This is the discography of Tom Morello, an American rock guitarist who is most known for his work with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Street Sweeper Social Club and as his folk alter-ego The Nightwatchman. Morello started playing guitar in the mid 80's in the band Electric Sheep together with future Tool guitarist Adam Jones on bass. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University in 1986 with a BA in political science, he moved to Los Angeles, where he briefly worked as an aide to Senator Alan Cranston. Later Adam Jones moved to L.A. as well; Morello introduced Jones and Maynard James Keenan to Danny Carey, who would come to form the band Tool. In the late 80's Morello was recruited to replace original guitar player Mike Livingston in the rock band Lock Up. In 1989 the band released its only album Something Bitchin' This Way Comes. In 1991, Morello left Lock Up to start a new band. After being impressed by Zack de la Rocha freestyle rapping, he invited him to join. He also recruited Brad Wilk, who had previously auditioned as a drummer for Lock Up. Zack convinced his childhood friend Tim Commerford to join as the band's bass player.
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Rage Against the Machine released their self-titled debut album Rage Against the Machine in 1992, which became a commercial success, leading to a slot at Lollapalooza in 1993. Four years later the band released their follow-up record Evil Empire. The band's third album The Battle of Los Angeles was released in 1999. During their initial nine-year run, they became one of the most popular and influential political bands in contemporary music.[1] After the band break up in 2000, the band released their fourth studio album Renegades, which is composed entirely of cover songs. Vocalist Zack de la Rocha started a low-key solo career; while Morello and the rest of the band formed the rock supergroup Audioslave with former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
Audioslave released their self-titled debut album in 2002, critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden,[2] but with the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that the band had established its own separate identity. The band's trademark sound was created by blending 1970s hard rock with 1990s grunge. Morello also incorporated his well-known, unconventional guitar solos into the band's sound. After Audioslave released three successful albums, received three Grammy nominations, 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".
After a seven-year hiatus, Rage Against the Machine reunited in January 2007 at the Coachella Festival and have has continued to perform at multiple live venues since, however, according to Morello, Rage Against the Machine has no plans to record new material.[3]
In 2003 Morello created the identity of The Nightwatchman, an "artist of the people,"[4] when a desire to return to political activism in his music struck him, after over a year of playing non-activist rock in Audioslave.[4] Morello first began playing political acoustic folk music in a Los Angeles coffeehouse before a small crowd,[5] and soon after went on Billy Bragg's Tell Us the Truth tour.[4] He initially had no plans to record,[6] but later recorded the song "No One Left" for Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11 In 2007, Morello announced his solo album, One Man Revolution, which was released on April 24 in the US and May 7 worldwide.[5] Late 2008 Morello released his second studio album The Fabled City, which features guest appearances by Serj Tankian, Shooter Jennings and Perry Farrell.
Album appearances
edit| Band or pseudonym | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||
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| US [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [10] |
DEN [11] |
FIN [12][13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15][16] |
IRE [17] |
NOR [18] |
NLD [19] |
NZ [20][21] |
SWE [22][23] |
SWI [24][25] |
UK [26][27] | ||||
| Lock Up | 1989 | Something Bitchin' This Way Comes
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| Rage Against the Machine | 1992 | Rage Against the Machine | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 22 | 24 | — | 5 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 17 | US: 3× Platinum[28] AUS: Gold[29] CAN: Platinum[30] UK: Gold[31] |
| 1996 | Evil Empire
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1 | 2 | 2 | 4 [32] |
— | 5 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | US: 3× Platinum[28] CAN: Platinum[30] UK: Silver[33] | |
| 1999 | The Battle of Los Angeles
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1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | US: 2× Platinum[28] AUS: Platinum[34] CAN: 2× Platinum[30] | |
| 2000 | Renegades
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14 | 10 | 66 | 13 | — | 25 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 71 | US: Platinum[28] AUS: Platinum[35] | |
| Audioslave | 2002 | Audioslave
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7 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 51 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 12 | US: 3× Platinum[28] AUS: Platinum[36] CAN: 2× Platinum[30] UK: Gold[37] |
| 2005 | Out of Exile
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1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | US: Platinum[28] AUS: Platinum[38] CAN: Platinum[30] | |
| 2006 | Revelations
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2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | US: Gold[28] AUS: Gold[39] CAN: Gold[30] | |
| Axis of Justice | 2004 | Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1
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| The Nightwatchman | 2007 | One Man Revolution
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119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | The Fabled City
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180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Union Town
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | World Wide Rebel Songs
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Street Sweeper Social Club | 2009 | Street Sweeper Social Club
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Ghetto Blaster EP
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Prophets of Rage | 2017 | Prophets of Rage | 16 | 11 | 12 | 17 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 16 | — | 36 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | |
