According to The Pulse of Radio, Shinedown singer Brent Smith spoke with England's Kerrang! magazine at the Download festival two weekends ago about the possibility of a Soundgarden reunion. Smith said, "There's talk of a reuniting of Soundgarden in the States soon. I know actually someone specific who told me that, who is actually specifically in their organization. Kinda told me that they're talking about it."

This is inevitable. Chris Cornell has done the solo thing and had mixed reviews. He played big arenas as the frontman for Rage Against the Machine (Audioslave), so why not go back and headline those arenas again? Soundgarden was one of the better 90's bands and people would be willing to shell out some money to see them live.

The only one I see as a problem will be Matt Cameron who currently plays drums for Pearl Jam. He'd have to either wait until Pearl Jam was off the road or take a hiatus from Pearl Jam for a while. Since they are planning a tour and a new album, that is highly suspect.

The podcast of the Kerrang! interview with Brent is below.