What Soundgarden’s Members Have Done Since Chris Cornell’s Death

Chris Cornell’s loss of life in 2017 ostensibly introduced an finish to Soundgarden, however the band’s different members have remained lively within the years since then.

In some circumstances, the three surviving members — guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd — have collaborated collectively. Such was the case in 2019 when the musicians joined an all-star lineup of company to rejoice Cornell’s life on the I Am the Freeway live performance occasion in Los Angeles.

Nonetheless, issues actually haven’t remained harmonious within the Soundgarden camp since their frontman’s premature passing. Although all sides have continued to expressed their endless respect for the singer, the band’s remaining members have engaged in a number of notable public battles with Cornell’s widow, Vicky.

The perimeters have argued — by means of their attorneys — over unreleased recordings made with Cornell previous to his loss of life, as each Vicky and the band have claimed possession over the songs. At one level, Soundgarden accused Vicky of utilizing funds raised for charity in the course of the Cornell tribute live performance for her personal functions, however they later rescinded these claims. The widow additionally took management of the band’s web site and social media pages throughout a authorized dispute over royalties, till she and the remaining Soundgarden members ultimately got here to an settlement on how the accounts can be used.

Rumors persist {that a} last Soundgarden album of beforehand unheard materials will likely be accomplished and launched, but there’s been no readability as to when it could arrive. Litigation apart, right here’s what Soundgarden’s members have been doing since Cornell’s loss of life.

Kim Thayil
Guitarist Kim Thayil has remained busy by collaborating with a variety of artists. In 2018, he launched into a North American tour with Wayne Kramer of MC5, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of that band’s debut album, Kick Out the Jams. In 2020, Thayil appeared on the albums Grandpa Steel and Stillpoint by comic Brian Posehn and jazz fusion band the Barret Martin Group (respectively). In 2021, Thayil performed on the songs “Solely Love Can Save Me Now” by the Pretty Reckless and “Had It All” by Mastodon. Extra lately, the guitarist fashioned the group third Secret alongside fellow Soundgarden alumni Matt Cameron, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, guitarist Bubba Dupree, and vocalists Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye. The band launched their self-titled album in April 2022.

Matt Cameron
It’s potential that Matt Cameron is probably the most underrated drummer of his era. In spite of everything, he sat behind the equipment for each Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, two of the most important rock teams of the previous 30 years. Since Cornell’s loss of life, Cameron has been focussed on his “different” grunge group, contributing to Pearl Jam’s 2020 album Gigaton and touring in help of the discharge following a pandemic pressured delay. In 2020, the drummer joined Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins in Nighttime Boogie Affiliation, with the Melvins’ King Buzzo and Steve McDonald showing on one of many two tracks the supergroup delivered. Cameron would later kind the aforementioned band third Secret with Thayil, Krist Novoselic and firm.

Ben Shepherd
In contrast to his bandmates, Ben Shepherd has remained nearly totally out of the general public eye since Cornell’s 2017 loss of life. Other than three Soundgarden-related releases — Cornell’s career-spanning 2018 retrospective, the band’s 2019 stay album Stay From the Artist’s Den and a two-song collaboration with Thayil, Cameron and singer Brandi Carlile — the bassist has not appeared on any recordings. And, excluding the I Am the Freeway tribute live performance, he hasn’t been on stage both. Shepherd nonetheless resides within the Seattle space together with his household and is a component proprietor of a bar there known as Hazlewood.