Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Soundgarden startet the tour in January 1994 in Australia , Japan , and New Zealand , areas where the record came out early , as well as regions where the band had never toured before .
Simplified: The band began touring in January 1994 in Oceania and Japan , areas where the record came out early and where the band had never toured before .