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Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil struggled to play on 'Black Hole Sun' at first due to a more intricate technical difficulty ...
Kim Thayil says that even before Chris Cornell ‘s death in 2017, the members of Soundgarden would have conversations about the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It’s a feeling Soundgarden knows all too well, having been overlooked in 2020 and 2023. Once cynical toward the institution, Thayil says his outlook changed because of Cornell.
And according to Soundgarden’s founding guitarist, Kim Thayil, their late great frontman Chris Cornell would have “definitely been stoked” about the band getting recognition from the Hall of ...
When Greene suggests that the induction will see Soundgarden entering the same club as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Buddy Holly, Thayil says, "Wow. No, I don’t think realistically I ...
The Legal Battle That Delayed the Release of the New Album For almost two years after Cornell's death, bandmates Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron kept quiet about the tragedy. In 2018 ...
This new grunge supergroup just covered "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden as a tribute to the late great Chris Cornell.
Kim Thayil, left, and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden perform during their set at the launch of the video game, "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock," in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010.
However, according to Soundgarden’s lead guitarist, Kim Thayil, the plan is still to release their final album with Cornell. The beloved vocalist and rhythm guitarist was 52 years old at the ...
Chris Cornell's friends have created a tribute supergroup called King Ultramega to release covers of his songs to raise money for charity. The Soundgarden frontman - who died in 2017 - is being ...
Alice in Chains' William DuVall, Mastodon's Bill Kelliher, and Anthrax/Pantera's Charlie Benante cover Soundgarden's "Rusty ...
Soundgarden, from left, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd, appear at the iTunes Festival showcase during the SXSW Music Festival on March 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas.