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The History of Audioslave

In October of 2000, Zack de la Rocha left a little known band called Rage Against the Machine, and no one quite knew where the band was headed. Chris Cornell, the former frontman for another not so small-time band Soundgarden, decided to replace de la Rocha. Cornell and the remaining members of Rage began recording in May of 2001. Chris Cornell, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, and Tom Morello spent the next year writing and recording. In spring of 2002 the group was no longer going by Rage Against the Machine, and joined Ozzfest. But soon after Cornell quit, claiming the project wasn't moving forward like he had hoped. However by early fall Cornell rejoined. The badn then began finding a name and decided on Audioslave. Their hit single "Cochise," was all over the radio in September of 2002. Audioslave's self-named record was released 2 months later. The album went multi-platinum being carried by the two hits "Cochise," and "Like a Stone." Audioslave widened their fan base by playing at several 2003 Lollapalooza shows. The group released their second album in May of 2005. "Out of Exile" led to a historic show in Havana, Cuba, which was the country's first outdoor show by an American rock band.