<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Soundgarden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/soundgarden Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:58:41 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I snapped, flipped him off, grabbed my coat, and stormed out of the studio. I told him to ‘get Steve Vai’”: Kim Thayil reveals his battles over Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Black Hole Sun ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kim-thayil-screaming-life-excerpt weyaGoxgYkreJVK9cDuX6G Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:58:41 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:06:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My tech said, ‘This bass looks tiny on you.’ I lowered the strap so it would look cooler. You have to throw your whole body into it”: Bought from grunge icons and stolen before Soundgarden reunited – the story of Ben Shepherd’s 1972 Fender Jazz Bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/soundgarden-bassist-ben-shepherd-stolen-fender-jazz-bass 9Bco6EgeE8yDJcFkhQPeBD Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After the show, they handed me what is to this day one of my most prized possessions”: Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/jim-carrey-soundgarden-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction fBVQyqPtZKtaAuo7cXatLD Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:30:49 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:09:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd reveals his fears surrounding Chris Cornell’s final tour – and names the producer of the band’s new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/soundgardens-ben-shepherd-on-their-2017-tour-and-the-producer-for-their-next-album Nm5ZntCxvWdhkVXyQNyZTF Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:52:04 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He shaped the tone of his voice like a guitarist would finesse riffs and phrases”: Joe Satriani pays tribute to Chris Cornell with instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-king-ultramega-chris-cornell-tribute-audioslave-be-yourself-cover iA2Da6tVQErW4zJmAw2Ds Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:52:32 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:15 +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[ “Their music gave a voice to generations and influenced many artists that followed in their footsteps”: One of the most iconic session players of all time has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, alongside The White Stripes and Soundgarden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-2025 wqUvzReG8pWdQFtYatDfs7 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:29:15 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:04:45 +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[ “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[ The electric guitar shredded itself to death in the ‘80s. It had to start over, but the ‘90s grunge revolution didn‘t just change the face of guitar playing – it changed the world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/a-grunge-guitar-guide-to-the-90s uZ4KGgyPKjh3pqhouiMpcT Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:36:24 +0000 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:16:20 +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[ Chris Cornell’s final Soundgarden recordings will finally see the light of day – but what will the material sound like? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-chris-cornell-final-recordings bunirpaLMyEbo4AUjfDhZm Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:14:40 +0000 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:17:03 +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[ Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/2023-rock-hall-of-fame-nominations uzzZpRZezZzoJ4BMunP5t8 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:42:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Cornell-owned 1979 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean up for sale on Reverb for $395,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/chris-cornell-1979-gretsch-chet-atkins-tennessean x6ZBYMWPaMp5op5Wv5iiz3 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:17:17 +0000 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:53:51 +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[ The greatest guitar albums of the '90s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-albums-of-the-90s MTPUYtZ7gWZxR6gXPmK6qg Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:40:26 +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 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[ Hear Melvins cover Soundgarden’s Spoonman with Matt Cameron ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/melvins-spoonman xSnEoWiXWa5mZAkbsfxsXj Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:16:27 +0000 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:23:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seattle production legend Jack Endino on his new solo album, recording Nirvana and Soundgarden, and his endless search for riffs he's never heard before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jack-endino-set-myself-on-fire fUSpVx8txnSKetaN3dCxVH Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:04:54 +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[ Brandi Carlile says she wants to be Soundgarden’s new singer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brandi-carlile-soundgarden-singer 4D5QKXPrBdw4bq3YgNiETc Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:49:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike McCready joins Brandi Carlile for faithful cover of Soundgarden’s Searching With My Good Eye Closed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brandi-carlile-mike-mccready-soundgarden-cover 8jZrgvh73qb933ncffGa7j Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:23:59 +0000 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:25:32 +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[ Metallica issue live covers of Soundgarden's All Your Lies and Head Injury on vinyl ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallica-soundgarden-vinyl 5SWXdQ9QG5FiSmHShc4qoW Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:39:10 +0000 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:52:20 +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 reach temporary agreement with Chris Cornell’s estate over social media accounts and website ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-chris-cornell-estate-temporary-agreement ftHWVLZL829QfLYwJyV8eQ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:50:28 +0000 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:06:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen: “It was very literally music that saved my life” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-it-was-very-literally-music-that-saved-my-life ztxZo3UV6NPCzaKVjYVQBD Sun, 09 May 2021 20:00:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Cornell’s family settles malpractice lawsuit with former doctor ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/chris-cornells-family-settles-malpractice-lawsuit-with-former-doctor BePpq93Nm3MsXxgYaLqvwP Fri, 07 May 2021 15:56:15 +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[ The 30 greatest grunge guitar riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-30-greatest-grunge-guitar-riffs bSPRKNPtDhEnr36mra4FxK Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:39:24 +0000 Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soundgarden responds to Vicky Cornell lawsuit over “villainously low” buyout offer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/soundgarden-responds-to-vicky-cornell-lawsuit-over-villainously-low-buyout-offer CdgkBZwNWgr9f74DgjGZBZ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:54:13 +0000 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:49:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vicky Cornell sues Soundgarden, following “villainously low” offer for her stake in the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vicky-cornell-sues-soundgarden-following-villainously-low-offer-for-her-stake-in-the-band yQKrfsavLM493EViScCbaQ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:03:23 +0000 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:04:45 +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[ Julien Baker gives Soundgarden’s Fell on Black Days a delay-drenched acoustic makeover with haunting new cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/julien-baker-gives-soundgardens-fell-on-black-days-a-delay-drenched-acoustic-makeover-with-haunting-new-cover azsZegjZP5s7DJeVhh3KnW Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:20:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sevendust: "We want to keep the energy alive, so the first thing we think about is what kind of songs will get people moving" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sevendust-we-want-to-keep-the-energy-alive-so-the-first-thing-we-think-about-is-what-kind-of-songs-will-get-people-moving 9WFSjkqMd7tj9u4B8Q5LFH Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:58:27 +0000 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:41:27 +0000