According to a recent interview with Billboard, Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron provided an update on the long-awaited recordings featuring the late Chris Cornell, who passed away in May 2017. While there’s no release date yet, Cameron confirmed the band is more than halfway finished, with guitarist Kim Thayil currently fine-tuning his parts.

Cameron expressed:

“There’s not a set release date or anything as of yet. There were a couple schools of thought, like, ‘Hey, let’s put out a single.’ I think eventually we decided we want to make sure the whole thing is completed before we start releasing singles. I’m excited for people to hear it. Kim is in the process of finishing his guitar parts; he wants to make sure they get exactly the way he wants them.”

Reflecting on the process, Cameron described it as both inspiring and difficult, stating:

“Emotionally, it’s been extreme highs and extreme lows. Hearing Cornell’s voice on these powerful hard rock songs is the most empowering thing in the world for me. Then I listen to his voice soloed up when I’m working on stuff, or if Kim or Ben is working on something, and it all comes back to the fact that he’s not with us and he left us in a way that has so many questions. It’s been gut-wrenching but at the same time very empowering.” 

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