King Animal Demos Explained

King Animal Demos
Type:	ep
Artist:	Soundgarden
Cover:	Soundgarden - King Animal Demos.jpg
Released:	April 20, 2013
Recorded:	2012
Length:	22:26
Language:	English
Label:	Republic Records, Loma Vista
Producer:	Adam Kasper, Soundgarden
Chronology:	Soundgarden EPs
Prev Year:	2011

King Animal Demos is a 10" vinyl EP by the American rock band Soundgarden. It was released on April 20, 2013 through Republic Records. It was released on Record Store Day on a special edition pink vinyl release in the United States, and a standard black edition in Europe.^{[1] [2]}

Overview

The EP is a collection of demos from King Animal. It features six different songs, in their rough mix. The demos were recorded at TNC Studios in Los Angeles and Deke River Studio in Seattle.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Cornell, except where noted.

1. "Bones of Birds" – 3:27
2. "By Crooked Steps" (Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil) – 4:24
3. "Halfway There" – 3:34
4. "Worse Dreams" – 3:21
5. "Black Saturday" – 3:17
6. "A Thousand Days Before" (Thayil) – 4:25

Personnel

Soundgarden

• Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
• Chris Cornell – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Ben Shepherd – bass guitar
• Kim Thayil – lead guitar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Childers. Chad. SOUNDGARDEN TO UNLEASH 'KING ANIMAL' DEMOS FOR RECORD STORE DAY VINYL RELEASE. Loudwire. 23 May 2013. 14 March 2013.
2. Web site: Soundgarden To Release King Animal Demos On Vinyl. Chris Cornell official site. 23 May 2013. 14 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521073542/http://chriscornell.com/news/detail/soundgarden_to_release_king_animal_demos_on_vinyl. 21 May 2013. dead.