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Soundgarden

An American rock band from Seattle, formed in 1984, playing in the grunge style that enjoyed great popularity in the first half of the 90s. They, as one of the originators of the style, are included in the "big four" of Seattle grunge along with Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains. In 1997, due to internal creative differences, the band broke up. In early 2010, it was announced that the band was returning to the stage in its classic lineup, and two years later, the collective's first album after the reunion, King Animal, was released. Cornell and Thayil were the only permanent members of Soundgarden until May 2017. After Cornell's suicide, the surviving members of the band discussed the possibility of replacing him, but in October 2018, in an interview with the Seattle Times, Thayil announced that the band had ceased to exist. However, in January 2019, they reunited for a one-off concert in memory of Cornell.