If you’re a fan of grunge music, it’s likely that Soundgarden is one of your favorite bands.
After all, the rock group formed in Seattle in 1984, is credited — alongside groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam — for pioneering the entire grunge movement.
After the death of Soundgarden’s frontman, Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in 2017, fans feared that they might never get more music from the musicians again.
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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 time of his death.
“Our objective and goal was always to complete that [album],” Thayil told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Monday, May 5.
“I probably have OCD enough to not want to leave something unfinished or incomplete like that, so I think the more we can attend to our body of work and our catalog,” he continued. “I think everyone in the band feels that way. I don’t just to attend to my work, but the collective work, and in this case specifically, the work of Chris.”
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Thayil explained, “I have pride for what I did and I want to see that come out. It doesn’t exist in the vacuum. It exists as a collaboration with Matt [Cameron] and Ben [Shepherd] and Chris, but it takes on an entirely different weight when you think about what it is you’re honoring, and the work that you’re paying tribute to. It is us collectively. We want to do it proud. And that part of us is certainly one of the most intimate components of what Soundgarden has been since 1984.”
Soundgarden’s other members are Ben Shepherd on bass guitar and Matt Cameron on drums. Hiro Yamamoto was the band’s original bassist until 1989.
“It would be a great gift to the fans,” Thayil said. “And I do think about this, and I don’t know how strange this sounds, but I feel like it’s a gift to Chris too.”
