Chris Cornell's legacy will be continued nearly six years after his death.
Soundgarden's lead singer left the music industry in deep shock after he died by suicide in 2017, only an hour after holding a concert with the band at the Fox Theatre.
His bandmates remained active in the years thereafter, but the band's status had since been set aside.
Soundgarden To Officially Return With Chris Cornell's Unreleased Songs
Soundgarden members shared infamous public battles with Cornell's widow, Vicky. But to continue the lead singer's legacy, the band and the wife recently reached an agreement to release the recordings Cornell made before his death in May 2017.
Chris Cornell's Instagram page confirmed the development Monday, saying both parties reached "an amicable out-of-court resolution" to release the singer's songs.
According to the statement, the reconciliation will allow the band to release Cornell's final songs, which the singer and Soundgarden were working on.
"The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon SOUNDGARDEN's incredible legacy as well as Chris's indelible mark on music history - as one of the greatest songwriters and vocalists of all time," the statement went on.
The agreement occurred years after Cornell died by suicide in 2017. The Wayne County Medical Examiner (via Associated Press) ruled that the vocalist passed away by hanging.
Michael Woody, then-Director of Media Relations for the Detroit Police Department, said that the police received a 911 call from a family friend regarding the incident. They were told that his bodyguard Martin Kristen went to the singer's hotel room at MGM Grand Detroit to check on him.
However, he found him unresponsive while lying on the bathroom floor with an exercise band around his neck.
Legal Battles Between Soundgarden, Chris Cornell's Wife
The move came less than two years after the two parties had a temporary agreement that would allow the surviving Soundgarden members to have Soundgarden social media accounts and website.
For what it's worth, Soundgarden band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd submitted a filing in Washington State US District Court with their business manager Rit Venerus. They claimed that Vicky locked them out of the band's social media accounts and websites and changed all the passwords.
Meanwhile, Vicky filed a lawsuit in December 2019 alleging that Soundgarden owed Cornell's estate hundreds of thousands of dollars for all the unpaid royalties and rights to seven unreleased recordings.
She submitted another lawsuit in February after the surviving members reportedly only offered her $300,000 for Chris's share. The widow explained that the amount is far lower than the real value of his estate's interests.
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