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 Related Acts:Temple of the Dog (Cornell and Cameron)Pearl Jam (Through both TOTD and Cameron)Audioslave (Cornell)Hater (Shepherd and occasionally Cameron)Wellwater Conspiracy (Cameron)Soundgarden was a Seattle-based Grunge / Alternative Metal band formed in The '80s and popular in The '90s. Their name comes from a sculpture in Seattle, "A Sound Garden". Their music is largely characterized by Epic Riffs, Chris Cornell's distinctive voice, complicated arrangements that highlight the band's instrumental proficiency, and common usage of Uncommon Time, producing a sound many reviewers have described as "Led Zeppelin meets Black Sabbath".The band is often recognized as one of the Big Four of Grunge (along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains), though they didn't become widely successful until the genre fully took off with the release of Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten. However, their 1994 album Superunknown is similarly considered a masterpiece of the movement.The group broke up in 1997 due to internal conflict, leaving Cornell to form the Super Group Audioslave with the members of Rage Against the Machine sans their vocalist Zack de la Rocha. Cornell also embarked on a solo career, and co-wrote "You Know My Name" with David Arnold for the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006). His solo music at that time veered into a pop/hip-hop direction, causing much backlash among the fanbase.Cameron currently drums for Pearl Jam and has since the Yield Tour (he wasn't involved with the Temple of the Dog reunion mentioned below). Thayil played with Jello Biafra and Krist Novoselic as the "No WTO Combo" after the Seattle riots of November 1999, and contributed to Dave Grohl's side-project Probot. Shepherd recorded a solo album, In Deep Owl (which Cameron also played on), but it didn't see the light of day until 2013.In January 2010, Cornell announced through his website that "The Knights of the Sound Table ride again"; the band officially reunited later that year. A new song, "Live to Rise", played during the end credits of The Avengers (2012). In addition, their first new album since their breakup, King Animal, was released in November 2012.Sadly, the reunion came to a sudden and tragic end in 2017. Chris Cornell was found dead on May 18 of that year after a concert in Detroit, Michigan from what was later ruled a suicide allegedly fueled by years of drug and alcohol abuse alongside struggles with depression. The band ended for good a year later as a result.On January 16, 2019, the surviving members reunited for a tribute concert, "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell", which featured the likes of the Foo Fighters, Metallica, Melvins, Peter Frampton, and Miley Cyrus.
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