In support of Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden began a grueling tour schedule. Starting in late 1991, shortly after the album's release, the band hit the road with Guns N' Roses, touring parts of of the US and Canada. They then moved on to an opening slot with Skid Row in February of 1992, once again taking them through parts of the US. Next it was off to Europe on a headlining tour, this time with Monster Magnet and Swervedriver. In May the band once again hooked up with Guns N' Roses, taking them back to Europe through June 1992. Faith No More was also on that bill. When SG returned to the states in july, they embarked on the crazy summer festival we know and love, Lollapalooza! When summer came to an end so did the Lollapalooza tour. In August of 1992 Soundgarden settled in for a well-deserved rest.

In early 1993, Ben and Matt hooked up with some of their buddies and recorded Hater, a ten song album that was eventually released on A&M records in late september of '93. Motorvision, a home video, was assembled and released in early 1993. Filmed during the band's 1991-1992 Hell On Wheels touring, it features performances of new as well as old Soundgarden material.

Last but not least 1993 saw Soundgarden return to the studio to record a new full length album. Titled Superunknown, it featured fifteen new songs (16 on the international version) and was released March 8, 1994.

However, prior to the release of Superunknown, the boys hit the road. On January 15, 1994, Soundgarden played their first show ever in Australia. They performed several more Australian shows through early February then headed up the Pacific Rim to Japan where on February 8, 1994, the guys played their first ever show in Japan.

The band then went on to play 3 more shows in Japan, returned to the states, released Superunknown (remember, March 8), and then flew to London to begin an extensive tour of Europe. (That's a lot of touring to do before an album is even released.)

After touring Europe through April 1994, Soundgarden returned to the United States to begin Leg One of their North American summer tour. This first leg started in May with Tad and Eleven as openers and burned its way through the country until the beginning of July when Leg One turned into Leg Two. On the second half of this hot, sweaty summer tour The Reverend Horton Heat and You Am I took over the supporting duties. Leg Two took the band through mid-August, ending in Seattle with a big homecoming show featuring Screaming Trees along with The Reverend and You Am I.

Soundgarden won their very first MTV video music award for "Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video" for "Black Hole Sun." On the September 8, 1994, broadcast of the award ceremony, Chris and Kim were also given the honor of presenting an award.

Several other singles were released in many different versions throughout the world; "Spoonman," "The Day I Tried to Live," "My Wave," and "Fell On Black Days" are spread over more than a dozen different CDs, many of them containing bonus tracks (such as "Kyle Petty, Son of Richard," which was subequently released on the Home Alive compilation and may also appear on Soundgarden's next studio album, slated for release on 21 May 1996).

In the fall of 1995, Soundgarden returned to Europe, touring from August 23 to September 9, and including such major dates as the Reading Festival and the Pukkelpop Festival.

On November 21, 1995, Soundgarden made its first trip into the world of computer entertainment with the release of Alive in the Superunknown, a CD Plus that contains four standard audio tracks as well as a multimedia experience.

Soundgarden has finished recording and is now mixing Down on the Upside, their next studio album, which was released on 14 May 1996.