Soundgarden Reveal Details Of New Studio Album 'King Animal'
Seattle’s Soundgarden will release 'King Animal' on November 12th 2012, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years.
'King Animal' will be released on Vertigo Records, an imprint of the UK's Mercury Music Group, home to Metallica, Black Sabbath and The Killers. The album's first single, 'Been Away Too Long' will be available via digital retailers on September 27th. The band co-produced their sixth studio album with longtime Soundgarden friend and producer Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pearl Jam) and recorded at Studio X in Seattle. 'King Animal' was mixed by Joe Barresi (The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer) in Pasadena, California.
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 Number 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.
The writing and recording of the album was a true collaborative effort. Riotous album opener and first single 'Been Away Too Long' finds Soundgarden back at it with a double-edged blast of homecoming celebration and urban angst. 'King Animal' can be explosive, as in 'Blood On The Valley Floor', nightmarish ('Worse Dreams') or wistful ('Halfway There'), leading us through changing sonic landscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of 'Black Saturday' and the feral rocker 'Attrition', with compelling lyrics by bassist Ben Shepherd. The subject matter is broad - Kim Thayil's lyrics for 'Non-State Actor' are a sharp and cynical take on the powers behind political thrones, while Cornell's bruised and introspective 'Bones of Birds' explores the terrors and vulnerabilities of parenthood.
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.
Tracklisting for 'King Animal' is as follows
1. Been Away Too Long
2. Non-State Actor
3. By Crooked Steps
4. A Thousand Days Before
5. Blood On The Valley Floor
6. Bones of Birds
7. Taree
8. Attrition
9. Black Saturday
10. Halfway There
11. Worse Dreams
12. Eyelid’s Mouth
13. Rowing
Its like Applebite was sent even deeper into hell. So dark and eery. The very intro of the clip actually sounds like a TOOL song.
Between this, and the first King Animal trailer, I am 100% sure this album will kick absolute ass. Soundgarden is in another league comapared to most rock bands.
This aint no BS "all for the money" 90's rock reunion. Not.At.All
this single needs to leak before the 27th! i'm losing my mind here playing the trailer over and over and staring at the tracklist... I am so fucking ready for new soundgarden.
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2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
this single needs to leak before the 27th! i'm losing my mind here playing the trailer over and over and staring at the tracklist... I am so fucking ready for new soundgarden.
Relax, it debuts on the radio tomorrow! 27th is when it will be available on itunes etc.
So, so excited for this album! And for the prospect that I might FINALLY get to see SG live!
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It's always really hard to tell from a 30 second clip...But I know what you mean his voice does sound a bit...weird.
Out of all the clips I've heard I think Rowing is definitely the best one
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It's coming.
http://youtu.be/KkecIBT7hME
The http://www.soundgardenkinganimal.com/ site also has an updated versaion of the album cover
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And yes, SG suits Matt SO much better!!
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YES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuCKbS6AJqM
Just based on this short snippet its great to see matt turned up in the mix and doing his thing... something PJ never seems to get right with him
I CAN'T WAIT
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The opening bit of music from the trailer sounds like Bushleager (around 30 seconds in).
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Soundgarden Reveal Details Of New Studio Album 'King Animal'
Seattle’s Soundgarden will release 'King Animal' on November 12th 2012, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years.
'King Animal' will be released on Vertigo Records, an imprint of the UK's Mercury Music Group, home to Metallica, Black Sabbath and The Killers. The album's first single, 'Been Away Too Long' will be available via digital retailers on September 27th. The band co-produced their sixth studio album with longtime Soundgarden friend and producer Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pearl Jam) and recorded at Studio X in Seattle. 'King Animal' was mixed by Joe Barresi (The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer) in Pasadena, California.
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 Number 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.
The writing and recording of the album was a true collaborative effort. Riotous album opener and first single 'Been Away Too Long' finds Soundgarden back at it with a double-edged blast of homecoming celebration and urban angst. 'King Animal' can be explosive, as in 'Blood On The Valley Floor', nightmarish ('Worse Dreams') or wistful ('Halfway There'), leading us through changing sonic landscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of 'Black Saturday' and the feral rocker 'Attrition', with compelling lyrics by bassist Ben Shepherd. The subject matter is broad - Kim Thayil's lyrics for 'Non-State Actor' are a sharp and cynical take on the powers behind political thrones, while Cornell's bruised and introspective 'Bones of Birds' explores the terrors and vulnerabilities of parenthood.
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.
Tracklisting for 'King Animal' is as follows
1. Been Away Too Long
2. Non-State Actor
3. By Crooked Steps
4. A Thousand Days Before
5. Blood On The Valley Floor
6. Bones of Birds
7. Taree
8. Attrition
9. Black Saturday
10. Halfway There
11. Worse Dreams
12. Eyelid’s Mouth
13. Rowing
Blown. Away.
Its like Applebite was sent even deeper into hell. So dark and eery. The very intro of the clip actually sounds like a TOOL song.
Between this, and the first King Animal trailer, I am 100% sure this album will kick absolute ass. Soundgarden is in another league comapared to most rock bands.
This aint no BS "all for the money" 90's rock reunion. Not.At.All
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Any idea when the single, "Been Away Too Long", will be released?
Also hopefully a tour will be announced as well
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10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
to me, it's a throw away album from start to finish.. no songs do it for me... but that's just me.[/quote]
I think you mean "than," not "then."
September 27th
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2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
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2011: Ed Solo Hartford
2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
Relax, it debuts on the radio tomorrow! 27th is when it will be available on itunes etc.
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
the rumor is January
sweet...thinking that myself....get the holiday out of the way first
good way to start the new year
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10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
no doubt
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I was just on their site looking for that. Maybe it will come out at later date.
It was already confirmed in one of the threads on the SG board by a mod that it would be coming out on vinyl
http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/120/Mus ... .aac.p.m4a
Out of all the clips I've heard I think Rowing is definitely the best one
All I've heard is what's on youtube!
worse dreams : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbYRIJIm4w
Rowing : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkecIBT7 ... ure=relmfu
Been Away Too Long : http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/120/Mus ... .aac.p.m4a