The King Ultramega collective has unveiled a new Soundgarden cover, a rendition of “The Day I Tried to Live” featuring the legendary grunge band’s founding guitarist Kim Thayil.

Thayil is accompanied by Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy, Mark Menghi of Metal Allegiance, and Charlie Benante of Anthrax, rounding out an all-star lineup for the powerful cover version.

The performance of White-Gluz — who cites the late Chris Cornell as an inspiration — is particularly noteworthy, as she meticulously emulates the dynamic vocals laid down by Cornell on the OG track.

“I felt that I needed to try to embody his unique power and swagger when delivering the vocals here,” she said in a press release. “He has always had such a remarkable way of wording things; ‘I stole a thousand beggars’ change and

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