Hours after we caught their tremendous acoustic performance at Neil Young’s majestic annual Bridge School Benefit this past weekend, Soundgarden surprised the world with a new single. The track is called “Storm,” the first new song the band has released since 2012’s reunion album, King Animal. The track is reportedly a re-recorded outtake from 1986 sessions, according to a great story found in an interview with producer Jack Endino.
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“The storm has weakened minds of steel,” frontman Chris Cornell wails as the song grinds on with an ominous menace, Ben Shepherd’s bass running a thick low-end line through the track. Stream the shrieking, spooky jam, a fitting sonic accompaniment as we head into Halloween week, below. That ending…
