Carolina Rebellion Returns to Charlotte in May with Soundgarden, Alice in Chains : February 01, 2013

The Carolina Rebellion festival returns for its third year, and the 2013 incarnation will feature Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. The event will take place May 4-5 at the Rock ...

Rock the Range Returns with Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains : January 24, 2013

Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins and Alice in Chains will be among the many bands to play in this year’s seventh annual incarnation of Ohio’s Rock On The Range Festival. This ...

Album Review: Soundgarden ‘King Animal’ : December 31, 2012

Of all the bands to come out of the pacific northwest in the grunge era, Soundgarden never truly fit in. They still don’t, and their music is still different from what is popular ...

Green Day ‘¡Dos!,’ Soundgarden ‘King Animal’ Available for Free Streaming : November 06, 2012

You weren’t able to listen to Dookie or Superunknown like this before they came out – new albums from Green Day and Soundgarden are now streaming online, a week ahead of the of ...

Soundgarden Lines Up Intimate Shows in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles : November 02, 2012

Soundgarden have revealed three theater concert dates for later this month that will celebrate the upcoming release of their first new studio album in 16 years. The first show w ...

Could Grunge Nirvana Happen with Joint Pearl Jam, Soundgarden Tour? : September 17, 2012

Could Pearl Jam and Soundgarden be planning on co-headlining road trip next year in what would be one of the biggest tour packages of the year? The Internet certainly is buzzing ab ...

Soundgarden Breaks Sixteen Years of Silence with November Album Release : August 16, 2012

Attention: grunge fans. Soundgarden is back. The band reunited in 2010 after a 13 year hiatus, and they have finally confirmed that a new album of new material – their first in 1 ...

Soundgarden Roll Out Full Summer Tour Calendar : May 05, 2011

This week Chris Cornell will be wrapping up his spring solo acoustic trek in San Diego (where's he played a multitude of Soundgarden classics). After that he will be reconvening wi ...

Lollapalooza Line-up Official: Soundgarden, Lady Gaga, Green Day Headline : April 06, 2010

Lollapalooza returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on August 6-8 for its 2010 edition of the longest-running outdoor music festival. It comes complete with the newly reformed Soundgard ...

Soundgarden Reunites for 2010 Tour : January 03, 2010

Soundgarden, grunge rock icons, appear ready to reunite later sometime this year. This is according to Chris Cornell, the band's frontman, who posted a message online on New Year' ...

Soundgarden Biography

The Seattle, Washington-based grunge band Soundgarden was established in 1984 by Chris Cornell (lead singer), Hiro Yamamto (bassist) and Kim Thayil (lead guitarist). Matt Cameron joined in 1986 to become their full time drummer. In 1990 Yamamoto was replaced by Ben Shepherd as the band's bassist.

Soundgarden was instrumental in helping to create the grunge sound, an alternative rock style of music that originated in the Seattle area. They were one of several grunge bands that signed with Sub Pop record label. In 1988 Soundgarden signed with A&M records, becoming the first ever grunge group to sign with a major record label. However Soundgarden did not enjoy commercial success until the early 1990s, when grunge first was popularized by the band along with their Seattle contemporaries Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Nirvana.

The biggest success for Soundgarden came with the release of "superunknown," the band's fourth studio album released in 1994. The record debuted in the No.1 spot on Billboard, spawning "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun," which both won Grammy Awards. Soundgarden broke up in 1997 due to conflict over the band's creative direction. In 2010, after working with other bands and solo projects, the band reunited. Currently Soundgarden is at work on a new studio album. It is set to be released in October 2012.

Over the course of their career, Soundgarden has sold 21 million worldwide albums and 9 million U.S. albums. The band has released five studio albums: 1988's "Ultramega OK," 1989's "Louder Than Love," 1991's "Badmtofinger," 1994's "Superunknown" and 1996's "Down on the Upside."