SOUNDGARDEN will release King Animal, their first new studio album in over 15 years, on November 13th in Canada via Vertigo Records/Universal Music Canada and in the US via Universal Republic.

The band have announced three intimate North American shows in support of King Animal, kicking off in New York City at Irving Plaza on November 13th, before a stop in Toronto at Phoenix Concert Theater on November 16th, and wrapping up at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 27th.

Fans who pre-order King Animal before 11:59 PM, PST on November 7th here, will be sent a password which allows access to the on-sale on November 8th at 12 PM, Local Time for the shows at Irving Plaza in New York, Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto and The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis, and there is no guarantee a password will get you tickets. Additionally, there will be a public on-sale that will begin at 10 AM, Local Time on Friday, November 9th.

For fans that cannot be in New York City, Toronto or Los Angeles, Soundgarden will be performing on Late Night with David Letterman on November 12th with a Live At Letterman worldwide livestreamed concert immediately following at 8 PM, EST on CBS.com and VEVO. The band will also be performing on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on November 26th.

Deluxe versions of King Animal have now been revealed. The releases include a box set, a deluxe CD, iTunes deluxe and 180 gram double vinyl. Many of the deluxe editions include album track demos recorded in Chris Cornell’s home studio.

The box set includes:

12x12 package.

13 track double 180 gram LP.

16 track deluxe CD including demos of ‘Worse Dreams’, ‘Black Saturday’, and ‘By Crooked Steps’.

Exclusive DVD of Hyde Park performance.

5 Lithos: one of each individual band member and the album cover.

Instant download of ‘Been Away Too Long’.

Full deluxe album download on release date.

View all the deluxe editions at this location.

King Animal will feature the following tracks:

'Been Away Too Long'

'Non-State Actor'

'By Crooked Steps'

'A Thousand Days Before'

'Blood On The Valley Floor'

'Bones Of Birds'

'Taree'

'Attrition'

'Black Saturday'

'Halfway There'

'Worse Dreams'

'Eyelid’s Mouth'

'Rowing'

According to a press release, the writing and recording of the album was a true collaborative effort. Riotous album opener and first single 'Been Away Too Long' finds Soundgarden back at it with a double-edged blast of homecoming celebration and urban angst. King Animal can be explosive, as in 'Blood On The Valley Floor', nightmarish ('Worse Dreams') or wistful ('Halfway There'), leading us through changing sonic landscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of 'Black Saturday' and the feral rocker 'Attrition', with compelling lyrics by bassist Ben Shepherd. The subject matter is broad - Kim Thayil’s lyrics for 'Non-State Actor' are a sharp and cynical take on the powers behind political thrones, while Cornell’s bruised and introspective 'Bones of Birds' explores the terrors and vulnerabilities of parenthood.