King Animal is the sixth and final studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on November 12, 2012 by Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records.[1][2] Produced by both the band and Adam Kasper, the album is the band's first in sixteen years, and the first not to be released on A&M Records since 1988's Ultramega OK.
Soundgarden reformed in 2010 after a 13-year hiatus. Following the success of the band's Telephantasm compilation release that year, Soundgarden had been working on a new album with an undefined release date. The band went on an extended world tour between the release of Telephantasm and the summer of 2012 before word broke that a new Soundgarden album would be ready for a fall release in the United States.
"Been Away Too Long" was the first single released from King Animal on September 27, 2012.[3] On October 31, "Non-State Actor" was released through Soundgarden's official YouTube channel. The son'gs video features an American flag waving back and forth with the King Animal logo replacing the stars.[4] The week before its release, the album was streamed in its entirety for free on iTunes.[5]
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"Hunted Down" · "Flower" · "Loud Love" · "Hands All Over" · "Room a Thousand Years Wide" · "Jesus Christ Pose" · "Outshined" · "Rusty Cage" · "Spoonman" · "The Day I Tried to Live" · "Black Hole Sun" · "My Wave" · "Fell on Black Days" · "Pretty Noose" · "Burden in My Hand" · "Blow Up the Outside World" · "Ty Cobb" · "Bleed Together" · "Black Rain" · "The Telephantasm" · "Live to Rise" · "Been Away Too Long" |
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