Soundgarden is FINALLY going to release an album with vocals left behind by Chris Cornell

Before Chris Cornell died in 2017–the eighth anniversary of his death is coming up on May 18–he laid down some vocals for what was supposed to be the next Soundgarden album. But since his death, the surviving members of Soundgarden have been in battle with Chris’ widow, Vicky. Who owned those tracks? Sorting that out has taken many lawsuits and countersuits.

Now that Soundgarden has finally made it into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–they’ll be officially inducted later this year–everything seems to have been sorted. The three remaining members may even perform that night with a singer to be named later.

Kim Thayil had this to say to Rolling Stone when asked about this supposed album.

“Our objective and goal was always to complete that. I probably have OCD enough to not want to leave something unfinished or incomplete like that, so I think the more we can attend to our body of work and our catalog…I think everyone in the band feels that way. I don’t just attend to my work, but the collective work, and in this case specifically, the work of Chris.”

“I have pride for what I did, and I want to see that come out. It doesn’t exist in the vacuum. It exists as a collaboration with Matt and Ben and Chris, but it takes on an entirely different weight when you think about what it is you’re honoring, and the work that you’re paying tribute to. It is us collectively. We want to do it proud. And that part of us is certainly one of the most intimate components of what Soundgarden has been since 1984.”

“It would be a great gift to the fans. And I do think about this, and I don’t know how strange this sounds, but I feel like it’s a gift to Chris, too.”

What’s the timeline? No idea. But it should be on the way.