--- product_id: 77814446 title: "King Animal" brand: "soundgarden" price: "NZ$289" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/77814446-king-animal store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # King Animal **Brand:** soundgarden **Price:** NZ$289 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** King Animal by soundgarden - **How much does it cost?** NZ$289 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/77814446-king-animal) ## Best For - soundgarden enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted soundgarden brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Double vinyl LP pressing. 2012 release, the first studio album from the Seattle Grunge/Rock band in 15 years. The band co-produced their sixth studio album with longtime Soundgarden friend and producer Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pearl Jam) and recorded at Studio X in Seattle. King Animal was mixed by Joe Barresi (The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer) in Pasadena, California. With two Grammy award wins, seven overall nominations and over 21 million records sold worldwide, Soundgarden redefined Rock music for a whole generation and had a revolutionary impact on the course of musical history. In the three years since Soundgarden reunited, they released their first retrospective, Telephantasm, their first live album, Live on the 1-5, penned the end title for the feature film the Avengers, and headlined sold-out shows and festivals around the world. ## Images ![King Animal - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BNFrjeGEL.jpg) ![King Animal - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91sOYkC+2GL.jpg) ![King Animal - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81rWofufwJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s the mutt’s nuts! *by B***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 May 2020* It’s Soundgarden, and they’re awesome! If you don’t know this already, what are you playing at?!If you’ve listened to Soundgarden before and thought ‘meh’, this review is hardly going to change your mind is it? And why would it eh? The opinion of a complete stranger.... unless it’s you reading this mam!This is a beautiful package, on heavy, coloured vinyl and amazing packaging! It sounds pretty damn awesome too!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just keep on rowing, gotta row! *by G***O on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 April 2014* Having grown up in the 1990s I am pleased to see many of the great rock bands like Soundgarden and Alice in chains are still keeping the rock n roll spirit alive for both bands have released very good albums recently. Indeed grunge seems to be having a bit of a renaissance with modern bands like Dead Sara incorporating grunge elements while Nirvana remain as popular as ever despite kurts death.This album opens with real rocking intent in 'Been away to long' and maintains momentum with the slightly political 'Non-state actor' that contains an awsome guitar riff. The album as a whole is really strong and I like most of the tracks but if I had to pick my favourite tracks it would be the melancholic 'Bones of birds', the acoustic led sombre ballad 'Black saturday' and the gospel tinged bluesey album closer 'Rowing'. This is a great track to finish the album on and pretty much sums up life in a beautiful metaphor. But it is a wonderful image, that all we can do to survive, is to keep rowing against the wind and the rain and face up to any storms that come our way. To survive we literally have to keep our heads above water and breathe. Nobody knows where they are going so lets keep rowing forwards and enjoy life.Anyone with an interest in rock music are more than likely aware of Soundgarden but if you are yet to listen to this animal of an album I would urge you to check it out and lets just hope they don't stay away for too long this time! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Too much expectation from some *by P***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 November 2012* I was very excited to see Soundgarden on Jools Holland's show and had no idea there was a new album! Superunknown is one of my all time favourite albums and I can't rate Chris Cornell highly enough as a songwriter and singer. So I watched the show and was impressed with Been Away Too Long, a good rocker. I was a little confused by Taree, I thought to myself this probably sounds better on the album and makes more sense there, which it does. Great to see them play live.Like a few comments here I was a little disappointed with the album - at first anyway, from a purely "Soundgarden" aspect. Not really a "dirty" enough sound, it's certainly not a continuation from Down On The Upside, although there are flavours of old like the very beginning of "A Thousand Days Before". But then that was a long time ago and they were never realistically going to pick up like they've never been away.Having listened to it a few times I must say I really like it. The opening track is just great and the best way to kick off. I won't give a run down of all the tracks as this is just personal preference. I will say "Halfway There" is pure Cornell solo album (not that one we won't mention though!) but I'd rather it on the album than not as it is wonderful. Some really good songs, a few ok ones, no awful ones thankfully.Overall I think a 3.5 or 4 is just about right. Short of their past best and a little inconsistent but in the current climate of dross and considering the break, rather good. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/77814446-king-animal](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/77814446-king-animal) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*