| Tom Morello | 2018 | The Atlas Underground
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141 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Comandante
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | The Atlas Underground Fire
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | The Atlas Underground Flood
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||
EPs
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| 2020 |
Comandanteedit
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| 2021 |
The Catastrophists EPedit
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Singles
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| 2014 |
Marching on Fergusonedit
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| 2018 |
Battle Sirens (feat. Knife Party)edit
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Rabbit's Revenge (feat. Bassnectar, Big Boi, Killer Mike)edit
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Every Step That I Take (feat. Portugal. The Man, Whethan)edit
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A Higher Frequency (feat. Serj Tankian, Attlas)edit
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| 2019 |
Can't Stop The Bleeding (feat. Gary Clark Jr., Gramatik)edit
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| 2020 |
Save the Hammer for the Man (SongAid) [Live] (feat. Carl Restivo)edit
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Stand Up (feat. Shea Diamond, Dan Reynolds, The Bloody Beetroots)edit
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You Belong to Meedit
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| 2021 |
Natural's Not in It (feat. Serj Tankian, Gang of Four)edit
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Weather Strike (feat. Pussy Riot)edit
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Radium Girls (feat. The Bloody Beetroots, Pussy Riot,edit
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Highway to Hell (feat. Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder)edit
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Driving to Texas (feat. Phantogram)edit
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Let's Get The Party Started (feat. Bring Me the Horizon)edit
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The War Inside (feat. Chris Stapleton)edit
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| 2022 |
Raising Hell (feat. Ben Harper)edit
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Come On Up To The House (feat. X Ambassadors)edit
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Collaborations
edit| Year | Band or artist | Album or song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Run-DMC | Down with the King | [40] |
| 1994 | Shandi's Addiction | Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved | [41] |
| 1996 | KRS-One | Rappaz R. N. Dainja | [42] |
| Snoop Doggy Dogg | Snoop Bounce (Roc N Roll Remix) | [43] | |
| 1997 | The Prodigy | One Man Army/No Man Army | [44] |
| 1998 | Sean Combs | Come with Me | [45] |
| Indigo Girls | Shed Your Skin | [46] | |
| Joe Strummer | Chef Aid: The South Park Album | [47] | |
| Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | War | [48] | |
| 1999 | Primus | Antipop | [49] |
| Class of '99 | The Faculty Soundtrack | [50] | |
| Perry Farrell | Rev (Perry Farrell album) | [51] | |
| Atari Teenage Riot | Rage E.P. | [52] | |
| 2000 | Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit | [53] |
| Cypress Hill | (Rap) Superstar | [54] | |
| 2001 | The Crystal Method | Tweekend | [55] |
| Made Soundtrack | Katwalk (Morello Mix) | [56] | |
| 2002 | Cypress Hill | Stash: This Is the Remix | [57] |
| Bubba Sparxxx and The Crystal Method | Blade II Soundtrack | ||
| Macy Gray | Spider-Man Soundtrack | [58] | |
| 2003 | Johnny Cash | Unearthed | [59] |
| Anti-Flag | The Terror State | [60] | |
| 2006 | The Coup | Pick a Bigger Weapon | [61] |
| The Crystal Method | Drive | [62] | |
| 2007 | Dave Matthews Band | Live Trax Vol. 10 | [63] |
| Tool | Live at Bonnaroo | [64] | |
| Puscifer | Cuntry Boner | [65] | |
| 2008 | Various artists | Iron Man Soundtrack | [66] |
| Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls | The Vain Hope of Horse (2 tracks) | ||
| Bruce Springsteen | Magic Tour Highlights | [67] | |
| 2009 | Outernational | "Fighting Song" | |
| Steve Earle | "Townes" | ||
| 2010 | Cypress Hill | Rise Up | |
| Outernational | "Deportees" | ||
| 2011 | Travis Barker | "Carry It" | |
| Serj Tankian | Imperfect Remixes | ||
| Various artists | Note of Hope ― A Celebration of Woody Guthrie | ||
| 2012 | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | |
| Rise Against | "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen cover) | ||
| Steve Jablonsky | Battleship ― "Super Battle" and "Thug Fight" (with Steve Jablonsky) | ||
| Outernational | "Todos Somos Ilegalles" | ||
| 2013 | Device | Opinion | |
| John Fogerty | "Wrote a Song for Everyone" | ||
| Calle 13 | Multi_Viral | ||
| LL Cool J | "Whaddup" (featuring Chuck D, Travis Barker and Z-Trip) | ||
| 2014 | Bruce Springsteen | High Hopes | |
| Linkin Park | "Drawbar" | ||
| 2015 | GZA | "The Mexican" (featuring K.I.D) | |
| Ike Reilly | "Paradise Lane" | ||
| Raury | "Friends" | ||
| 2016 | X Ambassadors | "Collider" | [68] |
| Knife Party | Battle Sirens | ||
| 2018 | K.Flay | Lucky One | |
| Tom Morello featuring Portugal. The Man and Whethan | "Every Step That I Take" | [69] | |
| 2019 | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | "Tyrant Lizard King" | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | "Teeth" | [70] | |
| 2020 | Tom Morello featuring Shea Diamond, Dan Reynolds and The Bloody Beetroots | "Stand Up" | [71] |
| 2021 | DJ Free Leonard featuring Tom Morello, Leonard Peltier | "Traditional Way of Life" | [72] |
| The Pretty Reckless | "And So It Went" | ||
| K.Flay featuring Tom Morello | "TGIF" | ||
| Pussy Riot | "Weather Strike" | [73] | |
| Tom Morello featuring Bring Me the Horizon | "Let's Get the Party Started" | ||
| 2023 | Måneskin | "Gossip" | [74] |
| Alice Cooper | "White Line Frankenstein" | ||
| Babymetal featuring Tom Morello | "メタり！！ (Metal!!)" | ||
| 2024 | Sheryl Crow | "Evolution" | |
| Def Leppard featuring Tom Morello | "Just Like 73" | ||
| MC5 | "Heavy Lifting" | ||
| Stray Kids, Young Miko and Tom Morello | "Come Play" | [75] |
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