Audioslave were formed in 2000 from the ashes of Rage Against the Machine. It was when the three remaining members (Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk) jammed with ex-Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell that the touch paper was lit producing a rich, produced rock sound which owed more to the polished influence of Soundgarden than the rougher RATM.
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