Louder Than Love was Soundgarden 's first album .
On September 5 , 1989 , the band released its second album , Louder Than Love , which saw it take `` a step toward the metal mainstream , '' according to Steve Huey of Allmusic , describing it as `` a slow , grinding , detuned mountain of Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs and Chris Cornell wailing '' .
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