NEWS: Reunited Soundgarden Open Up About New Record Plans

The reunited Soundgarden, have revealed plans for their upcoming new record, the bands first since 1996's 'Down On The Upside'.

The grunge icons, who reunited back in January 2010 after a 12-year hiatus, said the bands recent studio sessions have left them with 12 - 14 songs that are "kind of ready to go". Drummer Matt Cameron recently told Billboard.com that although the majority of songs are "90 per cent new", the rest of the album may be made up of of some updated versions of "super-old" material

"We've tried to update the super-old stuff. It doesn't sound too old and dusty and crusty to my ears - but maybe to someone else it will," he said. "There's a little bit of evolution going on with some of this new music, but we're not straying too far from the formula. It has all our signature elements - and more. I think people are going to really love it," Cameron added.

Soundgarden are due to release a live record, 'Live on I5' (recorded during the west coast leg of their 1996 tour), on March 22nd.