Big Day Out Returns in 2012 with Soundgarden, Kanye West : September 30, 2011

Like the carnies who infected the countryside of yore, Big Day Out is a traveling festival that skips its way around Australia and New Zealand each year, bringing with it [...]

Soundgarden Rolls 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 re [...]

Soundgarden Unveil Initial Concert Dates : April 15, 2011

On Thursday, over a year after Soundgarden announced their reunion, members from the Seattle rock band announced they would be touring North America this summer. It will [...]

Soundgarden Join Jack White Among Conan’s Initial Guests : October 22, 2010

With the much awaited comeback of Conan O’Brien on late night TV by way of “Conan” on TBS on November 8, Monday, the slate for the show’s first musical guests hav [...]

Soundgarden Says ‘Telephantasm’ Start of Great Things to Come : September 28, 2010

Chris Cornell rang 2010 in with a bang, when he announced New Year's Eve Soundgarden, after a hiatus of 12 years, was re-forming. Several secret gigs followed includin [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chris Cornell Rolls Out Spring Concert Tour : February 11, 2009

Chris Cornell, best remembered as lead vocalist for both Soundgarden and Audioslave is currently prepping for a spring tour to sing tracks from his forthcoming album “S [...]

Cornell Expands Plan to Take Over North America : October 14, 2008

Grammy award winner Chris Cornell who previously fronted Audioslave and iconic rock outfit Soundgarden, both of which are now disbanded, is taking his solo career to new [...]

Chris Cornell Unleashes ‘Scream’ This Fall : September 24, 2008

With his new album “Scream”  due to be released on November 4, rock icon Chris Cornell will be embarking on a 13-city tour come next month to promote the album.  He [...]

Chris Cornell Grabs New Markets in Expanded Concert Tour : September 25, 2007

Grammy winner Chris Cornell, fresh from his departure with rock band Audioslave, will be spending the last days of summer and welcome the fall with a lengthy North Americ [...]

Audioslave Hits the Road for 2005 Tour : September 09, 2005

Chris Cornell and the rest of Audioslave, who are also part of the band Rage Against the Machine have finally confirmed the details of their upcoming fall tour which will [...]

soundgarden Biography

The American rock band Soundgarden was formed in 1984 in Seattle, Washington by Chris Cornell (lead singer), Kim Thayil (lead guitarist) and Hiro Yamamoto (bassist). In 1986, Matt Cameron became Soundgarden's permanent drummer, while Ben Shepherd replaced Yamamoto as bassist in 1990.

Soundgarden was one of the leading bands that helped to create the style of music called grunge, which developed in Seattle during the 1990s. They were one of several grunge bands which signed with Sub Pop, a record label based in Seattle. Soundgarden was also the first grunge group to be signed by a major label. In 1988, the band signed with A&M records. However, commercial success was not achieved until the early 1990s when grunge became popularized by them along with Seattle contemporaries Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Nirvana.

The biggest success for Soundgarden came with the release of their album “Superunknown” in 1994. The set debuted in the No. 1 spot on Billboard's album chart and spawned their Grammy Award winning songs “Spoonman” and “Black Hole Sun.” Soundgarden disbanded in 1997 due to internal stuggles over their creative direction. In January 2010 Cornell hinted at a Soundgarden reunion. An announcement was made in April 2010 that the band would perform at the Lollapalooza festival in August 2010 in Chicago. On April 16, 2010 Soundgarden held their secret reunion concert called “Nudedragons” in Seattle at the Market's Showbox. It was the first show for Soundgarden since 1997. Currently the band has a new album in the works. It is scheduled to be released in either late 2011 or early 2012.

Soundgarden, as of 2010, has sold more than nine million U.S. records and worldwide approximately twenty one million copies.