A new Soundgarden album? It's in the works
Soundgarden fans kicked off the week with good news Monday — a new Soundgarden album is in the works.
After singer Chris Cornell passed away in 2017, unreleased recordings that he made before his death lived on. Band members planned to finish the work and release the songs.
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Cornell's wife Vicky Cornell sued the band in 2019, arguing that the recordings were solely performed by the late singer. The lawsuit sought royalties from the tracks. The band argued that the lingering songs were the result of collaboration.
On Monday, both Vicky Cornell and the band announced via social media that the two parties have "reached an amicable out-of-court resolution," and that the "reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on."
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According to the Associated Press, seven Cornell recordings were at the center of the dispute. They were recorded at the singer's Miami Beach home before his death.
Cornell founded Soundgarden in 1984 with guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Cornell initially played drums in the band, but eventually moved to guitar. Cornell and Thayil were fixtures in the band through various member changes over the years, leading to Soundgarden's rise to grunge prominence in the 1990s.
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