Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in 1990. It was conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The line-up included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guitar (both ex-members of Mother Love Bone), Mike McCready on lead guitar, Matt Cameron on drums and Eddie Vedder, providing backing vocals.

The band released its only album, the self-titled Temple of the Dog, in April 1991 through A&M Records. Although earning praise from music critics at the time of its release, the album was not widely recognized until 1992, when Vedder, Ament, Gossard and McCready had their commercial breakthrough with Pearl Jam.

Temple of the Dog were formed in 1990 as a tribute to the late Andrew Wood of Seattle, Washington rock group Mother Love Bone who died of a heroin overdose. They took their name from a lyric in the Mother Love Bone song, “ Man of Golden Words ”. The project was fronted by Soundgarden ’s Chris Cornell , Wood’s close friend and roommate, and also included Wood’s former bandmates Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, and lead guitarist Mike McCready. Eddie Vedder