Soundgarden

Released: October 31, 1988

Songwriter: Hiro Yamamoto Kim Thayil

Producer: Drew Canulette Soundgarden

The day will finally come in
And opened the door
Cause we have conquered a kingdom
And a place of rage
Covered with assholes
They burn on their knees
Well here we live
To see their fear and their trembling words
Of a volunteer
A pretty, pretty blank name on the list
An "x" for every accomplished deed
Ol' big bad ass circle of power's comin' to getcha!
Not necessarily dumb, but just uh... beautiful... beautiful
Well it's the circle of power
And it's all
It's all the same
Ah the circle, spinning the circle of power
And it's under different names
Oh the circle of power
It's all the same
The circle of power

One of the biggest rock bands out of Seattle, Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron became the band’s full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. While one of the creators of the Grunge alternative rock and the first to sign to a major label, they only rose to stardom once the genre was popularized by Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains in the early 90s. After achieving great success with 1994’s Superunknown, the band decided to call it quits three years later due to internal squabbles. Eventually they reunited in 2010, releasing new album King Animal two years later. Frontman Chris Cornell committed suicide in a Detroit hotel room on May 17, 2017. He was 52 years old.

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