On February 4, 2020, it was announced that guitarist Jason Hook was forced to miss the remaining shows of the European tour due to health issues. Andy James was named as substitute for the rest of the tour.
In February 2020, Thayil, Cameron and Shepherd demanded Vicky to hand over the unreleased recordings, claiming that they worked jointly on these final tracks with Chris and that Vicky had no right to withhold from them what they call the “final Soundgarden album.” The band members pointed to interviews Chris…
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Mullin died on January 27, 2020. His replacement was immediately announced to be John Green from Manchester, England, who had previously worked as the band’s roadie and stepped in as a stand-in in 2019 for numerous shows.
On January 26, 2020, the band won the Best Metal Performance for their song “7empest” at the 62nd Grammy Awards Their other nomination, “Fear Inoculum”, lost the Best Rock Song category to Gary Clark Jr.
In 2020, he released the first single, a cover of Radiohead ‘s “Street Spirit”, on January 23.
On January 13, 2020, live bassist Juan Alderete (ex- Racer X ) was involved in a bicycle accident which left him with a diffuse axonal injury , a type of traumatic brain injury . A GoFundMe page has been created to help cover the cost of his medical expenses.
On January 10, 2020, the band released an acoustic version of “Red Cold River” featuring Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath .
On December 4, 2020, it was announced that the album would be released on March 26, 2021, and contain 12 tracks, including Evanescence outtake “Take Cover”. Along with the album’s pre-order, the fourth single, “Yeah Right”, was released as an instant grab. On March 5, 2021, the band released the…
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The band announced its first international tour, touring Europe in January 2020 with Ded as supports for Wage War .
On November 10, 2020, the band announced their first acoustic album, Songs of Death and Resurrection , which would feature acoustic renditions of songs such as “Dead Flowers” and “The Heart of a Graveyard”, as well as featuring a new song, “Praise the Void”, which would be released on March…
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