Following their UK festival appearances at Download and Hard Rock Calling earlier this year, Chris, Ben, Kim and Matt have revealed details of ‘King Animal’ – the first studio album from the band in over 15 years.
‘King Animal’ is released on November 12th through Vertigo Records, and is preceded by single ‘Been Away Too Long’, which will be available digitally from September 27th.
With two Grammy award wins, seven overall nominations and over 21 million records sold worldwide, Soundgarden redefined rock music for a whole generation and had a revolutionary impact on the course of musical history. At the dawn of 2010, the band, Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd, announced a new beginning. In the last three years since Soundgarden has reunited, they released their first retrospective, ‘Telephantasm’, which was certified platinum, their first live album, ‘Live on I-5’, penned the end title song, ‘Live to Rise’ for the feature film The Avengers which went to No.1 on Modern and Active Rock radio, and headlined sold-out shows and festivals around the world including Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park, London in July. Now, comes the band’s first collection of new songs since the 1990’s.
Soundgarden remain a truly ‘alternative’ band as they embark on the next chapter of their journey, steadfast in their roots with 15 years of growth behind them. ‘King Animal’ follows the musical evolution of one of the world’s most groundbreaking bands. As BBC put it, they are “a band beyond lazy labels and genre limits”. This is a long awaited return for both the band and fans alike.
Track listing for King Animal:
- Been Away Too Long
- Non-State Actor
- By Crooked Steps
- A Thousand Days Before
- Blood On The Valley Floor
- Bones of Birds
- Taree
- Attrition
- Black Saturday
- Halfway There
- Worse Dreams
- Eyelid’s Mouth
- Rowing
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