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On what would have been the Soundgarden frontman’s 54th birthday, Chris Cornell’s widow announced that a life-size statue of the rock ’n’ roll legend is scheduled to be raised in his hometown of Seattle. Read more: Alkaline Trio return with brand new song “Blackbird,” new album is on the way Last year, Vicky Cornell announced […]

Two surviving members of Soundgarden have come together onstage for the first time following frontman Chris Cornell‘s unexpected death last year. Read more: 10 totally amazing Chris Cornell moments Last May, the Soungarden singer and Audioslave member died at 52 in what was later ruled a suicide. The last time Soundgarden performed together was the night before his death, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Now, […]

[Photo by: Ross Halfin] Two surviving members of Soundgarden will reportedly come together in performance for the first time following frontman Chris Cornell's unexpected death last year, according to a recent report from the New Musical Express. Read more: 10 totally amazing Chris Cornell moments Last May, the Soungarden singer and Audioslave member died at […]

[Photos by: Travis Shinn, Whitney Newell] Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor shared a stirring tribute Chris Cornell on Instagram this week, posting a brief snippet of an intimate piano version of Audioslave’s 2002 song “Getaway Car”—watch it down below. Read more: Hear an unreleased Chris Cornell song “A little tribute to a sorely […]

[Photos by: Frank Maddocks, Travis Shinn] The instrumentalists of Prophets Of Rage were joined by System Of A Down's Serj Tankian for a live tribute to late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell last night with a performance Audioslave's “Like A Stone”—watch it below. Read more: Watch Pearl Jam's live tribute to Chris Cornell It's not the […]

[Photos by: Danny Clinch, Whitney Newell] Pearl Jam paid tribute to late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell at their first show of 2018, saluting the acclaimed musician who unexpectedly died last May at the age of 52. Catch some video of the live tribute down below. Read more: Why Chris Cornell's death is so significant At […]

[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 […]

[Photos by: Whitney Newell, UMG] Chris Cornell's reimagined musical version of a previously unpublished Johnny Cash poem will be included among the songs on a new tribute album to the Man in Black, Johnny Cash: Forever Words, out April 6 via Legacy Recordings. Read more: DragonForce cover Johnny Cash's “Ring Of Fire” Per a press […]

In AP’s BEST EVER series, watch your favorite bands name who they think is the best alternative artist, ever. For Volume 2, we spoke with more members of A Will Away, Can’t Swim, Good Tiger, Boston Manor, ROAM, I The Mighty, Hail The Sun and Have Mercy. Find out which members chose Frank Ocean, who chose Third Eye Blind (“They are […]

[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 […]

Soundgarden's 1994 release Superunknown topped Discogs' list of Best Selling Records Of May 2017 following the death of frontman Chris Cornell. Check out who else made the list below! Read more: This ‘Crate Diggers’ record fair is a vinyl lover’s dream It's clear that Soundgarden fans went out to honor the late frontman Chris Cornell as Soundgarden […]

[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 […]

There’s no denying that the 1990s grunge scene in Seattle had a huge influence on the music world, and it looks like it’ll be making its way to the stage, reports Variety. The Seattle Repertory Theatre commissioned the musical, which will feature songs of the era from bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. Read more: Two […]

[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 […]

[Image credit: Whitney Newell] Chris Cornell will always be one of the most standout and revered vocalists in music, and Consequence Of Sound has released a vocals-only video of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun.” Give the audio a listen below. Read more: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Sour, Linkin Park, more pay tribute to Chris Cornell “Black Hole […]

We talked with some artists at Rock On The Range a few weeks ago to see how everyone was coping with the devastating sudden death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Read more: Chris Cornell's brother shares emotional tribute to the late icon: “My heart is broken” Hear how the legacy this vocalist left behind has […]

Photographer: Joe Banker With a sellout crowd of 135,000 in attendance, 2017 marked the most successful run of Rock On The Range's 11-year timeline. The festival took place May 19, 20 and 21 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The weekend-long event started off with a few challenges; inclement weather forced several bands to perform later […]