US-rockers Audioslave have split up, citing age-old-excuse "musical differences" as the problem.

The end composition of Rage Against The Machine and Soundgarden, the band released three albums throughout their six-year career, including a self-titled debut, "Out of Exile" and "Revelations". With three of the original members of RATM on board, the band had a very distinct funk sound that many fans had become accustomed to, largely due thanks to the work of Tom Morello on guitar. While similarities were present between Audioslave and it's predecessors on occasion, many fans (including myself) were annoyed that the band weren't as good as it's source material.

With the news of Rage Against The Machine playing live again, rumours are almost inevitable that this may be more than just a temporarily reform, and that's something i'm hoping for myself. Meanwhile though, a second solo-outing from Chris Cornell is on the way, while Morello is also expected to release a solo record later this Spring. Indeed, it's maybe these "musical differences" that caused Audioslave to split in the first place. Who knows, but hopefully we'll be able to hear more from all of the band members in the not-so-distant future, instead of them disappearing forever into a horrible black void of doom.