Soundgarden’s dispute with Chris Cornell’s estate is still ongoing

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Soundgarden‘s Matt Cameron has revealed that the band’s dispute with Chris Cornell‘s estate is still ongoing.Earlier this year, the band and the late frontman’s widow Vicky shared that they had settled their long-standing legal dispute and would be release the band’s final recordings.

They released a joint statement that said they had “reached an amicable out-of-court resolution”.It added: “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on.”While appearing as a guest on The Vinyl Guide podcast, Cameron, Soundgarden’s drummer, revealed that the band are still dealing with Cornell’s estate and that the chances of the band releasing the final songs with him on them are slim.“We’re still in the middle of a dispute with the estate,” he said. “Everything is on hold right now.

As of right now, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen next year. Hopefully soon. I’m not giving up hope.”According to Louder Sound, at the center of the legal battle are handful of unreleased songs which Cornell’s widow has claimed that they were not explicitly written with Soundgarden in mind.

The band rebuttled saying that the majority of the material being withheld stemmed from group writing and recording sessions as long ago as 2015.Chris Cornell died by suicide on May 18, 2017.