of previously announced summer festivals, including: WXTV Rockfest, Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock Festival, 89.7 The River's Rockfest, Rock on the Range, and more. See below for a complete list of confirmed dates.
In other news, Soundgarden and Sub Pop recently announced the release of the remixed and expanded reissue of the band's debut full-length album, "Ultramega OK," on March 10, 2017. Additionally, in November 2016, the band celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the album "Badmotorfinger" by releasing four special editions of the 1991 album, and in July and August 2016 Soundgarden re-released a standard single LP vinyl of the second full-length studio album, 1989's "Louder Than Love" as well as a two-LP 180-gram vinyl 20th anniversary reissue of seminal 1996 album, "Down on the Upside."
Soundgarden is currently working on a new album. The dates and venues are:
4/28 Tampa, FL - WXTV Rockfest
4/29 Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville
4/30 Ft Myers, FL - Fort Rock Festival
5/3 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre*
5/5 Concord, NC - Carolina Rebellion
5/6 Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre^
5/7 Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
5/10 Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn*
5/12 Council Bluffs, IA - KIWR Rockfest
5/13 Somerset, WI - Northern Invasion
5/14 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre^
5/17 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre*
5/19 Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range
5/20 Maryland Heights, MO - KPNT Pointfest
5/22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium^
5/25 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center^
5/26 Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory^
5/27 Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
Northern Invasion Lineup Revealed
Soundgarden and Kid Rock will headline the third annual Northern Invasion this coming Saturday, May 13th and Sunday, May 14th at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, WI.
Northern Invasion hosts the biggest rock bands for over twelve hours each day on three stages, and offers a top tier campground experience. In 2016, Northern Invasion expanded to two full days, with over 45,000 in attendance. The music lineup for Northern Invasion 2017 is as follows:
Soundgarden, Kid Rock, Godsmack, The Offspring, Bush, Papa Roach, Alter Bridge, The Pretty Reckless, Amon Amarth, Opeth, In Flames, Gojira, Pierce The Veil, Sum 41, The Struts, Motionless In White, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Story So Far, Nothing More, Fozzy, Every Time I Die, Rival Sons, Attila, Starset, I Prevail, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Volumes, Bad Omens, As Lions, Radkey, Dorothy, Sylar, Wage War, Bleeker, Goodbye June, Badflower, The Charm The Fury, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Citizen Zero, and more.
"Looking forward to bringing the Smack to Northern Invasion,” said Godsmack’s Sully Erna. It’ll be awesome to share the stage with so many great artists."
Gavin Rossdale of Bush said, “We are so excited to come play the Northern Invasion. So many killer bands I want to see…starting with Soundgarden. We plan on bringing the fire.”
Presale weekend tickets and layaway packages, as well as hotel, camping and VIP packages, are available for purchase starting Tuesday, December 13th at 10:00 AM CST via this location. More...
Monster Energy Fort Rock Lineup Announced
A lineup featuring some of rock’s biggest artists has been announced for the fifth annual Monster Energy Fort Rock taking place this coming Saturday, April 29th & Sunday, April 30th, 2017 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.
South Florida’s biggest rock festival will be led by Def Leppard (Saturday headliner), Soundgarden (Sunday headliner), and A Perfect Circle, and will feature performances from over 25 bands on two stages, including The Offspring, Mastodon, Chevelle, Seether, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Alter Bridge, and more.
Specially priced tickets as well as VIP packages for Monster Energy Fort Rock will be available starting Tuesday, December 6th at this location. The current music lineup for Monster Energy Fort Rock includes:
Def Leppard, Soundgarden, A Perfect Circle, The Offspring, Mastodon, Chevelle, Seether, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Alter Bridge, The Pretty Reckless, Eagles of Death Metal, Highly Suspect, In Flames, In This Moment, Motionless In White, All That Remains, Nothing More, Beartooth, Starset, I Prevail, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Goodbye June, Cover Your Tracks, and more to be announced. More...
Carolina Rebellion 2017 Lineup Revealed
Soundgarden (Friday), Def Leppard (Saturday) and Avenged Sevenfold (Sunday) will headline the 7th annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion May 5, 6 and 7 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion presale tickets and layaway packages, as well as hotel, camping and VIP packages, are on sale now at this location. In 2016, Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion had another record breaking year with over 90,000 fans in attendance, so fans are encouraged to buy early and save and to be sure to secure a ticket for 2017.
