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title: "Hiro Yamamoto"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/hiro-yamamoto"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1961
---

# Hiro Yamamoto

**Hiro Yamamoto** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1961 to present.

Hiro D. Yamamoto is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell, in 1984. He left the band in 1989; two years later, Yamamoto started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks. In 2016, Yamamoto co-founded the surf trio Stereo Donkey. In 2025, Yamamoto was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Soundgarden.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Yamamoto

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Hiro Yamamoto |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Seattle, United States |
| Formed | 1961 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Hiro_Yamamoto/14840

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/hiro-yamamoto](https://themetalnet.com/band/hiro-yamamoto). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt