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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white">SOUNDGARDEN ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ENTITLED <i>KING ANIMAL</i></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white">FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER 15 YEARS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 13</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white">TH</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white">,
2012 VIA SEVEN FOUR/REPUBLIC RECORDS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><img width="244" height="244" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD94B2.C7586140" alt="Description: Description: SG_COVERFLAT lo res.jpg"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">(cover art for <i>King Animal</i>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black"> </span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Seattle, WA—September 17</span></i></b><b><i><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">th</span></sup></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">,
2012</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">-- Seattle’s <b>Soundgarden</b> will release <b><i>King Animal, </i></b> the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years via<b> Tom Whalley's </b>new record
label, a partnership between his <b>Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records, </b> on <b>November 13</b></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">,
2012</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">. The album’s first single, <b>“Been Away Too Long”</b> will be available via digital retailers on <b>September 27<sup>th</sup></b>. The band co-produced their sixth
studio album with longtime Soundgarden friend and producer <b>Adam Kasper</b> (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pearl Jam) and recorded at Studio X in Seattle. <i>King Animal</i> was mixed by <b>Joe Barresi</b> (The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer) in Pasadena,
California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">With two <i>GRAMMY ® </i>award wins</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> seven
overall nominations and over 21 million records sold worldwide, Soundgarden redefined rock music for a whole generation and had a revolutionary impact on the course of musical history. At the dawn of 2010, the band, Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil
and Ben Shepherd, announced a new beginning. In the last three years since Soundgarden has reunited, they released their first retrospective, <i>Telephantasm</i>,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">which
was certified platinum, their first live album, <i>Live on I-5,</i> penned the end title song, “Live to Rise,” for the feature film <i>The Avengers</i> which went to No.1 on Modern and Active Rock radio, and headlined sold-out shows and festivals around the
world<i>. </i>Now, comes the band’s first collection of new songs since the 1990's. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The writing and recording of the album was a true collaborative effort. Riotous album opener and first single “<b>Been Away Too Long</b>” finds Soundgarden back
at it with a double-edged blast of homecoming celebration and urban angst. <b><i>King Animal</i></b> can be explosive, as in “<b>Blood On The Valley Floor,</b>” nightmarish (“<b>Worse Dreams</b>”) or wistful (“<b>Halfway There</b>”), leading us through changing
sonic landscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of “<b>Black Saturday</b>” and the feral rocker “<b>Attrition</b>,” with compelling lyrics by bassist Ben Shepherd. The subject matter is broad - Kim Thayil’s lyrics for “<b>Non-State Actor</b>” are
a sharp and cynical take on the powers behind political thrones, while Cornell’s bruised and introspective “<b>Bones of Birds</b>” explores the terrors and vulnerabilities of
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">parenthood. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Soundgarden remain a truly ‘alternative’ band as they embark on the next chapter of their journey, steadfast in their roots with 15 years of growth behind them.
<i>King Animal</i> follows the musical evolution of one of the world’s most groundbreaking bands. As the
<b><i>BBC</i></b> put it, they are “</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">a band beyond lazy labels and genre limits</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.” This is a long awaited return
for both the band and fans alike.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Pre-order <i>King Animal</i> here:
</span><a href="http://www.soundgardenkinganimal.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.soundgardenkinganimal.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Watch a preview for <i>King Animal</i> here:
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/KingAnimalTrailer"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://bit.ly/KingAnimalTrailer</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Watch
</span><a href="http://www.soundgardenkinganimal.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.soundgardenkinganimal.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> for additional details<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/soundgarden" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple">www.facebook.com/soundgarden</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Twitter: @soundgarden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Track listing for <i>King Animal:</i></span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Been Away Too Long </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Non-State Actor </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">By Crooked Steps </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A Thousand Days Before </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Blood On The Valley Floor </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bones of Birds </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Taree </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Attrition </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Black Saturday </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Halfway There </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Worse Dreams </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eyelid’s Mouth </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Rowing </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">For more information on <b>Soundgarden</b>, contact:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">PRESS HERE</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Gina Schulman</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicty.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">gina@pressherepublicty.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> // </span><a href="mailto:samara@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">samara@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">or</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Republic Records</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Jay Wilson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:Jay.wilson@umusic.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jay.wilson@umusic.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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