Formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001, Audioslave was a supergroup featuring vocalist Chris Cornell (Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog) alongside three former members of Rage Against the Machine: guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk.

[1] Signed to Epic and Interscope Records, the band released its self-titled debut album in November 2002, which peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200.

[2] Supported by five singles, all of which reached the top ten of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart,[3] Audioslave was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[8][9][7] Within a year of the album's release, Cornell had announced his departure from Audioslave and the band had broken up.

[1] The group reunited for a one-off performance in January 2017,[10] before Cornell was found dead while on tour with Soundgarden in May 2017.