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Audioslave (Album) by Audioslave

Artist Biography For Audioslave

Audioslave Was An American Hard Rock Supergroup That Formed In Los Angeles CA In 2001. It Consisted Of Soundgarden Frontman And Rhythm Guitarist Chris Cornell And The Former Instrumentalists Of Rage Against The Machine Tom Morello Lead Guitar Tim Commerford Bass And Backing Vocals And Brad Wilk Drums . Audioslave Released Three Successful Albums Received Three Grammy Nominations Sold More Than Eight Million Records Worldwide And Became The First American Rock Band To Perform An Open-Air Concert In Cuba. Cornell Issued A Statement In February 2007 That He Was Permanently Leaving The Band "due To Irresolvable Personality Conflicts As Well As Musical Differences." As The Other Three Members Were Busy With The Rage Against The Machine Reunion And Morello And Cornell Had Each Released Solo Albums In 2007 Audioslave Was Officially Disbanded. Discography
2002 Audioslave
2005 Out Of Exile
2006 Revelations

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Audioslave

Audioslave Is The Eponymous Debut Album By Hard Rock Band Audioslave And Was Released In November 2002. The Album's Music Is Strongly Reminiscent Of Rage Against The Machine With Chris Cornell Providing His Familiar Classic Rock-Esque Wails And Croons To The Songs. It Features The Hit Singles "Cochise" "Show Me How To Live" "What You Are" "Like A Stone" And "I Am The Highway". The Record Was Certified Triple Platinum In The USA. "Like A Stone" Was Nominated For The 2004 Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock Performance. Songs From The Album Were First Heard When Thirteen Rough Rehearsal Demo Tracks Were Leaked Onto Various Peer-To-Peer Filesharing Networks On May 16 Six Months Before The Official Release Of The Album Under The Name "Civilian" Or "The Civilian Project" . According To Guitarist Tom Morello "it Was Very Frustrating Especially With A Band Like This There Is A Certain Amount Of Expectation." He Also Said That The Songs Were Not In Their Finished Form And That In Some Cases "they Weren't Even The Same Lyrics Guitar Solos Performances Of Any Kind." In An Earlier July 2002 Interview With Metal Sludge He Spoke More Explicitly About The Incident Blaming "some Jackass Intern At Bad Animal Studios In Seattle" For Stealing The Demos And Putting Them On The Internet Without The Band's Permission. The Album Was Released On November 19 2002 And Entered The Billboard 200 Chart At Position Number Seven After Selling 162 000 Copies In Its First Week. It Was Certified Gold By The RIAA Less Than A Month After Its Release And By 2006 It Had Achieved Triple Platinum Selling Status. It Is The Most Successful Audioslave Album To Date Having Sold More Than 3 Million Copies In The United States Alone.