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==Tour==
The band began touring in January 1994 in [[Oceania]] and Japan,<ref name="neely"/> areas where the record was released early.<ref name="nohype">"Soundgarden: No Hype Allowed". ''The Music Paper''. July 1994.</ref> The band had never toured these regions before.<ref>Smith, Chris. "Down in a Hole". ''[[Raw (music magazine)|Raw]]''. August 17, 1994.</ref> This round of touring ended in February 1994, and then in March 1994 the band moved on to Europe.<ref name="neely"/> The band was to join a 20-date co-headline American tour with [[Nine Inch Nails]] in April/May, but had to cancel. As an alternative, they did a headlining theater tour on May 27, 1994.<ref name="neely"/><ref>"Soundgarden Won't Be Staying Superunknown". ''[[USA Today]]''. March 11, 1994.</ref> The opening acts were [[Tad (band)|Tad]] and [[Eleven (band)|Eleven]].<ref name="nohype"/> In late 1994, after touring in support of ''Superunknown'', doctors discovered that Cornell had severely strained his [[Vocal folds|vocal cords]]. Soundgarden cancelled several more shows to avoid causing any permanent damage. Cornell said, "I think we kinda overdid it! We were playing five or six nights a week and my voice pretty much took a beating. Towards the end of the American tour I felt like I could still kinda sing, but I wasn't really giving the band a fair shake. You don't buy a ticket to see some guy croak for two hours! That seemed like kind of a rip off."<ref name="blackholesons"/> The band made up the dates later in 1995.<ref>Atkinson, Peter. "Soundgarden: From Superunknown to Superstars". ''Jam''. May 24, 1996.</ref>