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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential music groups of all time. Led Zeppelin consisted of four members; Jimmy Page (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, theremin, pedal steel guitar), Robert Plant (lead vocals, harmonica), John Bonham (drums, percussion, vocals), and John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, recorder, mandolin, Mellotron). Formed in 1968, Led Zeppelin were consistent innovators who never lost mainstream appeal. While the band is perhaps best known as pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal genres, they also incorporated elements of blues, rockabilly, reggae, soul, funk, Celtic, Indian, Arabic, folk, pop, and even Latin and country in their recordings. Over 25 years after deciding to disband in response to John Bonham's tragic death in 1980, Led Zeppelin's music continues to sell well, garner widespread radio play, and hold a strong influence on modern rock music. To date, the group is reported to have sold more than 300 million albums worldwide,[1] including 109 million sales[2] in the United States alone.

Audioslave is an alternative rock supergroup consisting of Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) and the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine. Tom Morello plays guitar, Tim Commerford plays bass, and Brad Wilk drums. The music is fueled by Cornell's powerful voice and Tom Morello's unique and unconventional style of guitar playing, with heavy hip-hop style solos, scratches down his guitar's neck, synthesizer-like sound effects, and an extensive use of pedals and devices to change the guitar's sound. As with Rage Against the Machine, the band prides itself on the fact that all sounds are produced using only vocals, guitar, bass guitar, or drums. While Rage Against the Machine's music was politically influenced, Audioslave's is not, as Chris Cornell said he did not want to become the new singer of Rage Against The Machine and needed the freedom to write lyrics which were not overtly political. However, the band is part of the Axis of Justice, which is a non-profit organization formed by Morello and Serj Tankian of System of a Down. Its purpose is to "bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice together."

Rage Against the Machine, also known as RATM, was an American rock band noted both for their diligent political conscience and for their pioneering blend of hard rock and rap which over time would come to be known variously as Rock, Rap Rock, Hard Rock, Funk Metal and Alternative Rock or Alternative Metal — as well as their vocal radical leftist beliefs. At the point of their break-up in 2000, Rage Against the Machine had become one of the most popular political hard rock bands of all time, and certainly of the 1990s. Currently, three members of the band – Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk – are members of Audioslave, featuring former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Rage drew inspiration from early metallic instrumentation, as well as rap acts such as Public Enemy, and Afrika Bambaataa. The coalescence of rhyming styles and vocals along with their sound, especially Tom Morello's guitar techniques, makes RATM difficult to confine to any one particular musical genre. Tom Morello left his old band, Lock Up, and decided to start another band. Morello was in a club in L.A where Zack de la Rocha was rapping. Morello was impressed by de la Rocha, and asked him to join his band. Tom called and drafted a drummer named Brad Wilk, who had previously auditioned for Lock Up. De la Rocha had a childhood friend, Tim Commerford, who he got to join. The band was now composed of Tom Morello (guitar), Zack de la Rocha (Vocals), Brad Wilk (Drums) and Tim Commerford (Bass). Their name was derived from the unreleased album "Rage Against the Machine" by de la Rocha's former group, Inside Out. Shortly after forming, they gave their first public performance in living room in Orange County, California, which was where a friend of Tim's was holding a house party, and self-produced a 12-song cassette which already included songs like "Bullet in the Head" [1]. Several record labels expressed interest and they eventually signed with Epic Records. Morello said, "Epic agreed to everything we asked--and they've followed through... we never saw a[n] [ideological] conflict as long as we maintained creative control." Their debut album, the self-titled Rage Against the Machine was released in late 1992. To promote the album and its core message of social justice and equality, the band went on tour, playing at Lollapalooza II and as support for Suicidal Tendencies in Europe.