The lineup for Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion is as follows: Soundgarden, Def Leppard and Avenged Sevenfold, A Perfect Circle, Korn, The Offspring, The Cult, Volbeat, Mastodon, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Seether, Chevelle, Alter Bridge, Tesla, Pierce The Veil, The Pretty Reckless, Eagles of Death Metal, Highly Suspect, Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Opeth, Amon Amarth, Sum 41, Skillet, Machine Gun Kelly, Gojira, In Flames, In This Moment, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Falling In Reverse, Motionless In White, Nothing More, Beartooth, Starset, Rival Sons, Every Time I Die, Fozzy, All That Remains, The Amity Affliction, I Prevail, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Kyng, Crobot, Radkey, Volumes, Dorothy, As Lions, Fire From The Gods, Goodbye June, Sylar, Wage War, Badflower, DED, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Charm The Fury, Royal Republic, Mother Feather, Cover Your Tracks, and Citizen Zero. More...
Rock On The Range 2017 Lineup Announced
An unprecedented lineup has been announced for the 11th annual Rock On The Range festival taking place May 19th, 20th, and 21st at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH.
Rock legends Metallica, Soundgarden, and Korn will each headline one night of the festival. Overall, Rock On The Range 2017 - fueled by Monster Energy - will feature over 50 bands performing on three stages, plus the comedians in the ROTR Rolling Rock Comedy Tent, The Music Experience, art installations, and unique onsite activities during the three-day weekend.
Presale and layaway tickets, as well as limited numbers of new Weekend Field VIP tickets and Premier (hotel and camping) Packages, are on sale now at this location. The Rock On The Range music lineup includes: More...
Soundgarden Re-Issuing "Badmotorfinger"
Soundgarden celebrates the 25th anniversary release of classic 1991 album "Badmotorfinger" by releasing four special editions on November 18th via UMe/A&M Records.
The North American and European pre-orders launch today, and those who pre-order will receive an instant download of a studio outtake of the track "Rusty Cage." The abum is coming in Super Deluxe, 2CD Deluxe, 2LP, and 1CD formats.
The limited edition 7-disc Super Deluxe Edition consists of 4 CDs, 2 DVDs, and 1 Blu-ray Audio disc with 109 tracks total: 79 tracks, videos & mixes are previously unreleased. The CD audio content includes the original album newly remastered; 15 previously unreleased studio outtakes newly mixed from the original analog multi-tracks plus the track "New Damage" featuring Brian May from Queen; and "Live at the Paramount," Soundgarden's first-ever complete concert album newly mixed from the original analog multi-tracks and recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on March 6, 1992. More...
Graveyard To Support Soundgarden
Swedish classic rock superstars Graveyard have been confirmed as direct support for the upcoming European run of Soundgarden. Graveyard comments:
"We've been pretty fucking fortunate with the bands we've had the honour to open for. It's like taking a walk through our record collections, or just through rock history. When you list some of them, it comes off as pretty unreal – Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, and Motorhead. And now - Soundgarden! Not so superunknown guys these days. And with the words of a californian rock dude: Pretty fucking bad ass musicians that can deliver a bunch of face melting jams and shred like there's no tomorrow!
"There isn't really much more to say than that. Of course we're super excited to head out on tour with Soundgarden. In a way it's quite logic. If you think about what the roots of their and our music are. We certainly got one or two things in common there, so hopefully people will see it as good match making?“
06.09. S Stockholm - Hovet
07.09. N Oslo - Spektrum
09.09. DK Copenhagen - Forum
10.09. D Berlin - Columbia Halle
11.09. NL Amsterdam - Heineken Music Hall
13.09. UK Manchester - Apollo
14.09. UK Birmingham - Academy
16.09. IRL Dublin - O2 Academy
18.09. UK London - Brixton Academy
Rock On The Range Band Lineup Announced
American rock festival Rock On The Range - which has expanded to three days this year - will hit hard with performances from some of rock’s biggest names. Pre-sale tickets are available at this location.
The 2013 line-up features Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Bush, Stone Sour, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Volbeat, Lamb Of God, Skillet, A Day To Remember, Buckcherry, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, All That Remains, Device (with David Draiman), Steel Panther, Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Asking Alexandria, Pop Evil, In Flames, Clutch, In This Moment, Black Veil Brides, The Sword, Ghost, Motionless In White, Red, Deuce, Middle Class Rut, Big Wreck, Oleander, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Mindset Evolution, Tracer, Beware Of Darkness, Heaven's Basement, American Fangs, Love And Death, Gemini Syndrome, and more.
“We're really looking forward to returning to Rock On The Range with a batch of brand new killer Alice tunes to play for everyone!” says Jerry Cantrell, Alice In Chains.
“Head is back!!,” says Korn’s Jonathan Davis. “Rock On The Range is going to start it all off!! Get ready, we are going to hit it hard!!”
