Audioslave’s Out of Exile captures the band at their most assured, refining their identity into a focused and confident statement. It became their only album to top the Billboard 200, led by Be Yourself, Your Time Has Come and Doesn’t Remind Me, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance. Free from the expectations surrounding their debut, the group approached these sessions with renewed clarity. Chris Cornell’s lyrics draw from a more personal place, while the music opens out beyond heavy riffing to explore a broader, more dynamic range. Ahead of its release, Audioslave performed a landmark show in Havana, debuting much of the material live and underscoring the scale of the record.