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Matt Cameron: Soundgarden’s Final Album Is Being Mixed
Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron has confirmed that the band's final studio album is now being mixed, marking significant progress on a long-delayed project featuring vocals recorded by frontman Chris Cornell before his death in 2017. The announcement matters to fans because it brings closer to completion what will effectively be Soundgarden's last recorded statement, built from material Cornell and Cameron worked on together in the years before the singer's passing.
Speaking on Dean Delray's Let There Be Talk podcast, Cameron said the eight-track album is being mixed by Joe Barresi, who also handled the band's previous record, 2012's King Animal. No release date has been set, with Cameron describing a long process finally nearing the "finish line". He explained that the songs draw on demos exchanged with Cornell from around 2013–2014, plus live rehearsal recordings, including Cornell's guitar parts, from sessions ahead of the band's final 2017 tour; guitarist Kim Thayil is reportedly keen to develop some leftover instrumental material separately. The project follows an earlier update that producer Terry Date, known for his work on Louder Than Love, had been finishing the recording process.
In short
- Soundgarden's final album, featuring Chris Cornell's vocals, is now being mixed
- Eight songs total; no release date confirmed yet
- Material draws on 2013-2017 demos and rehearsal recordings with Cornell
Explained simply
Soundgarden were one of the world's biggest rock bands of the 1990s, known for their powerful sound and frontman Chris Cornell's distinctive voice. The band disbanded in 2017, and Cornell died in May that year.
Before his death, Cornell had recorded vocal parts for a new Soundgarden album, working with the band from material they had been developing since 2013. The remaining band members have continued to work on completing this material for eventual release.
The finished album will be Soundgarden's final studio record and the last music the band recorded together. It features material from Cornell's final creative period with the group, capturing work they developed in the years before the band's split.