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Speaking to SiriusXM\u2019s Trunk Nation LA Invasion this week, Thayil said the band was working on a new album at the time of Cornell\u2019s death and there are unheard vocals the band could piece together.<\/p>\n<p>It is entirely possible, because that\u2019s what we were doing\u2026 We definitely have another record in us. Stuff that\u2019s written, stuff that\u2019s demoed and recorded \u2014 certainly,\u201d Thayil said of a possible follow-up to 2012\u2019s\u00a0<em>King Animal\u00a0<\/em>comeback.\u00a0All it would need is to take the audio files that are available. I\u2019d tighten up the guitar stuff that\u2019s on there, add other stuff.\u00a0Ben\u00a0[Shepherd] does the bass.\u00a0Matt\u00a0[Cameron] is able to get the drums he wants. We can get the producers we want to make it sound like a Soundgarden\u00a0record. 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