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Soundgarden mixes final album with eight posthumous Cornell tracks

7/31/2026

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Soundgarden is mixing its final album that will feature eight posthumous Chris Cornell vocal tracks.
Drummer Matt Cameron said on a podcast the band has no release date but hopes to finish mixing soon.
The album is possible because the band settled a 2023 dispute with Cornell’s estate, gaining rights to unreleased songs.
Soundgarden entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025, with Jim Carrey presenting Cornell’s Telecaster.

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Soundgarden is mixing its final album that will feature eight posthumous Chris Cornell vocal tracks.
Drummer Matt Cameron said on a podcast the band has no release date but hopes to finish mixing soon.
The album is possible because the band settled a 2023 dispute with Cornell’s estate, gaining rights to unreleased songs.
Soundgarden entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025, with Jim Carrey presenting Cornell’s Telecaster.