Audioslave is one of modern rock’s supergroups that came about when the lead singer of Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, joined the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine. Their first album, Audioslave, was met with much anticipation and almost never made it to completion due to feuding between executives and record labels over who has the right to produce Audioslave. The album was also being downloaded illegally before its release and pirated copies of their unfinished demos flooded the internet. However the band viewed this as a positive sign that when the record would finally be released, fans would want a copy. They were right. Their next album, released in 2005, Out of Exile, hit the charts at number one and kept their fan base satisfied. Out of Exile produced such hits as “Be Yourself,” “Doesn’t Remind Me,” and “Your Time has Come.”

Despite their initial rough start and their inability to secure a name without a legal battle and financial arrangement. Audioslave has managed to stay together and tour consistently across the US and the world. Audioslave has had incredible reviews of the live performances and on May 6, 2005 they became the first American rock group to perform a free concert in Cuba. Their international and national touring has paid off. Audioslave tickets sell out in every venue they perform in proving that their supergroup ranks high among the modern rock fan base. With such talent, the stakes are high with each record they produce; their fans are highly critical listeners with expectations of Audioslave that precede them. Despite this pressure, Audioslave continues to impress with both their live shows and their recorded music. This is one supergroup that just might stick around and make some music history.