Chris Cornell has officially called it quites for Audioslave. After months of speculation following the bands latest and final release Revelations in September 2006, backed by no major tour and press, Audioslave the band featuring Cornell and ex members of Rage Against the Machine has come to an end. This announced just weeks after Rage decided to reunite with former front man Zach De La Rocha at this years Coachella festival in Death Vally, California. I had the opportunity to see Audioslave perform at Lollapalooza 2003 and I must say with the combo of RATM and Cornell they were destined to become this generations Led Zeppelin. Cornell's power vocals, Tom Morello's spacey guitars and backed by the best rhythm section in the business today Tim C and Brad Wilk, Audioslave proved to be much more than a super group. But after releasing two mediocre follow ups after their debut, their machine has come to an end. Cornell has been hard at work on his solo follow up to 1998's Euphoria Morning . His yet untitled sophomore solo disc will be out May 1, no word if any of his former band members will be collaborating on it.
For more on the RATM reunion...check out my Jan 2007 post "Rage to Reunite."
