Revelations (album)
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| Studio album by Audioslave | ||
| Released | September 5, 2006 | |
| Recorded | October 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia; January - May 2006 at Henson Studios in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 48:28 | |
| Label | Epic, Interscope Records 8 2796-97728-2 9 |
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| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |
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| Audioslave chronology | ||
| Out of Exile (2005) |
Revelations (2006) |
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Revelations is the third and final studio album by American rock band Audioslave. Brendan O'Brien, who has produced or mixed the albums of numerous major rock acts of the past twenty years, including Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, Incubus, and Bruce Springsteen, was at the helm for this record. Audioslave had 20 songs written (a few of which were sampled during their 2005 tour), and returned to the studio in early January to finish recording them. It would be the final album by the band, as Rage Against the Machine reunited, and Chris Cornell quit the band. The final album was coincidentally titled "Revelations" which is the final book of the Bible depicting the end of the world.
The album was released September 5, 2006 in the U.S., and a day earlier in the UK (see 2006 in music). Guitarist Tom Morello described the sound as "Earth, Wind and Fire meets Led Zeppelin". [1] Prior to the album's release, the title track appeared in the video game Madden NFL 2007. [2]
On July 3, a private listening party was held for fan club members and non fan club contest winners. The album gained a strong fan review, noting a darker tone, and anthemic choruses. Love, life and loss are all themes on the new album. Political activism is also starting to rear its head in Audioslave's music with songs such as Wide Awake, which uses the Hurricane Katrina disaster and George W. Bush as subject matter.
The songs "Wide Awake" and "Shape of Things to Come" were featured in the 2006 film Miami Vice.
A special edition of the album includes an 18-minute DVD featuring interviews with the band members on their thoughts on the album.
Revelations entered the Billboard 200 at the #2 spot with 150,631 copies.
Many of the tracks were never performed live, as the band broke up in February, 2007, without touring in support of the album.
The album has been certified Gold: USA for shipments of 500,000, Canada for shipments of 50,000, Australia for shipments of 35,000 (first week), New Zealand for shipments of 7,500 (first week),
The album has sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide. [3]
When Marketing for the album, the band had the fictional nation dubbed, Audioslave Nation, and the album art was featured on Google Earth. [4]
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Audioslave.
- "Revelations" — 4:12
- "One and the Same" — 3:38
- "Sound of a Gun" — 4:20
- "Until We Fall" — 3:50
- "Original Fire" — 3:38
- "Broken City" — 3:48
- "Somedays" — 3:33
- "Shape of Things to Come" — 4:34
- "Jewel of the Summertime" — 3:53
- "Wide Awake" — 4:26
- "Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye" — 3:32
- "Moth" — 4:57
[edit] Singles
- A promotional record of "Original Fire" was shipped to radio stations on July 17, 2006. "Original Fire" can be streamed for free at Audioslave's official website in the Media section. The title track, "Revelations", is featured on the soundtrack for the Madden NFL 07 video game.
| Audioslave |
| Chris Cornell | Tom Morello | Tim Commerford | Brad Wilk |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Audioslave | Out of Exile | Revelations |
| DVDs: Audioslave | Live in Cuba |
| Singles: "Cochise" | "Like a Stone" | "Show Me How To Live" | "I Am The Highway" | "What You Are" | "Be Yourself" | "Your Time Has Come" | "Doesn't Remind Me" | "Out of Exile" | "Original Fire" | "Revelations" |
| Related articles |
| Rage Against the Machine | Soundgarden | Interscope Records | Epic Records | Axis of Justice |
