<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Kim-thayil ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/kim-thayil Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:30:15 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Sweetwater is looking to outshine Amazon's Prime Day 2 with a cool $100 off my favorite ever signature guitar – this versatile 4.5-star Guild is a must-buy for grunge fans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/sweetwater-kim-thayil-polara-deal okRimXqTubN5b6aShN5YAk Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:30:15 +0000 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:30:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff Ament said, ‘Could you imagine tuning the guitar to all Es? Wouldn't that be crazy? That'd be dumb’”: Kim Thayil on the time Chris Cornell tuned all his guitar strings to E – and the Soundgarden song that came from it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-thayil-on-the-time-chris-cornell-tuned-all-his-guitar-strings-to-e DagxBVE9Z4gvfQHqKSgZbf Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:07:24 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:01:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It would be a great gift to the fans, and I don’t know how strange this sounds, but I feel like it’s a gift to Chris too”: Soundgarden's Kim Thayil gives an update on whether unreleased band material featuring Chris Cornell will see the light of day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/soundgarden-kim-thayil-gives-update-on-whether-unreleased-band-material-featuring-chris-cornell-will-see-the-light-of-day K6oBBU6aVNHHnXxu4YoWU6 Thu, 08 May 2025 15:59:23 +0000 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:53:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started doing that before there was a thing called ‘metal’ or the Seattle stuff, we just did it to save our voices. And then it became commonplace”: Gene Simmons says Kiss was one of the first bands to take down-tuning into the mainstream ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-claims-kiss-was-one-of-the-bands-to-take-downtuning-into-the-mainstream vZfx3UCKmHokTRSNTLsGqj Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:42:17 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden’s surviving members reunite for charity set – with the help of Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/soundgarden-surviving-members-perform-at-charity-show 7SR8utndkbQc9vUfmFjafe Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:47:49 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s in a tuning that I call ‘Lazy Keith Richards’”: Melvins’ Dale Crover invents a new guitar tuning – and lands a Kim Thayil guest solo – for his new single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-melvins-dale-crover-collaborates-with-soundgarden-kim-thayil pdMLAbEZSt79iYNo4CNe8F Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:09:01 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:11:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was no fool – I’d have guitars laying around my living room and a couple of little amps”: Heart’s Ann Wilson on how she convinced Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains to jam together at her house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/heart-ann-wilson-on-soundgarden-pearl-jam-alice-in-chains-jamming-at-her-house D25UvwVVm8fkgfH7brSJVZ Wed, 22 May 2024 11:16:16 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Just the ticket for those aspiring to recreate the monstrous riffs fromacross Thayil’s remarkable discography”: Guild Polara Kim Thayil review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/guild-kim-thayil-polara hbjbNyunPSRC2EpZ8ycL8d Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:27:50 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:49:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played about eight different guitar tunings – I threw the idea of patterns and scales out the window”: Kim Thayil hits back at being called a “sloppy” guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-kim-thayil-pete-thorn-interview Gqd7DV5F7FBUs8QZ32cRKR Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:48:43 +0000 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:23:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d like to remind all the perfectionist guitar nerds to listen to Jimmy Page’s solo on In the Evening. It sounds like the guitar is falling down the stairs… It’s brilliant”: Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil dissects his “dangerous” approach to guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/soundgarden-kim-thayil-90s-guitar-approach qEAeSgorfS9jxWmvKVVBdK Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:20:14 +0000 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:17:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re doing this because Black Sabbath did it. Neil Young did it. Van Halen did it. Are you going to tell Eddie Van Halen he wasn’t playing guitar properly?” Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil recalls his battles with drop-D trolls ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-kim-thayil-drop-d-trolls 4BcHHRrgGr4WEKgu3SMWZc Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:03:04 +0000 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:04:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This guitar does things most guitars aren’t gonna do”: It took three failed attempts and three decades of waiting, but Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil finally has a signature Guild S-100 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-soundgarden-guild-s-100-polara GPGiqVB27dQ4m5qpGp84xG Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:21:48 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:50:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Soundgarden's Kim Thayil tear through Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown at Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp performance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-kim-thayil-communication-breakdown-fantasy-camp 9DPX8WFBxnzKgnxfMQmHGG Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:45:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil picks Soundgarden’s landmark guitar moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kim-thayil-soundgarden-landmark-guitar-moments dMBiX8FomvQkTyzx5QYpYX Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:13:24 +0000 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil set to appear alongside Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert and Dean DeLeo at next Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy Camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-deleo-whole-lotta-rock-camp zSnyERHBAXiMhpxgsNPR2F Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:23:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch an all-star lineup including Dave Grohl, Kim Thayil and Taylor Momsen cover Soundgarden classics at LA’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-taylor-hawkins-tribute nmRdEG8CKZu3L3Df2NLgPX Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:33:02 +0000 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:02:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil shred with The Pretty Reckless on stage in Seattle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-kim-thayil-the-pretty-reckless-seattle fNN3pWtxYTrVdV9g9C3NkY Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:24:18 +0000 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:29:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil, Steve Vai and Wolf Marshall discuss legendary six-strings in these exclusive extracts from Greg Prato's Iconic Guitar Gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/iconic-guitar-gear-greg-prato-book Lbr5tkbMX5MWcrn8zxRxnC Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:28:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:31:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil names 11 guitar players