Origin: Seattle, Washington, USA  
Genres: Grunge Metal, Alternative Metal
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Soundgarden

As one of the first bands to record for the legendary Sub Pop record label, Soundgarden is generally regarded as one of the founding fathers of grunge, even though much of their work was of a far more rock/metallic nature than the likes of a Pearl Jam or a Mudhoney, or even a Nirvana. From a metallic standpoint, their peak was 1991's Badmotorfinger, with the later albums such as Superunknown (featuring their biggest hit single, "Black Hole Sun") showing a more alternative side to the band. The band parted ways amicably in April of 1997 to pursue other interests. Vocalist Chris Cornell hooked up with several guys from Rage Against The Machine to form Audioslave, and later continued pursuing a solo career. Finally, the inevitable reformation of the band took place in 2010, and two years later the King Animal album was released.

Current Members

Chris Cornell

vocals (ex-Audioslave) RIP: May 17, 2017, suicide, age 52

Kim Thayil

guitars

Ben Shepherd

bass

Matt Cameron

drums

Former Members/Guests

Hiro Yamamoto

bass


Discography



Screaming Life  EP
1987 Sub Pop
  1. Hunted Down
  2. Entering
  3. Tears To Forget
  4. Nothing To Say
  5. Little Joe
  6. Hand Of God
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Hiro Yamamoto
  • Matt Cameron


Ultramega OK  
1988 SST
  1. Flower
  2. All Your Lies
  3. 665
  4. Beyond The Wheel
  5. 667
  6. Mood For Trouble
  7. Circle Of Power
  8. He Didn't
  9. Smokestack Lightning
  10. Nazi Driver
  11. Head Injury
  12. Incessant Mace
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Hiro Yamamoto
  • Matt Cameron


Louder Than Love  
1989 A&M
  1. Ugly Truth
  2. Hands All Over
  3. Gun
  4. Power Trip
  5. Get On The Snake
  6. Full On Kevin's Mom
  7. Loud Love
  8. I Awake
  9. No Wrong No Right
  10. Uncovered
  11. Big Dumb Sex
  12. Full On (reprise)
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Hiro Yamamoto
  • Matt Cameron


Badmotorfinger  
1991 A&M
  1. Rusty Cage
  2. Outshined
  3. Slaves & Bulldozers
  4. Jesus Christ Pose
  5. Face Pollution
  6. Somewhere
  7. Searching With My Good Eye Closed
  8. Room A Thousand Years Wide
  9. Mind Riot
  10. Drawing Flies
  11. Holy Water
  12. New Damage
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Ben Shepherd
  • Matt Cameron
1991 Readers' Album #9

1991 BNR Top Ten Album



Superunknown  
1994 A&M
  1. Let Me Drown
  2. My Wave
  3. Fell On Black Days
  4. Mailman
  5. Superunknown
  6. Head Down
  7. Black Hole Sun
  8. Spoonman
  9. Limo Wreck
  10. The Day I Tried To Live
  11. Kickstand
  12. Fresh Tendrils
  13. 4th Of July
  14. Half
  15. Like Suicide
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Ben Shepherd
  • Matt Cameron
1994 Readers' Album #13



Down On The Upside  
1996 A&M
  1. Pretty Nose
  2. Rhinosaur
  3. Zero Chance
  4. Dusty
  5. Ty Cobb
  6. Blow Up The Outside World
  7. Burden In My Hand
  8. Never Named
  9. Applebite
  10. Never The Machine Forever
  11. Tighter & Tighter
  12. No Attention
  13. Switch Opens
  14. Overfloater
  15. An Unkind
  16. Boot Camp
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Ben Shepherd
  • Matt Cameron
1996 Readers' Album #72



The A-Sides  COMPILATION
1997 A&M
  1. Nothing To Say
  2. Flower
  3. Loud Love
  4. Hands All Over
  5. Get On The Snake
  6. Jesus Christ Pose
  7. Outshined
  8. Rusty Cage
  9. Spoonman
  10. The Day I Tried To Live
  11. Black Hole Sun
  12. Fell On Black Days
  13. Pretty Noose
  14. Burden In My Hand
  15. Blow Up The Outside World
  16. Ty Cobb
  17. Bleed Together


Telephantasm  COMPILATION
2010 A&M
  1. Hunted Down
  2. Hands All Over
  3. Outshined
  4. Rusty Cage
  5. Birth Ritual
  6. Black Hole Sun
  7. Spoonman
  8. My Wave
  9. Fell on Black Days
  10. Burden in My Hand
  11. Blow Up the Outside World
  12. Black Rain


Live On I5  LIVE
2011 A&M
  1. Spoonman
  2. Searching With My Good Eye Closed
  3. Let Me Drown
  4. Head Down
  5. Outshined
  6. Rusty Cage
  7. Burden In My Hand
  8. Helter Skelter
  9. Boot Camp
  10. Nothing To Say
  11. Slaves And Bulldozers
  12. Dusty
  13. Fell On Black Days
  14. Search And Destroy
  15. Ty Cobb
  16. Black Hole Sun
  17. Jesus Christ Pose


King Animal  
2012 Universal
  1. Been Away Too Long
  2. Non-State Actor
  3. By Crooked Steps
  4. A Thousand Days Before
  5. Blood on the Valley Floor
  6. Bones of Birds
  7. Taree
  8. Attrition
  9. Black Saturday
  10. Halfway There
  11. Worse Dreams
  12. Eyelid's Mouth
  13. Rowing
  • Chris Cornell
  • Kim Thayil
  • Ben Shepherd
  • Matt Cameron
2012 Readers' Album #21



King Animal Demos  
2013 Universal
  1. Bones of Birds
  2. By Crooked Steps
  3. Halfway There
  4. Worse Dreams
  5. Black Saturday
  6. A Thousand Days Before


Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path  COMPILATION
2014
  1. Sub Pop Rock City
  2. Toy Box
  3. Heretic
  4. Fresh Deadly Roses
  5. HIV Baby
  6. Cold Bitch
  7. Show Me
  8. She's A Politician
  9. Birth Ritual
  10. She Likes Surprises
  11. Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
  12. Exit Stonehenge
  13. Blind Dogs
  14. Bleed Together
  15. Black Rain
  16. Live To Rise
  17. Kristi
  18. Storm
  19. Swallow My Pride
  20. Smokestack Lightnin'
  21. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (John Peel BBC Sessions)
  22. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (John Peel BBC Sessions)
  23. Come Together
  24. Stray Cat Blues
  25. Into The Void (Sealth)
  26. Girl U Want
  27. Touch Me
  28. Can You See Me? (Friday Rock Show BBC Sessions)
  29. Homicidal Suicidal (Friday Rock Show BBC Sessions)
  30. I Can't Give You Anything (Friday Rock Show BBC Sessions)
  31. I Don't Care About You (Friday Rock Show BBC Sessions)
  32. Waiting For The Sun (Live)
  33. Search And Destroy (Live)
  34. Big Bottom (Live)
  35. Earache My Eye (Live)
  36. Twin Tower
  37. Jerry Garcia's Finger
  38. Ghostmotorfinger
  39. Night Surf
  40. A Splice Of Space Jam
  41. The Telephantasm
  42. Black Days III
  43. Karaoke
  44. Fopp (Fucked Up Heavy Dub Mix)
  45. Big Dumb Sex (Dub Version)
  46. Spoonman (Steve Fisk Remix)
  47. Rhinosaur (The Straw That Broke The Rhino's Back Remix)
  48. Dusty (Moby Remix)
  49. The Telephantasm (Steve Fisk 2014 Remix)
  50. One Minute Of Silence



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