Kim Thayil
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![Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs on stage at the Melbourne Big Day Out at Flemington Race Course on 29th January 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfqY7DstGWTnbJPT954sNn-320-80.jpg)
Kim Thayil picks Soundgarden’s landmark guitar moments
By Richard Bienstock published
In honor of the grunge icons’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, their lead guitarist picks the standout songs on which he and Chris Cornell made their case for Seattle’s most daring guitar exports
![Kim Thayil, Robert DeLeo (L) and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GPmcsYnkt5X7nwTtMLSm2P-320-80.jpg)
Kim Thayil set to appear alongside Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert and Dean DeLeo at next Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy Camp
By Matt Parker published
Rock Camp announces the lineup for March 2023's LA event
![Soundgarden reunite at LA's Taylor Hawkins tribute show](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DiJoTTwe8AW25ZVAz45kEm-320-80.jpg)
Watch an all-star lineup including Dave Grohl, Kim Thayil and Taylor Momsen cover Soundgarden classics at LA’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear and Matt Cameron also featured on roof-raising versions of The Day I Tried to Live and Black Hole Sun
![Kim Thayil and Taylor Momsen perform onstage during I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell at The Forum on January 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zhq462pTcMdsMFtGZzrhF5-320-80.jpg)
Watch Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil shred with The Pretty Reckless on stage in Seattle
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Thayil reprised his blistering solo on Only Love Can Save Me Now and performed Soundgarden’s Loud Love with the Taylor Momsen-fronted outfit
![Kim Thayil and Steve Vai](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m3fjAoohjvm9jPvNKynS6a-320-80.jpg)
Kim Thayil, Steve Vai and Wolf Marshall discuss legendary six-strings in these exclusive extracts from Greg Prato's Iconic Guitar Gear
By Matt Parker last updated
Guitar World's Greg Prato has a new book, and it takes a close look at the gear choices of over 150 players, including Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads
![Singer/guitarist Chris Cornell (right) and guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden pose for a portrait on December 1, 1993 in New York City, New York.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/evpHxKurPLj8zm873oM4e6-320-80.jpg)
Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil dissect Soundgarden's masterpiece, Superunknown
By Jeff Kitts published
In this classic 2014 interview, Cornell and Thayil break down the tones, tunings and ambition behind the album that made Soundgarden one of alternative rock's biggest bands
![Kim Thayil performing live](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jmzsrh9UTTxtx2ydcv5JbU-320-80.jpg)
Kim Thayil names 11 guitar players who shaped his sound
By Greg Prato published
From industrial rock titans and proto-punk pioneers to blues legends and rock ‘n’ roll royalty, the Soundgarden guitarist name-drops the players who have had the biggest impact on his playing
![3rd Secret: Bubba DuPree, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Jennifer Johnson, Kim Thayil & Jillian Raye.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mUjfDVngWRHiH2FUDjtZQg-320-80.jpg)
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Hear 3rd Secret’s surprise-released debut album – which also features Bubba Dupree, Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye – now
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