Badmotorfinger
Released: 1991

Badmotorfinger

by Soundgarden

The 960th greatest album of all time

Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden's 1991 studio album, blends heavy metal heft with alternative rock and grunge sensibilities. The record is marked by thick, metallic guitar riffs, dense production, and frequent shifts in tempo and meter, anchored by Chris Cornell's powerful, wide-ranging vocals. Tracks move between sludgy, downtuned heaviness and more melodic passages, showcasing the band's mix of hard rock, metal, and alternative influences and helping to define their sound in the early 1990s.