Audioslave - Audioslave

Audioslave
Audioslave
(2x Black Vinyl)
Release: 2002
Re-release: 2017

Track Listing:

1. Cochise
2. Show Me How To Live
3. Gasoline
4. What You Are
5. Like A Stone
6. Set It Off
7. Shadow On The Sun
8. I Am The Highway
9. Exploder
10. Hypnotize
11. Bring Em Back Alive
12. Light My Way
13. Getaway Car
14. The Last Remaining Light

More Info:
Audioslave captured lightning in a bottle by forging one of the most explosive supergroups in modern hard rock history. Rising from the ashes of Rage Against the Machine's sudden split, the powerhouse instrumental trio of guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk joined forces with former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell under the guidance of producer Rick Rubin. Rubin stripped away the hip-hop inflections and funk-metal rap cadences of RATM, pushing the quartet toward muscular, blues-drenched 1970s hard rock reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Morello dialed back his whammy-pedal scratching to unleash some of the thickest, most gargantuan drop-D riffs of his career alongside his signature alien guitar solos, while Commerford’s overdriven bass fuzz and Wilk’s massive, cavernous kick-snare groove anchored the rhythm section with monumental physical impact. Gliding above this sonic avalanche, Cornell delivered an operatic tour de force of vocal grit, emotional vulnerability, and sheer lung capacity, turning anthems like "Cochise," "Show Me How to Live," "What You Are," and the timeless melancholic masterpiece "Like a Stone" into instant rock radio staples. Cut across two vinyl discs with expansive dynamic headroom, the analog low-end punch and roaring tube amplifiers rattle the room with uncompressed, visceral power, standing as a triumphant collision of two legendary grunge and alternative rock titans at their absolute zenith.