We’re getting closer to the final album by Soundgarden

It seems improbable that new songs from Soundgarden‘s last studio album will surface in time for the grunge icons’ impending induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, even if it would be an incredible way to commemorate, as reported by theprp. The last recordings made by the band’s late guitarist and singer Chris Cornell for Soundgarden are included on that seventh studio album from the Seattle, Washington-based group. Since Cornell’s death in 2017, the journey to release that record to the general public has been a tortuous one, with the content being the focus of a now-resolved legal dispute with Cornell’s estate. The existence of other tracks meant for the record, with track titles like these, was made public by those court proceedings.

• Road Less Traveled
• Orphans
• At Ophians Door
• Cancer
• Ahead Of The Dog
• Mermas
• Stone Age Mind

In a recent interview with Billboard, drummer and singer Matt Cameron provided some clarification on the present status of the famous quartet’s eagerly anticipated opus.

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. We’re definitely over halfway done with it. Kim is in the process of finishing his guitar parts; he wants to make sure they get exactly the way he wants them..

Cameron continued by describing the strain of working on these tracks without Cornell being there.

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.

Soundgarden will play at this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will take place in Los Angeles, California on November 8. The group has decided to keep any prospective guests under wraps for the time being, and it is yet unknown who will be inducting them. Hiro Yamamoto, a former bassist and vocalist, will participate in the induction ceremony, the Seattle, Washington natives have confirmed.