Audioslave

When Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine in October 2000, the band's future was put into question. Within months, rumours flew that ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell would replace de la Rocha… Cornell joined the rest of Rage in the studio in May 2001. The mix was great and a musical bond was in the making: Cornell, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, and Tom Morello spent the next year writing and recording. By spring 2002, the four piece were no longer going by the Rage Against the Machine name and signed on for Ozzfest. But before the summer tour even got underway, Cornell quit the new project. The breakdown didn't last, for Cornell rejoined by early fall. After tossing around the idea of being called Civilian, they settled on Audioslave.