In 1994, Soundgarden released Superunknown, which featured Shepherd compositions “Half” and “Head Down”. “Head Down” was heavily influenced by The Beatles, while “Half” was marked by an Indian flavor and was the first song on a Soundgarden album for which Shepherd sang lead vocals. in 1996, Soundgarden released Down on the Upside, in which six of the sixteen album tracks were lyrically and/or musically composed by Shepherd. After completing many other projects, some being alongside Soundgarden’s drummer, Matt Cameron, Soundgarden announced its reformation in February, 2010. in 1999, he played bass on Mark Lanegan’s album I’ll Take Care of You.
