''King Animal Demos'' is a 10" vinyl EP by the American rock band

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. It was released on April 20, 2013 through

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. It was released on

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on a special edition pink vinyl release in the United States, and a standard black edition in Europe.

Overview

The EP is a collection of demos from '' King Animal''. It features six different songs, in their rough mix. The demos were recorded at TNC Studios in Los Angeles and Deke River Studio in

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Track listing

All tracks written by

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, except where noted. #"Bones of Birds" – 3:27 #" By Crooked Steps" (

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) – 4:24 #"Halfway There" – 3:34 #"Worse Dreams" – 3:21 #"Black Saturday" – 3:17 #"A Thousand Days Before" (Thayil) – 4:25

Personnel

;Soundgarden *

– drums, percussion *

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– bass guitar *

Kim Thayil Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960)Kim Thayil Biography
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– lead guitar

References

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