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Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984.
Dec 14, 2021 · Formed in Seattle in 1984 by Thayil, singer-guitarist Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto, Soundgarden pioneered an aggressively heavy and psychedelic sound that married the most walloping elements of heavy metal and punk, and the result soon became known as “grunge”.
In this Clip, Soundgarden's lead guitarist Kim Thayil talks about Chris Cornell's development from the bands drummer to one of the most influential frontmen ...
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Aug 25, 2022 · Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) and Jack Endino (Producer) reflect on the legacy and inception of the two most important bands of the ’90’s. From the practice rooms of the ...
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May 5, 2024 · Kim Thayil has a voice as slow and deep as continental drift. When Soundgarden’s guitarist talks about his band, his music and occasionally himself, it’s with a steamrolling and near-hypnotic deliberation.
May 11, 2022 · As a co-founding member of Soundgarden, Kim Thayil has written and performed some of the hardest and heaviest riffs of all time, spanning the drop-D swagger of Flower to the relentless grind and pterodactyl squeals of Jesus Christ Pose.