Soundgarden officially reunited on New Years Eve

January 2, 2010 • By Antonio Freyre

Soundgarden have given their fans a New Year’s present and have stated they are reuniting after 12 years of absence. Frontman and career self-destroyer Chris Cornell confirmed it via his Twitter account:

The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!

The band has also opened a new website, http://www.soundgardenworld.com/.

After his last steaming pile of songs, we hope the other Soundgarden members pay attention and take care of the band, preventing Cornell from delivering yet another world-embarassing album, like his last one. Is this a real, musical reunion, or are they just money hungry? “Those trendy scarfs don’t pay themselves!” might have stated Chris Cornell about the subject.

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33 Responses to “ Soundgarden officially reunited on New Years Eve ”


  • ev -- Jan 2nd, 2010 at 8:03 pm

    Kim Thayil was better off contributing to various Southern Lord projects every couple of years..

  • ElJefe -- Jan 2nd, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    Great pic. Chris looks like he’s just had removed the adult contemporary cock he’s been smoking on for the last 13 years. Sadly, it’s too late. There’s no coming back from that abomination he called a solo career.

  • Andrew -- Jan 2nd, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    Such a shame. The guy can’t sing like he used to. It’s going to be a damn shame to see SG suck their way through this reunion.

  • Bob Vila -- Jan 2nd, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    Even though Chris Cornell has been sucking a dong lately, I think with Kim Thyll, Ben Shepard, and Matt Cameron all together making music, it really can’t be that bad. Anyone know if they’re writing new material, or just jamming old stuff? Either way, I’m gonna give it a listen. Soundgarden isn’t given the credit they’re owed for making really great, dark rock music. I just really hope they don’t fuck it up.

  • FullOnKevinsBum -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 am

    Would be good to see them again but only cause no one rocks anymore.. Saw them enough in the 90s but I cannot imagine any new material, in fact they just shouldn’t… Cornell is more far gone than Corgan, there’s no coming back…

  • Con -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 5:47 am

    I have hope. I only wish we could see this type of performance again
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gyYKnnRvhc

  • johndoval -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 9:17 am

    I’m pretty sure I just made the same face that Cornell is making after reading that headline.

  • Nick Taxidermy -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am

    this is not going to be good.

  • random word -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 am

    i love soundgarden and at least they had the sense to quit while they where ahead instead of ruining everything they’ve done, but i doubt any new material will be any good

  • commodore sixty four -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    this is good news. seeing soundgarden live again will be awesome stop with the douchewankery you naysayers

  • mrgrunge -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    id like to see foofighters,aic and soundgarden and pearl jam do a tour together.

  • Towelie -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    I agree with commodore sixty four.

  • Deadbanger -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    damn, why cant it just be more TAD-garden

  • Bret Michaels' Hair Plugs -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    @mrgrunge

    Pearl Jam AND Soundgarden? Matt Cameron isn’t a robot (like Josh Freese), no way he could handle playing two sets for two different bands.

    I know Chris is trying to make up for that shit-tastic solo career but I’m not forgiving him unless he does a dramatic reading of “Spoonman” to close out every set.

  • ChuckTorso -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    Soundgarden?? Who gives a shit? Reunions are lame, let it die. Chris Cornell is far too busy making tampon commercial music for this amount to anything but a quick cash-in.

  • E-brah -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    Oh sweet. Now I’ll be 100 percent jaded instead of 95 and a half.

  • ryan -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    I don’t know… Chris Cornell definitely went off the high dive into the adult contemporary deep end. Oh the other hand, based on the stuff that Kim Thayil’s done since Soundgarden broke up, he still smokes a lot of drugs and has gotten even weirder. Hopefully he’ll crank shit loud enough to drown out the Ed Hardy influence.

