Overview

• Drummer Matt Cameron says the project is more than halfway finished as the group works to complete eight songs started with Cornell before his 2017 death.
• Guitarist Kim Thayil is currently fine‑tuning his parts to ensure they sound exactly as intended.
• There is no release date, and the band chose not to issue a single until the full album is done, so no tracks are expected before the induction ceremony.
• Soundgarden plans to perform at the Los Angeles event, though how Cornell’s vocals will be presented has not been decided, and original bassist Hiro Yamamoto will take part.
• Progress resumed after Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell announced an out‑of‑court resolution in April 2023 that cleared a key legal hurdle to using the recordings.