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[Photo by: Whitney Newell] A new, previously unreleased Chris Cornell song—the late Soundgarden frontman's tribute to the words of country godfather Johnny Cash—has now been revealed. Hear Cornell's “You Never Knew My Mind” below. Read more: 10 times Chris Cornell moved us The previously unheard Cornell tune comes from a new tribute album to Cash, […]

[Photos by: ABC News, Whitney Newell] Chris Cornell's wife, Vicky, is opening up about the Soundgarden frontman's death in her first TV interview. The 52-year-old musician died unexpectedly last May following a live performance by his band—it was later ruled a suicide. Watch some of Vicky Cornell's new interview below. Read more: 10 times Chris […]

[Photo by: Whitney Newell] Chris Cornell's brother Peter is condemning conspiracy theories surrounding the Soundgarden frontman's death this past May. Read what the sibling of the late Audioslave singer and Temple Of The Dog founder has to say below. Read more: Chris Cornell to be honored with memorial statue On Monday, Peter Cornell, the musician's […]

[Photo credit: Whitney Newell] The family of late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell are planning to erect a memorial statue of the musician in his hometown of Seattle, according to a recent report from Consequence Of Sound. Cornell unexpectedly died at the age of 52 in May, a death which was ultimately ruled a […]

[Photo credit: Instagram/Whitney Newell] Prophets Of Rage and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has penned a new tribute to his late bandmate and Audioslave collaborator, Chris Cornell, imploring fans and artists to make pledges of love and support to Cornell's family and to each other. Read Morello's letter below. Read more: Audioslave salute […]

[Photo credit: Instagram] Chris Cornell's daughter Toni has written a tribute letter to her late father. The memorial from the 12-year-old child of the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman was posted to the singer's Facebook page—read it below. Read more: Hear Chris Cornell's isolated vocals from Soundgarden's “Black Hole Sun” The one-month anniversary of Cornell's unexpected […]

[Photo credit: Instagram] Members of Audioslave delivered a powerful tribute to Chris Cornell at Wednesday's Prophets Of Rage gig in Germany. Check out some footage of their touching instrumental performance of “Like A Stone” below. Read more: Remembering Chris Cornell: 10 moving moments from Soundgarden's late frontman Guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad […]

[Photo credits: Frank Maddocks/Travis Shinn] Chris Cornell's former bandmates from Audioslave are continuing to honor the late frontman with memorial performances during concerts by their current group, Prophets Of Rage. Read more: Remembering Chris Cornell: 10 moving moments from Soundgarden’s late frontman At a Prophets Of Rage gig on Friday, System Of A Down vocalist […]

UPDATE: Friday, May 19 at 5 p.m. EST Disclaimer: The following information might be disturbing to some.  The police report concerning Chris Cornell's death this week has now been obtained by The Detroit News. The report uncovers more details about the scene, including the fact that Cornell was found, by a bodyguard, slumped on the […]

[Photo by: SoundgardenVEVO/YouTube] Emerging from the dark and largely tragic undertones of grunge, Chris Cornell seemed to exist as a brilliant and solitary beacon of light. Sadly, that fire has been extinguished. The iconic frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave died Wednesday night in a Detroit hotel room, shortly after giving what would be his final performance […]

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, also a prominent solo musician and founding member of both Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog, died unexpectedly on Wednesday. The prolific performer was 52. At the time, he was in Detroit, having just finished a concert with Soundgarden. On Thursday, Cornell’s death was reportedly ruled a suicide by investigating authorities. […]

It’s rare nowadays that any band with a few releases (and a few hundred shows) under their belt hasn’t had a lineup change or two (or six, if you’re a metalcore band on Rise Records). But the following 14 bands didn’t just replace one member and soldier on; they started fresh as a brand new […]

Soundgarden King Animal How angry were you in 1997? If your answer is, “Not very” or “I was 3,” there’s a chance you’ll be unimpressed with Soundgarden’s first album in more than 15 years. But if you were an undulating ocean of angst in 1997 and subsequently shattered by Soundgarden’s premature end, King Animal is […]

Flyleaf New Horizons New Horizons arrives burdened by the news that it’s Flyleaf’s last with vocalist Lacey Sturm, who’s chosen to step down from frontwoman duties and be a full-time mom. It’s hard to say whether that’s a good or bad thing, based on the new songs, most of which seem to indicate that even […]