AUDIOSLAVE - Revelations Review

Given the short distance separating Audioslave's second album, Out of Exile, in 2005 and their third, Revelations, in 2006, it's easy to assume that the Rage Against the Machine/Soundgarden supergroup has finally turned into an actual working band — either that or the group is working hard to get to the end of their contract so they can go their separate ways (a suspicion stoked by the flurry of Chris Cornell-centric press surrounding its release, including the announcement that he's recording a solo album and will be singing the theme song for the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, on his own)....full text When Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine big guns Tom Morello (guitar), Tim Commerford (bass) and Brad Wilk (drums) joined forces after their bands collapsed to form Audioslave, skeptics everywhere pigeonholed them into the “just another supergroup” bin. But after blowing out eardrums with their hard-hammering, Rick Rubin-produced, self-titled 2002 debut, most haters realized this wasn’t just a stunt–Audioslave was dead serious about putting the spotlight on a new brand of ferocious alt-rock....full text