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Soundgarden is a Heavy metal and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Swervedriver and New York Dolls. Those roots explain a lot about how Soundgarden arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chris Cornell, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Mudhoney and Green River, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lostprophets, Cartel, 3 Doors Down, Nickelback and Alice in Chains, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 126 connections around Soundgarden, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Lostprophets. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Soundgarden connections
Soundgarden grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Swervedriver, shares an orbit with Chris Cornell, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell and Mudhoney, went on to shape Lostprophets, Cartel, 3 Doors Down and Nickelback. 126 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Soundgarden
Sounds and acts that shaped Soundgarden.
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Black Sabbathartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- Swervedriverartist
- New York Dollsartist
- Wireartist
- Killing Jokeartist
- Erik Brannartist
- Minus the Bearartist
- Actressartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- Hot Hot Heatartist
- Green Riverartist
- Melvinsartist
- The Stoogesartist
- MC5artist
- Faith No Moreartist
- Guns N' Rosesartist
- Skid Rowartist
- Red Hot Chili Peppersartist
- Pearl Jamartist
- Ministryartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Bad Brainsartist
- Elevenartist
- Master of Realityartist
- We Die Youngartist
- Sanctuaryartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- Oneohtrix Point Neverartist
- Never Say Die!artist
- Eydie Gorméartist
- Andrew Woodartist
- SST Recordsartist
- Mother Love Boneartist
- William DuVallartist
- 808 Stateartist
- Generation Terroristsartist
- Mia Zapataartist
- Doug Ingleartist
- Lee Dormanartist
- Slave to the Grindartist
- The Gitsartist
Artists similar to Soundgarden
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Soundgarden.
- Chris Cornellartist
- Alice in Chainsartist
- Jerry Cantrellartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- Green Riverartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Candleboxartist
- Days of the Newartist
- Blind Melonartist
- Local Hartist
- Mark Laneganartist
- Toadiesartist
- Velvet Revolverartist
- Creedartist
- Filterartist
- Veruca Saltartist
- Porno for Pyrosartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Collective Soulartist
- Them Crooked Vulturesartist
Bands Soundgarden shaped
Where the influence of Soundgarden travelled next.
- Lostprophetsartist
- Cartelartist
- 3 Doors Downartist
- Nickelbackartist
- Alice in Chainsartist
- Evanescenceartist
- Stone Sourartist
- Stupid Dreamartist
- Local Hartist
- Staindartist
- Puddle of Muddartist
- Pepperartist
- Fear, Emptiness, Despairartist
- Yobartist
- Spine of Godartist
- Drowning Poolartist
- Slapshotartist
- Andrew Strongartist
- Ayron Jonesartist
- Machine Headartist
- Probotartist
- 40 Below Summerartist
- Nothingfaceartist
- Between the Buried and Meartist
- Dirty Loopsartist
- 36 Crazyfistsartist
- Traptartist
- Pearl Jamartist
- The Cultartist
- Earshotartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Panteraartist
- Copelandartist
- Blind Melonartist
- Clarissaartist
- Aqmeartist
- Jerry Cantrellartist
- Reefartist
- James Reidartist
- Taprootartist
- Cueshéartist
- Monster Magnetartist
- Yungbludartist
- Jebediahartist
- The Veer Unionartist
- Intwineartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Chester Benningtonartist
- Audioslaveartist
- Billy Talentartist
- Enter Sandmanartist
- The Pretty Recklessartist
- David Draimanartist
- Linda Perryartist
- Ari Koivunenartist
- Adam Gontierartist
- Tim "Ripper" Owensartist
- Brad Mehldauartist
- Kyoartist
- Green Riverartist
- Rainier Fogartist
- A Pale Horse Named Deathartist
- Confessorartist
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