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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">SOUNDGARDEN PREMIERES A FIRST LOOK BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF “BY CROOKED STEPS” VIDEO SHOOT ON AOL’s NOISECREEP TODAY!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“BY CROOKED STEPS” OFFICIAL VIDEO ON VEVO TOMORROW
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Monday, January 28<sup>th</sup>, 2013 –<b>
</b></span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Soundgarden</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> has premiered a first look behind-the-scenes of the shoot for their brand new video and second single
<b>“By Crooked Steps” </b>on <b><i>AOL’s NOISECREEP</i></b> TODAY- <u><a href="http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/28/soundgarden-by-crooked-steps/"><span style="color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a></u> to watch. The video, conceived and directed by friend and fan
<b><u>Dave Grohl</u></b>, depicts the “Crooked Steps” gang, aka Soundgarden, cruising around the tough streets of LA, with a sly cop played by none other than
<b>Deadmau5.</b> Dave said about approaching the band to direct the video, “I had an idea. I got a copy of the record and the third song ‘By Crooked Steps’ was a signature, instantly recognizable Soundgarden song,” and the rest was history. The official video
can be seen tomorrow<b><u>, January 29<sup>th</sup> via VEVO.COM.</u></b> Watch </span>
<a href="http://www.soundgardenworld.com"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue">www.soundgardenworld.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">King Animal</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> is Soundgarden’s first album in over 15 years.
<span style="color:black">The album was co-produced by the band and Adam Kasper at Studio X in Seattle and was released on November 13 via Loma Vista Recordings/Republic Records to rave reviews from peers, fans and critics alike. Making waves at radio, first
single, “<b>Been Away Too Long,” </b>topped the Active Rock charts for 5 weeks.
</span></span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=575348686"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> to purchase the album.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Soundgarden are currently on a sold-out Winter 2013 tour in support of their latest release<b>
<i>King Animal</i></b>, performing across the country <span style="color:black">including two-night engagements in New York City, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and a three-night run in Los Angeles.
</span> The band have announced they will be headlining this year’s MMR-BQ and will perform at Rock on the Range – details below! Both
<span style="color:black">Soundgarden and Chris Cornell also performed at the esteemed Inauguration earlier this month</span>, celebrating a new term for President Obama.
<span style="color:black">It’s been a non-stop, victorious whirlwind since the band reformed over two years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Media Praise for
<i>King Animal:<o:p></o:p></i></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“Time has stood still, rightfully and triumphantly, for Soundgarden’s music, which is still the moody, heaving, asymmetrical hard rock that made the band a trailblazer of grunge.”-<b><i>The
New York Times<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“…sounds like vintage Soundgarden, with Cornell wailing over brutal, monster-size guitar riffs like a wolf with its leg in a trap.”<b>-<i>Rolling Stone<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“King Animal proves that Soundgarden still have their muscle.”- <b><i>CNN<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">"...This blast of jagged energy proves the Seattle band can indeed take up the sonic residence it once had- and redecorate a little bit at the same time." – <b><i>Billboard<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">"King Animal not only delivers all the heaviness, darkness, and beautiful weirdness that made Soundgarden so great in the first place, but also seem to actually benefit from the passage
of time since the band’s last studio album."- <b><i>Revolver<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“King retains the heavy, dark, experimental edge that made Soundgarden a groundbreaking force.” –
<b><i>USA Today<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">"This beast doesn't temper expectations. It lowers its massive antlered head and simply walks forward. It doesn't run because it doesn't need to, and what doesn't run from it gets
run over. In the chorus of "Non-State Actor," Cornell sings the song of his band's bestial spirit guide: "We'll settle for a little bit more than everything." Because that's what a King Animal was born to do." –<b><i> SPIN<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“Aesthetically speaking, it’s almost as if no time has passed at all. Kim Thayil maintains his bluesy, Tony Lommi-inspired riff style. Matt Cameron’s drums still pop with the intensity
he kept in the ’90s. And Cornell can definitely still wail…”-<b><i>American Songwriter<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“Soundgarden’s reboot has everything a fan who fell for them in their heyday could hope for.”- <b><i>New York Daily News<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Upcoming 2013 Tour Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jan 29 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jan 30 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 1 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 2 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 6 Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 7 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 8 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 10 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 12 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 13 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre (SOLD OUT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern (SOLD OUT)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Feb 17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern (SOLD OUT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 18 Camden, NJ @ MMR-BQ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 19 Columbus, OH @ Rock On The Range<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information about Soundgarden, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Gina Schulman // Samara Shwidock<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jay Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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