Soundgarden rose to fame in the 1990's as one of the most important bands of the grunge era that came out of Seattle along with Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Nirvana. The bands success peaked around 1994 after the release of their Superunknown album, from which one of their most recognisable songs, Black Hole Sun, is taken. The writing and touring for the following album proved to be a difficult time for the band due to musical differences, the pressure of the music business and touring becoming too tedious. In 1997 Soundgarden decided to call it a day, announcing the split on 9th April.
After Soundgarden's split, in 2001 Chris Cornell went on to form the famed band Audioslave with ex-members of Rage Against the Machine releasing three albums with the band.
Soundgarden's new album, King Animal, is a true return to form for the band with its firm grunge roots but still sounding like a fresh new album. They played the opening track from the album on last weeks Later... with Jools Holland, which is here for those of you that missed it!
