The surviving members of Soundgarden have paid tribute to Black Sabbath, and confessed to being "super bummed" that they were unable to perform at the legendary British metal band's farewell Back To The Beginning show on. July 5.
In the statement, released on July 13, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron revealed that they had been invited to play the Back To The Beginning show at Birmingham's Villa Park by the day's musical director Tom Morello, but could not make it work due to scheduling conflicts. But the trio paid a fulsome tribute to Sabbath, who they've long acknowledged as one of the key influences upon their band.
