Riff Rundown
Difficulty: Intermediate
Composer – Audioslave
Where to find this song – Audioslave track #2
Release Date – November 2002
The Band:
Chris Cornell – vocals
Tom Morello – guitar
Brad Wilk -drums
Tim Commerford – bass
This band formed after Zack de la Rocha left the original band name
“Rage Against the Machine.” All of the members are the same,
but they needed a heavy-hitting frontman that would equal or surpass
the angst and political anarchy of de la Rocha. They found it in Chris
Cornell, former Soundgarden guitarist and vocalist. Cornell actually
left the project before anything was really being accomplished because
he felt that the band wasn’t going in the direction that he wanted to
go. He rejoined them not long after with a renewed sense and the musical
bond that the band soon would endure allowed them to finally become
Audioslave. The band found their singer, and Cornell finally found a
band again. Continue reading
