; Matt Cameron Active : 1986 â `` 1997 Instruments : drums Release contributions : all Soundgarden releases from Screaming Life ( 1987 ) to A-Sides ( 1997 ) By September 1986 , Matt Cameron had gained so much notoriety in the local Seattle music scene that he was chosen to play for Soundgarden , replacing drummer Scott Sundquist . ; Matt Cameron Active : 1986 â `` 1997 , 2010 â `` present Instruments : drums Release contributions : all Soundgarden releases from Screaming Life ( 1987 ) to Telephantasm ( 2010 ) By September 1986 , Matt Cameron had gained so much notoriety in the local Seattle music scene that he was chosen to play for Soundgarden , replacing drummer Scott Sundquist .