CHRIS CORNELL OF SOUNDGARDEN AND AUDIOSLAVE PASSES AWAY AT AGE 52
The music world woke up to shocking news upon hearing that Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell had passed away. ย This happened following the bands show in Detroit last night. ย His body was found in his hotel room bathroom ย around midnight. ย The cause of death is still unknown.
Soundgarden released their first single on Sub Pop back in 1987,ย โHunted Downโ b/w โNothing To Say,โย . ย This was later followed a few years later with Badmotorfinger. ย The band continued touring and Chris continued working onย outside projects Mother Love Bone, Audioslave and his most recent solo album released in 2015.
Here are a few of the highlights from his career with and without Soundgarden: