King Ultramega Releases Birth Ritual Featuring Cameron

King Ultramega has released a new single reimagining Soundgarden’s Birth Ritual, a track originally on the Singles soundtrack, as part of their ongoing Chris Cornell tribute project. The release features Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron on drums, Mark Menghi on bass and production, and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale with Joe Hottinger on guitars, continuing the group’s pattern of enlisting prominent collaborators from Cornell’s orbit. Menghi emphasizes that the project aims to honor Cornell’s broader creative legacy by covering various albums and eras with one track per release. The timing coincides with the Singles era’s 30th anniversary and, in this case, falls one day after what would have been Cornell’s 58th birthday. Viewers can watch the King Ultramega video for Birth Ritual on YouTube, and the lineup echoes past King Ultramega releases that spotlight different members of Cornell’s musical circle. The collection to date has included other reimaginings from the Soundgarden catalog and Cornell solo work, underscoring the project’s ongoing living tribute to Cornell’s impact on the Seattle music scene.