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Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in early 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

Release · MusicBrainz

Type
Album
Artist
Soundgarden
First released
1991-09-24
alternative metalalternative rockgrungeheavy metalrockstoner metal

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
153
Total plays
1,109

Tags

heavy metalhard rock

Badmotorfinger is a heavy metal band from Bologna, Italy formed in 2006. band's name comes from a same titled album by Soundgarden. although the band insist to be born in 2006 their first album "It's Not the End" released in 2013. Current line up is: Tommy - Bass (2006-present) HeavyRico - Guitars (2006-present) Alex - Guitars (2006-present) Il Reverendo - Vocals (2006-present) Barra - Drums (2007-present) as the guitarist Alex says in an interview[1] <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Badmoto

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Music

Genre
Rock
Year
1991
Tracks
12

Key facts

Album.name
Badmotorfinger
Album.type
studio
Album.artist
Soundgarden
Album.cover
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger.jpg
Album.caption
Standard cover art. Some 1991 pressings opt for a yellow-green color scheme.
Album.recorded
Early 1991
Album.studio
Studio D (Sausalito) Bear Creek (Woodinville) A&M (Hollywood)
Album.genre
Grunge alternative metal heavy metal hard rock
Album.length
57:42
Album.label
A&M
Album.producer
Terry Date Soundgarden
Album.prev_title
Louder Than Love
Album.prev_year
1989
Album.next_title
Superunknown
Album.next_year
1994

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Writing
  • Recording
  • Artwork and title
  • Release and reception
  • 25th-anniversary reissues (2016)
  • Tour
  • Track listing
  • Outtakes
  • ''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas''
  • Track listing
  • Personnel
  • Charts
  • Weekly charts
  • Year-end charts
  • Singles
  • Certifications
  • Accolades
  • References

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in early 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

The focus on the Seattle grunge scene helped bring attention to Badmotorfinger, and the singles "Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" found a major audience in rock radio and MTV. Badmotorfinger became the band's highest charting album at the time on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 39. The album received critical acclaim, citing the significant improvements over earlier releases and evolution in the band's sound. Soundgarden supported the album with tours of North America and Europe, including opening for Guns N' Roses on the Use Your Illusion Tour. In 1992, Badmotorfinger was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1996.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Badmotorfinger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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