Soundgarden And Audioslave’s Chris Cornell Dies, Aged 52

RIP.

May 18, 2017

Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has passed away, aged 52.

According to a statement, the death was “sudden and unexpected”, with the cause yet to be determined.

Chris was on tour with Soundgarden at the time, and passed away on Wednesday night (May 17) in Detroit.

RIP to a true rock legend. Kerrang!’s thoughts are with Chris’ family and friends.

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