King Animal is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released on November 13, 2012 on Seven Four Entertainment/Republic Records. The album is the band's first not to be released on A&M Records since 1988's Ultramega OK. Following the success of the band's Telephantasm compilation release in 2010, Soundgarden had been working on a new album with an indefinite release date. The band went on an extended world tour between the release of Telephantasm and the summer of 2012 before word came out that a new Soundgarden album would be ready for the fall. "Been Away Too Read more on Last.fm.