Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has announced the existence of a 7-track album that includes the deceased in their voices Chris Cornell, who cannot hold the vocal cues in his hands to complete the project. Thayil He said at the time that the battle on the tracks has been going on since Cornell's death in 2017, and that Soundgarden has "Copies of them" but not the actual files needed to perform the mastering.
At that time, Thayil said:
"We have kindly asked, we have suggested that this will benefit all parties, if the band could have these files and we could finish the songs we were working on."
While Thayil It has apparently taken a long time to say where the obstacle is, today's news certainly shows a clearer picture.
TMZ, which is an American website dedicated to celebrity news; has obtained legal documents submitted by attorneys representing Vicky Cornell, Chris Cornell's widow. Vicky is accusing the other members of the gang of withholding thousands of dollars in royalties from her and the children she had with Cornell.
The legal document accuses the gang of "unlawful attempt to force Chris to turn over certain audio recordings created prior to his death ”.
Soundgarden has responded to the claims, saying that they and Chris have been working on those files in a "Collaborative effort" . In a letter to Vicky, they write "The entire band felt very positive about their revived artistic energy and creativity." before Cornell died.
Soundgarden argue if Chris he was the sole writer of five of the seven existing tracks, also crediting other members of the band with those tracks.
Vicky is asking the judge to make the determination that the estate of Cornell It is the sole owner of the tracks and has the band deliver the unpaid royalties.
Hopefully the time helps so that everything calms down and we can listen to new music from Soundgarden.
