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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">For Immediate Release</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">SOUNDGARDEN RELEASE “BEEN AWAY TOO LONG” TODAY - FIRST NEW ALBUM SINGLE IN OVER 15 YEARS</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">KING ANIMAL</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
OUT NOVEMBER 13<sup>TH</sup> </span></u></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:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(cover art for “Been Away Too Long”)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Seattle, WA—</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">September 28, 2012 –
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Seattle’s
<b>Soundgarden</b> have released the highly anticipated first single “<b>Been Away Too Long”</b> off their forthcoming
<b><i>King Animal</i></b>. The single is now available to purchase and the album is available to pre-order –
<a href="http://smarturl.it/KingAnimaliTunes">PRESS HERE</a> for more details. “<b>Been Away Too Long”
</b>is a long-awaited homecoming for fans, a celebration of urban angst and rock.
<b><i>King Animal</i></b>, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years, will be released on
<b>November 13<sup>th</sup>, 2012</b> via <b>Seven Four Entertainment </b>and <b>
Republic Records</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 the record was mixed by
<b>Joe Barresi</b> (The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer). </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">With two <i>GRAMMY ® </i>award wins</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="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-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="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. Watch
<a href="http://www.soundgardenworld.com" target="_blank">www.soundgardenworld.com</a> for additional details.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">P</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">re-order <i>King Animal</i> here:
<a href="http://smarturl.it/KingAnimalPreOrder" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/KingAnimalPreOrder</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Listen to “Been Away Too Long” here: <a href="http://youtu.be/Y0A71tITqe0" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/Y0A71tITqe0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/soundgarden" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">www.facebook.com/soundgarden</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Twitter: @soundgarden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="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-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-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"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicty.com" target="_blank">gina@pressherepublicty.com</a> // <a href="mailto:samara@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">samara@pressherepublicity.com</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="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-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"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:Jay.wilson@umusic.com" target="_blank">Jay.wilson@umusic.com</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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