    I am gonna go ahead and assume that this reunion happened at Cinnabon, exactly as The Onion reported: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/soundgarden_inadvertently_reunites

  • Travis Keller -- Jan 3rd, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    TAD-GARDEN! Haaaa that was FUNNY

  • thedevilsfavouriteson -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:28 am

    im with Eljeffe on this one..R&B?Timbaland?all his beeatches and ho’s?dont think so squire.good luck and keep on trucking.

    i wonder if ben shepards gonna spit on everyone again.

    “hey guys!*spit*just like old times*spit*”

    yeah bring that back.

  • hard. -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:52 am

    Someone get John McBain back in Monster Magnet.

  • Colin -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Not sure what to think of this reunion…

    I think I’d rather see Kim Thayil following the example of Ben Shepherd in doing some work with Mark Lanegan on one of his solo records.

    If Matt Cameron left Pearl Jam they’d rival Spinal Tap in terms of the amount of drummers they’ve had!

  • randy -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 10:23 am

    this’ll be good is he starts pounding beers in cut off jeans again.

  • Towelie -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    I kinda maybe wanna suck Cornell Cock.

  • Jonniereb -- Jan 4th, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    the Fluid need to get back together

  • Gaily Power -- Jan 5th, 2010 at 7:40 am

    Shut Up Already on Chris Cornell haterade! You & Trent Reznor can go to Hell. That Cornell dude was branching out musically and taking chances-about the only chance you’ll ever take is to NOT use a condom when having prison sex! (I have to say that crazy pic shows off CC’s beautiful blue eyes-blue as Cobain’s!)

  • commodore sixty four -- Jan 5th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    thedevilsfavoriteson do you really think soundgarden is gonna trot timbaland out on stage for a rendition of get on the snake? who the fuck cares what chris’s solo albums were like this is a SOUNDGARDEN reunion with SOUNDGARDEN songs and chucktorso who gives a shit about a soundgarden reunion? cool people that’s who

  • illac -- Jan 5th, 2010 at 11:13 pm

    Any rocker whose songs are featured on One Tree Hill should lose his street creds. But just for Kim Thayil, I’ll forgive you Chris. C’mon guys, it’s Soundgarden. There’s Pavement, AiC, Pearl Jam, Blur, etc One more Britpop and grunge and it’s officially the 90’s.

  • smallpoxchampion -- Jan 5th, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Bet ol’ thayil’s gonna have to tune down hella low for this one. There’s no way that douchewhistle’s gonna hit those notes otherwise.

  • hard. -- Jan 7th, 2010 at 2:20 am

    hey illac
    what’s wrong with getting paid?

  • thaskizz -- Jan 7th, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    Cornell’s voice now sounds like he has been gargling hot tar for the last century.

  • assy mgee -- Jan 8th, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    why the fuck were you watching one tree hill?

  • baxford -- Jan 9th, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    I can’t believe the negativity surrounding the news. Have ye no faith for Mr. Cornell? So he took a few risks, that some feel didn’t pay off. Regardless, the guy was at his best with Soundgarden. Gve the guy his due. I am fully confident that the live show will be ridiculously awesome. You KNOW the old school stuff from Louder Than Love and Badmoterfinger will be coming out. Cornell and the boys will bring it. I cannot wait.

  • dig a dig -- Jul 15th, 2010 at 9:30 am

    WTH are you guys smoking?

    Chris voice is better as ever, dont believe, just listen to behind the wheel video in youtube

    Sure, he made some heavy mistakes since 97, but you can’t deny the creativity in his first solo work and in Audioslave – 3 different albums, 3 different styles, not a bad song.

    “Carry On” and that Timbaland crappy album were downhill… but i bet he wants to get back to his roots and rock again properly.

    Everyone is entitled to experiment and error, they just took different paths and now coming back again (possibly).

    I see this as really good news honestly, would love to see Soundgarden studio albums finally increase in numbers since 97.

    Soundgarden has a name to live by, i doubt Mr. Cornell and the rest will let us down.

    Have some faith ffs

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