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Kim Anand Thayil [1] (born September 4, 1960) [2] [3] 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.
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil’s Guild S-100 is getting two new signature versions – here’s why he wanted to help Guild bring it back.
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 ...
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”.
Sep 4, 2020 · The life and times of Soundgarden’s grunge guitar god, Kim Thayil… September 4, 2020. Words: George Garner. Originally published: 2019. In 1981, Kim Thayil went for a drive that would change his...
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.
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Oct 8, 2012 · Kim Thayil, the dropped-tuning lord of heavy grunge, walks us through the thickets of distortion, swirling psychedelic vortexes, and eastern-flavored motifs on Soundgarden''s epic return to form, King Animal.
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.
Sep 10, 2021 · Badmotorfinger was the band’s third album and the first to feature the classic line-up of Chris Cornell (vocals, rhythm guitar), Kim Thayil (lead guitar), Matt Cameron (drums) and Ben Shepherd (bass).
Oct 11, 2018 · Seattle Times music writer. After months of crate digging, he finally found it. Back in the mid-’70s, Kim Thayil was a Chicagoland teen listening to bands like Kiss and Aerosmith, and...
