Biography

Badmotorfinger sharpened rhythmic IQ for emerging alt-metal palettes.

Superunknown’s Black Hole Sun became surrealist grief anthem disguised as summer hit.

Kim Thayil’s detuned colour prevents riff blocks from feeling generic.

High-bitrate streams expose phaser guitar haze, room-heavy drums, and Cornell harmonics.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

  • American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984; Chris Cornell was lead vocalist.
  • Superunknown (1994) debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
  • Won Grammy Awards including Best Hard Rock Performance for Black Hole Sun in 1995.