who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kim-thayil-soundgarden-11-guitar-players-who-shaped-his-sound cMLZz9yozsKjNdzwe7RkDc Wed, 11 May 2022 10:12:59 +0000 Wed, 11 May 2022 11:46:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-kim-thayil-matt-cameron-nirvana-krist-novoselic-3rd-secret YL3MnGxqUp2xbcwkGTEiEV Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:43:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil on performing Soundgarden material with his former bandmates: "I think we'd wanna re-explore that and do that at some time in the future" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-soundgarden-material-live ts3YE2p8tgn8BJxxVP85bh Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:24:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil play Alice in Chains and Soundgarden songs with fans at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-kim-thayil-fans-rock-fantasy-camp 7swe3aYLvYtTMLjHiS5gN7 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:15:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Taylor Momsen: “While grieving, I was depriving myself of what I loved most. When I picked up a guitar and started writing, the floodgates opened up” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-ben-phillips-death-by-rock-and-roll 66qGraqo7JcZLbT6GbHiMW Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:03:46 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:28:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil on 30 years of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger: “Right before we released the album, you could feel things were ready to explode” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kim-thayil-soundgarden-badmotorfinger-at-30 nemWNdfc6ZC8vwwEG4orpg Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:07:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil channeled the loss of Chris Cornell in his solo on the new Mastodon album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-mastodon-solo BeJHLbYj2vhjQGWC3mv27W Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:08:25 +0000 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:28:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell names Kim Thayil as the best guitar player from the Seattle grunge scene ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-kim-thayil HTzkCRCWx9ptVVUt9Go62g Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:13:05 +0000 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:25:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden's Kim Thayil: "Badmotorfinger was our interpretation of the heavy, dark and psychedelic things we liked in music" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kim-thayil-soundgarden-badmotorfinger 6ocgedJkb52BnRrUui853C Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:40:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil and Jerry Cantrell join forces to lead upcoming Sounds of Seattle rock camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-jerry-cantrell-rock-camp 9vvMz6a74KSWxVEqzyGCYX Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:44:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Brandi Carlile play Black Hole Sun with the surviving members of Soundgarden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brandi-carlile-soundgarden QzmcphQp2XGxFBwBce556W Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden demand Vicky Cornell hand over passwords to band’s social media accounts and official website ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-demand-vicky-cornell-hand-over-passwords-to-bands-social-media-accounts-and-official-website 2MMbe2M39SAUWPCbAzoFqf Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:53:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil tear it up on new The Pretty Reckless track Only Love Can Save Me Now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/hear-soundgardens-kim-thayil-tear-it-up-on-new-the-pretty-reckless-track-only-love-can-save-me-now itv2LJM4L38WrvgERLa3A Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:17:16 +0000 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:25:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Chris Cornell's tone on Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-secrets-behind-chris-cornells-tone-on-soundgardens-black-hole-sun 2i3JewgT3s2NvUG6cPtCGK Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:09:51 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:02:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden Announce 'Live From the Artists Den' Album, Immersive Film Events and Screenings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-announce-live-from-the-artists-den-album-immersive-film-events-and-screenings z5k7zhSoC3mza5xzZKZCnA Thu, 16 May 2019 17:22:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Soundgarden Tear Through an Explosive Record Store Gig in 1989 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-soundgarden-tear-through-an-explosive-record-store-gig-in-1989 DMEg6NZfMXAbmFqGbh8bL9 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 19:20:24 +0000 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:56:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Pearl Jam Cover Chris Cornell's "Missing" in Seattle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-pearl-jam-cover-chris-cornells-missing-in-seattle Ny9AiLnWGshdxXMxiHDmzn Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:56:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ MC5 Announce 'Kick Out the Jams' 50th Anniversary Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mc5-announce-kick-out-the-jams-50-anniversary-tour kycpCgm5TwtRY5ijEBGzEZ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:18:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Talks 'Echo of Miles,' a New Collection of Originals, Covers and Oddities ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/soundgardens-kim-thayil-talks-echo-miles-new-collection-originals-covers uFAa5SFrURSuigsHsEF6MG Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:18:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Questions for Kim Thayil! ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dear-guitar-hero-submit-questions-kim-thayil BjRbhGASe3Egn3Wj8nJhSS Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:52:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Preview Exclusive New Tracks by Tosin Abasi, Misha Mansoor, Ben Weinman, Kim Thayil and Dweezil Zappa ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/preview-exclusive-new-tracks-tosin-abasi-misha-mansoor-ben-weinman-kim-thayil-and-dweezil-zappa-0 BWGjQ56fmSMZuQZWb4VQzk Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:06:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman Grills Soundgarden's Kim Thayil on Influences, Gear and Copycat Bands ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dillinger-escape-plans-ben-weinman-grills-soundgardens-kim-thayil-influences-gear-and-copycat-bands 5JeUHfweAnJSDxgiPLWRtY Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Preview Exclusive New Tracks by Tosin Abasi, Misha Mansoor, Ben Weinman, Kim Thayil and Dweezil Zappa ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/preview-exclusive-new-tracks-tosin-abasi-misha-mansoor-ben-weinman-kim-thayil-and-dweezil-zappa TV93GRFnygxp3F52S8jVen Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:44:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Soundgarden Perform "Rusty Cage" at Electric Lady Studios ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-soundgarden-perform-rusty-cage-electric-lady-studios fQ84AvShV6C3sQqH6SWAgP Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:15:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Soundgarden Perform "By Crooked Steps" on 'Kimmel' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-soundgarden-perform-crooked-steps-kimmel RhetJMvGhoix8QJ3itbYFk Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:05:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dimebag Darrell: The Wild Bunch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dimebag-darrell-wild-bunch uB5La3RFkQqokeASFtU4Te Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:41:13 +0000