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Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and Mike McCready perform during halftime in the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots
Soundgarden return to the stage with Mike McCready and Taylor Momsen at Seahawks NFL halftime show

By Janelle Borg Published

Momsen and McCready stepped into Chris Cornell’s shoes on vocals and guitar, and performed two songs, one of which the band hadn’t played since Cornell passed away

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AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- "Judge Callbacks" Episode 2109 -- Pictured: Nene Royal
16-year-old guitarist wins over America's Got Talent with Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun

By Janelle Borg Published

After covering The Cranberries and Muse in previous rounds, Nene Royal continued to stun the audience and judges with her searing rendition of Soundgarden's signature song

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Inductee Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and Taylor Momsen perform onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Soundgarden announce live return with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen

By Phil Weller Published

The band will perform at the halftime show during Seattle Seahawks’ NFC West season opener next month

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Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Vorst Nationaal,Brussel, Belgium, 10th October 1996.
Sleep’s new guitarist was once nearly drafted into Soundgarden

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

In his new memoir, Kim Thayil reveals that Chris Cornell wanted Bubba Dupree to join Soundgarden before they split up in the late ’90s

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Kim Thayil plays live with his Guild Polara
Kim Thayil on how Soundgarden took rock guitar into the superunknown – and the unfinished Chris Cornell tapes

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

With the Soundgarden guitarist‘s memoir, A Screaming Life, out now, he unpacks the story behind one of the most influential rock bands of the ’90s

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Singer/guitarist Chris Cornell (right) and guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden pose for a portrait on December 1, 1993 in New York City, New York.
Kim Thayil reveals his battles over Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Black Hole Sun

By Kim Thayil Published

The Seattle guitar icon recalls the tensions behind the making of Soundgarden’s masterpiece in this exclusive excerpt from his memoir A Screaming Life

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Soundgarden: Ben Shepherd, Feyenoord Stadion (De Kuip),Rotterdam, Netherlands, 23rd June 1992.
Bought from grunge icons and stolen before Soundgarden reunited – the story of Ben Shepherd’s 1972 Fender Jazz Bass

By Brian Fox Published

Shepherd was robbed of all his music gear in 2008 just as he was about to mix his first solo album

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Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and inductee Kim Thayil of Soundgarden perform onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Matt Owen Published

Soundgarden played on the night with Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell, while Olivia Rodrigo honored The White Stripes, the Tedeschi Trucks Band covered The Beatles, and Flea performed with Stevie Wonder

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Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden
Ben Shepherd reveals his fears surrounding Chris Cornell’s final tour – and names the producer of the new Soundgarden record

By Phil Weller Published

Shepherd has opened up about Cornell’s death, and confirmed a familiar face has returned to help the group for their next outing

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Composite image of Joe Satriani and Chris Cornell performing live
Joe Satriani pays tribute to Chris Cornell with instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The virtuoso features on the latest track from King Ultramega, a tribute project for the late Soundgarden frontman

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