Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001 and disbanded in 2007. Its members consisted of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell (who at the time broke away from the band Soundgarden), lead guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk (all three of which were members of the then-broken-up band Rage Against the Machine). Thus, they were initially described as a combination of both bands, but by the time their 2005 album Out of Exile came out, they became noted as being their own band.

They produced three studio albums and received just as many Grammy nominations over their six years of existence, and were the first American rock band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba. Their biggest hit was “Like A Stone” from their 2002 self-titled debut album.

They broke up in 2007 due to “irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences”, according to Cornell, which was later solidified by the reunion tour of Rage and solo album releases by Morello and Cornell in the same year.