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"We jokingly called the album Commercial Suicide while we were making it." Why one of the world's biggest rock bands had to go back to "ground zero" on their riskiest and darkest record

"Some reports said that it was a great record, but we should consider changing our name"

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“We played it at CBGB’s. The label guy said, ‘That’s a single.’ We said, ‘Oh, no... That’s not going on the album. That’s a joke song!’” It was nothing more than a throwaway jam – then they were playing it at the Grammys in tuxedos

In the annals of ’90s alt-rock one-off hits, few were more improbable than Liar, the snarky funk-metal jam that brought hardcore heavyweight Henry Rollins and his band onto mainstream radio, and to music's biggest stage

Guitar World

“He did ask, ‘Are you planning to replicate this live?’ He’d done a guest guitar part for a band who had trouble doing it”: Karnivool explain the 13-year wait for their new album – and why we have Guthrie Govan to thank for two of its standout sonics

Guitarists Drew Goddard and Mark “Hoss” Hosking break down In Verses’ long gestation period, reveal their Soundgarden-level tunings, and share Govan’s unexpected bagpipe connection

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“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

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

Guitar World

"There was a lot of tension throughout. I’m surprised they didn‘t fire me early on!" Producer Michael Beinhorn reflects on the "difficult" challenges he faced recording Soundgarden masterpiece Superunknown, and how Frank Sinatra helped

The making of Soundgarden's fourth album was no picnic for the Seattle band

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Kick off your 2026 in style with our list of the 7 best test tracks getting us through January

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“What came out of a tragedy gave birth to something that was hugely positive in my life.” How the legendary Chris Cornell channelled his grief over a dear friend's death into making one of the 90s' most underrated classics

Members of Soundgarden and a fledgling Pearl Jam came together in 1990 to record a tribute to their late friend and emerged with a grunge classic

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"You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly you feel uncomfortable?" How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record, and why he had zero regrets about doing so

Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn

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One of the greatest 'lost' grunge supergroups of the '90s are returning in 2026 with new music and a worldwide tour

Soundgarden and Screaming Trees alumni resurrect cult Seattle rockers Truly

Louder

“It’s bittersweet, of course”: Soundgarden’s final album is “pretty close” to completion

But Morello says don’t expect unreleased Audioslave music any time soon

MusicRadar

“Wherever there is an end, there is also a beginning”: Arch Enemy split with singer Alissa White-Gluz

White-Gluz leaves Arch Enemy and announces a solo album

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Watch Brandi Carlile and Taylor Momsen's triumphant Hall of Fame performance of Black Hole Sun with Soundgarden

The Hall Of Fame have also released official footage of Toni Cornell's emotional Fell On Black Days tribute to her late father

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“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

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

Guitar World

Jack White shares parable about God as White Stripes are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Meg White did not attend the ceremony in Los Angeles, which also saw Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden and Warren Zevon inducted

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Chris Cornell’s daughter sings an emotional Fell On Black Days as Soundgarden are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The Seattle grunge pioneers were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Jim Carrey

The Independent UK

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, in photos

Cyndi Lauper turned “True Colors” into a defiant call for courage and the music of Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes brought waves of emotion Saturday night at the Rock Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The Independent UK

All of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honoured by the music world

Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes were among the acts whose careers were celebrated

Louder

Jack White accepts White Stripes Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction as Meg sends her apologies

Bad Company, Soundgarden and Joe Cocker among other acts to be inducted into 2025 Rock Hall class

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The Independent UK

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will induct Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Salt-N-Pepa, the White Stripes

Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden and many other music stars are set to join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during Saturday night's induction ceremony

Louder

How to watch this weekend's 2025 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony

Bad Company, Soundgarden and The White Stripes are among this year's inductees - here's everything you need to know

The Independent UK

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is this weekend. Who's getting in, and who's honoring them?

Chappell Roan will induct Cyndi Lauper, and Donald Glover will induct Outkast at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday

Metal Hammer

"I did the entire record in a wheelchair; it was brutally painful.” How a stagediving accident, massive hospital bills and the grunge explosion turned a bunch of "dirtbag punks" into Metallica-approved stoner metal icons

A broken femur caused a massive perspective shift for former hardcore/thrashers Corrosion Of Conformity

Guitar World

“The night before we left for the tour, I knew that something bad was going to happen”: Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd reveals his fears surrounding Chris Cornell’s final tour – and names the producer of the band’s new album

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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“I asked them, ‘What’s it like to be famous?’ and they all said, ‘We hate it’”: The story of the landmark grunge album that paved the way for Nirvana’s Nevermind but set the band that made it on the path to darkness

A year before Nirvana broke out with Nevermind, Alice In Chains Seattle’s grunge scene on the map

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John to appear at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Singer Raye was also on the list of special guests who will present, perform and honour this year’s inductees, which was announced on Wednesday.

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