As the other three members were busy with the Rage Against the Machine reunion, and Morello and Cornell had each released solo albums in 2007, Audioslave was officially disbanded.Īrctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. As with Rage Against the Machine, the band prided themselves on the fact that all sounds on their albums were produced using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals no samples were ever used.Īfter Audioslave released three successful albums, received three Grammy nominations, sold more than eight million records worldwide,and became the first American rock band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba, Cornell issued a statement in February 2007 that he was permanently leaving the band "due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences". Moreover, Morello incorporated his well-known, unconventional guitar solos into this mix. The band's trademark sound was created by blending 1970s hard rock with 1990s grunge. Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden,but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that it had established a separate identity. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass and backing vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums). With over 100 million records sold worldwide, including 57 million in the United States alone, the band has won seven Grammy Awards, and has had four albums peak at number one on the Billboard 200.The band's 1991 album Metallica, has sold over 15 million copies, which makes it the 25th highest selling album in the United States.Īudioslave was an American hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. The band has become one of the most commercially successful and influential musical acts. Metallica has released eight studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, nine videos, and is working on a ninth studio album. A film titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording process of St. Anger in 2003 disappointed some critics and fans with the exclusion of guitar solos, and the "steel-sounding" snare drum. Despite reaching number one on the Billboard 200, the release of St. A settlement was reached, and Napster became a pay-to-use service.
Metallica filed a lawsuit in 2000 against Napster for sharing the band's copyrighted material for free without the members' consent. With the release of Load in 1996, Metallica distanced itself from earlier releases in what has been described as "an almost alternative approach", and the band faced accusations of "selling out". Some critics and fans believed the band changed its musical direction to appeal to the mainstream audience. The band rose to fame with its 1991 self-titled album Metallica, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community, and some critics say the 1986 release Master of Puppets is one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. Metallica's early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the "Big Four" of the thrash metal genre alongside with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Jason Newsted replaced him, although he left the band in 2001 and was replaced by Robert Trujillo in 2003. In 1986, Metallica's tour bus skidded out of control, and Burton was crushed under the bus and was killed. Mustaine later went on to form the band Megadeth. The ejection of Mustaine has subsequently resulted in a feud between him and Metallica. McGovney and Mustaine were later ejected from the band, in favor of Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper, Metallica's original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California.