We’ve really missed Ben. We worried about him incessantly after Chris’s passing but his recent activity on social media has helped put our minds at ease. For those who don’t know, Ben has written a lot of Soundgarden material, as well as for his own solo project (In Deep Owl), and side projects Hater & Wellwater Conspiracy among others. Here is a list of everything Ben has been a part of over the past three decades:

Ben was the bassist for a Seattle hardcore (or "speedcore" as he called it) outfit called March of Crimes. That band's biggest claim to fame, says Shepherd, was a tape that sold a few copies in Finland. At one point, Shepherd enlisted Stone Gossard to play guitar (Gossard then went on the play in Green River and ultimately wound up in a band called Pearl Jam). Shepherd played in another band called 600 School, and even was a member of Nirvana for a while, though he never played a single note with them; he was their backup touring guitarist. [source]

600 School (Live recording circa 1982)