Editing Soundgarden (section)

===Established lineup, ''Badmotorfinger'', and rise in popularity (1990–1993)===
Bassist [[Ben Shepherd]] replaced Jason Everman and the new lineup recorded Soundgarden's third album in 1991. Cornell said that Shepherd brought a "fresh and creative" approach to the recording sessions,<ref>"'Garden of Eden". ''[[Kerrang!]]''. August 31, 1991.</ref> and the band as a whole said that his knowledge of music and writing skills redefined the band.<ref name="neely"/> The band released the resulting album, ''[[Badmotorfinger]]'', on October 8, 1991.<ref name="udiscovermusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/badmotorfinger-soundgarden-album/ |title='Badmotorfinger': How Soundgarden's Third Album Pointed Towards Stardom |last=Peacock |first=Tim |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> Steve Huey of AllMusic said that the songwriting on ''Badmotorfinger'' "takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency". He added, "It's surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/badmotorfinger-mw0000265433|title=Badmotorfinger|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516171330/http://www.allmusic.com/album/badmotorfinger-mw0000265433|archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> Thayil suggested that the album's lyrics are "like reading a novel [about] man's conflict with himself and society, or the government, or his family, or the economy, or anything".<ref>"Soundgarden". ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician''. December 1992.</ref> The first single from ''Badmotorfinger'', "[[Jesus Christ Pose]]", garnered attention when MTV decided to ban its music video in 1991.<ref name="gilbert"/> The song and its video outraged many listeners who perceived it as anti-Christian. The band received death threats while on tour in the United Kingdom in support of the album.<ref name="don'tcare">"I Don't Care About Performing for 20,000!". ''[[Raw (music magazine)|Raw]]''. September 15, 1993.</ref> Cornell explained that the lyrics criticize public figures who use religion (particularly the image of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]) to portray themselves as being persecuted.<ref>Magnuson, Ann. "Sub Zep?". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. February 1992.</ref> Although eclipsed at the time of its release by the sudden popularity of Nirvana's ''[[Nevermind]]'', the focus of attention brought by ''Nevermind'' to the Seattle scene helped Soundgarden gain wider attention.<ref name="Erlewine">[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]]. "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5483|pure_url=yes}} Soundgarden]". [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved on June 13, 2005.</ref> The singles "[[Outshined]]" and "[[Rusty Cage]]" were able to find an audience on [[alternative rock]] radio and MTV. ''Badmotorfinger'' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1992,<ref name="latimes"/> and was among the 100 top-selling albums of the year.<ref>Lyons, James. ''Selling Seattle: Representing Contemporary Urban America''. Wallflower, 2004. {{ISBN|1-903364-96-5}}, pp. 136</ref>

Following the release of ''Badmotorfinger'', Soundgarden went on a North American tour in October and November 1991.<ref name="colour"/> Afterward, [[Guns N' Roses]] personally selected the band as its opening act for their [[Use Your Illusion Tour|''Use Your Illusion'' tour]].<ref>Sherry, James. "Soundgarden". ''[[Metal Hammer]]''. December 1991.</ref> The band also opened for [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] in North America in February 1992 on their ''[[Slave to the Grind]]'' tour,<ref>Jones, Alison F. "Pounding for Pot: Soundgarden's Matt Cameron". ''[[High Times]]''. July 1992.</ref> and then headed to Europe for a month-long headlining theater tour.<ref name="neely"/> The band returned for a tour in the United States, and then rejoined Guns N' Roses in the summer of 1992 in Europe as part of the ''Use Your Illusion'' tour along with fellow opening act Faith No More.<ref name="neely"/> Describing opening for Guns N' Roses, Cornell said, "It wasn't a whole lot of fun going out in front of 40,000 people for 35 minutes every day. Most of them never heard our songs and didn't care about them. It was a bizarre thing."<ref name="don'tcare"/> The band played the 1992 [[Lollapalooza]] tour with the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] and [[Ice Cube]] among others. In anticipation of the band's appearance at Lollapalooza, they released a limited edition of ''Badmotorfinger'' in 1992 with a second disc containing the EP ''Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas'' (a [[palindrome]]), featuring Soundgarden's cover of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "[[Into the Void (Black Sabbath song)|Into the Void]]", titled "Into the Void ([[Chief Seattle|Sealth]])", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1993.<ref name="latimes"/> The band later released the video compilation ''[[Motorvision]]'', filmed at Seattle's [[Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)|Paramount Theatre]] in 1992. The band appeared in the movie ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'', performing "[[Birth Ritual]]". The song is included on [[Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|the soundtrack]], as is a Cornell solo song, "Seasons".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/05/chris-cornell-singles-soundgraden-ep-cameron-crowe/ |title=Rare Chris Cornell Music From Cameron Crowe's 1992 Film Singles Out Tomorrow |last=Cook-Wilson |first=Winston |date=May 18, 2017 |website=SPIN}}</ref>

In 1993, the band contributed the track "Show Me" to the AIDS-Benefit album ''[[No Alternative]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://redhot.org/project/no-alternative/ |title=No Alternative &#124; Red Hot |website=RedHot.org}}</ref>