Query: Temple of the Dog is the name of a band.

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Temple of the Dog (album) <=SEP=> Temple of the Dog is the only studio album by the American rock band Temple of the Dog , released on April 16 , 1991 , through A&M Records . The album is a tribute to Andrew Wood , the former lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone , who died on March 19 , 1990 , of a heroin overdose . The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States .

Mike McCready <=SEP=> Michael David McCready ( born April 5 , 1966 ) is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the American grunge band Pearl Jam . Along with Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder , he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam . McCready was also a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars , Temple of the Dog , Mad Season and The Rockfords . He is also the proprietor of Hockey Talkter Records .   McCready was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7 , 2017 .

Temple of the Dog <=SEP=> Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in Seattle , Washington in 1990 . It was conceived by vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend , the late Andrew Wood , lead singer of the bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone . The line-up includes Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar , Jeff Ament on bass guitar ( both ex-members of Mother Love Bone ) , Mike McCready on lead guitar , and Matt Cameron on drums . Eddie Vedder appeared as a guest to provide some lead and backing vocals .   The band released its only album , the self-titled Temple of the Dog , in April 1991 through A&M Records . The recording sessions took place in November and December 1990 at London Bridge Studios , in Seattle , Washington with producer Rakesh `` Rick '' Parashar . Although earning praise from music critics at the time of its release , the album was not widely recognized until 1992 , when Vedder , Ament , Gossard , and McCready had their breakthrough with Pearl Jam .   The band toured in 2016 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album .

Chris Cornell <=SEP=> Chris Cornell ( born Christopher John Boyle ; July 20 , 1964 -- May 18 , 2017 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter . He was best known as lead vocalist for the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave . He was a two-time Grammy winner ( out of 14 nominations ) and was also known for his numerous solo works , soundtrack contributions since 1991 and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog , the one-off tribute band dedicated to his friend , the late Andrew Wood .   Cornell , who is considered one of the architects of the 1990s grunge movement , is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter , for his nearly four-octave vocal range , and for his powerful vocal belting technique . He released four solo studio albums , Euphoria Morning ( 1999 ) , Carry On ( 2007 ) , Scream ( 2009 ) , Higher Truth ( 2015 ) , and the live album Songbook ( 2011 ) . Cornell received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his song `` The Keeper '' which appeared in the film Machine Gun Preacher and co-wrote and performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale ( 2006 ) , `` You Know My Name '' . The last solo release by Chris was the charity single `` The Promise '' , written for the ending credits for the film of the same name . He was voted `` Rock 's Greatest Singer '' by readers of Guitar World , ranked 4th in the list of `` Heavy Metal 's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists '' by Hit Parader , 9th in the list of `` Best Lead Singers of All Time '' by Rolling Stone , and 12th in MTV 's `` 22 Greatest Voices in Music '' .   According to Nielsen Music , across his entire catalog ( Soundgarden , Audioslave and solo career ) , Cornell sold 14.8 million albums , 8.8 million digital songs , 300 million on-demand audio streams in the U.S. and sold over 30 million records worldwide as of 2017 .   Cornell was found dead from suicide in his Detroit hotel room early on the morning of May 18 , 2017 , following a Soundgarden concert the night before . He suffered from depression and had substance abuse problems earlier in life .