Home Q News Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave Frontman, Dies at 52 Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave Frontman, Dies at 52 May 18, 2017 1361 Chris Cornell, the powerful, dynamic singer whose band Soundgarden was one of the architects of grunge music, has died at 52. Read More Source: Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave Frontman, Dies at 52 – The New York Times