“Bush are thrilled to be playing Rock On The Range with such great bands,” says Bush’s Gavin Rosdale. “We look forward to seeing you all out there.” More...
Soundgarden Posts New Music Video Online
Reunited Seattle rock veterans Soundgarden have posted their new music video online for the song, "Been Away Too Long." You can check it out below. The song comes from their forthcoming new studio album, "King Animal," which is their first since 1996's, "Down on the Upside" and will be released in North America on Tuesday the 13th of November. The group were also the focus of this week's Sunday Old School column, which you can read here. More...
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Sunday Old School: Soundgarden
Since Sunday Old School almost always finishes it's month of sundays with a column about a group from the glam metal scene, it always seems so natural to kick the next month off with one of the so-called "grunge" acts, given it was the next stage in popular rock music. And who better to start November off than Soundgarden, whose reunion has been of the most anticipated in recent times? Soundgarden was formed from the ashes of a band named The Shemps, which featured singing drummer, Chris Cornell and bass player Hiro Yamamoto. The two kept in contact after The Shemps’ demise and were soon joined by guitarist Kim Thayil, who moved to Washington with Yamamoto and future Sub Pop founder, Bruce Pavitt, from Park Forest, Illinois. The trio adopted the name, Soundgarden from a sculpture next to Magnuson Park, Seattle and soon became a four piece, when they hired drummer Scott Sundquist in order for Cornell to focus on his vocals. This lineup would continue for around a year and make the first Soundgarden recordings, which surfaced on a compilation album named, "Deep Six," before Sundquist left to be replaced by Skin Yard drummer, Matt Cameron. The band’s live performances made them one of the stand out groups in an area which had many quality bands, and it was thanks to their blistering presence that KCMU DJ Jonathan Poneman offered to contribute twenty thousand dollars to Sub Pop Records, in order to fund a Soundgarden release, which came in 1987 in the form of the single, "Hunted Down," which also featured a highly regarded b-side in, "Nothing To Say."
The band released two further EPs, "Screaming Life" and "Fopp" through Sub Pop before deciding to sign with SST Records for their first full length effort, snubbing the interest of major labels in the process. They then released their first LP, "Ultramega OK" on Halloween, 1988, and soon found themselves regularly on MTV, thanks to the music video for "Flower," as well as eventually being nominated for a Grammy award for Best Metal Performance 1990, in addition to touring overseas for the first time. Following the "Ultramega OK" tours, the band got to work on their second album, during which they claim ideas weren’t flowing freely from all members, leaving Cornell to write the bulk of it. The second album surfaced in September 1989 as, "Louder Than Love" and would prove to be their last record with Yamamoto, who left to go back to college after he felt he was unable to contribute to the band anymore. He was replaced by former Nirvana guitarist, Jason Everman, and the band hit the road again, this time in support of Canadian progressive metal act, Voivod, with Faith No More opening the shows. There was initially some problems with the distribution for "Louder Than Love," with some retailers taking umbrage with the lyrics to the songs, "Big Dumb Sex" and "Hands All Over," but nonetheless, it became the band’s first record to hit the Billboard 200, peaking at number 108. More...
Soundgarden Posts New Music Video Online
Reunited Seattle rock legends Soundgarden have posted their new music video online for the song, "Live To Rise," which appears on the soundtrack of Marvel Comics new blockbuster movie, The Avengers (aka Avengers Assemble.) You can check it out below.
The band is currently working on a brand new studio album with producer Adam Kaspar, who worked on 1996s "Down On The Upside" album, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Album Charts. The as-yet untitled new album is expected to be released later this year. More...
Five More Bands Confirmed For Download 2012
The organisers of Britain's Download Festival has announced a further five bands for this years edition of the event. Metalcore outfit Killswitch Engage has confirmed, as have NOFX, Nightwish, Shinedown and Black Veil Brides. The festival will take place June 8th - 10th at Donington Park in the United Kingdom.
The lineup is now as follows:
The Prodigy (Headliners)
Metallica (Headliners)
Black Sabbath (Headliners)
Anthrax
As I Lay Dying
August Burns Red
Biffy Clyro
Billy Talent
Black Label Society
Black Veil Brides
Chase and Status
Devildriver
Devin Townsend Project
Fear Factory
Five Finger Death Punch
Ginger Wildheart
Killswitch Engage
Kyuss Lives!
Lamb Of God
Little Angels
Machine Head
Nightwish
NOFX
Periphery
Reckless Love
Shinedown
Slash
Soundgarden
Steel Panther
Tenacious D
Trivium
Ugly Kid Joe
You Me At Six