The debut work of a command with the same name «Audioslave» in music newspaper have unanimously christened «the Most expected release of a heavy rock of 2002». That, first of all, should consider as a merit, of course, structure in which musicians from the most influential rock collectives 90 the ex leader «Soundgarden» Chris Cornell plus the former participants «Rage Against The Machine» the guitarist Tom Morello have gathered), bass player Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk.

It and a gossip round leaving from «RATM» original vocalist Zak De La Rosha (Zack De La Rocha) with comments of "the approached persons» and «the informed sources», and a guessing on the released vacant place, and leapfrog with names (for «Audioslave» it was necessary to be overcome. Through lawyers, having laid out as compensation not which round sum to an English gang-legal owner), and theft from studio of not shown tracks which «kind people» have let go on the Network, and even disintegration of collective till the birth … Realstory or a PR-vaudeville with disguise? To tell difficult. But anyway, expectations of fans have justified wholly. The disk was issued on 19th of November last year under a label «Epic Records».

Chris Kornell has based Soundgarden in 1985 year. In 12 years, already after disintegration, the group has been recognized by one of the most significant sizes a rock music 90, having sold more than 20 million plates worldwide.