Revelations (song)

:" 'Revelations' is also a song by power metal band DragonForce.Infobox Single
Name = Revelations


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Artist = Audioslave
from Album = Revelations
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Released = 2007
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Recorded = 2006
Genre = Alternative metal, hard rock
Length = 4:12
Label = Epic
Writer = Chris Cornell, Audioslave
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
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Last single = "Original Fire"
(2006)
This single = "Revelations"
(2006)
Next single =
Misc = Song infobox
Name = Revelations


Artist = Audioslave
Album = "Revelations"
Released = September 5, 2006
track_no = 1
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next = "One and the Same"
next_no = 2"Revelations" is the second (and, with the departure of Chris Cornell, final) single by Audioslave from their third album "Revelations". The song is believed to be about ignorance and its effects on people, its lyrics apparently being a sarcastic imitation of hero-worship. Fact|date=February 2007

Musically, the song begins with a unique, dreamy, slightly flanged arpeggio that is unusual for Tom Morello. After a repeat, the main riff of the song crashes in accompanied by drums and bass. Tom's solo once again invokes the toggle switch technique, creating a hectic array of notes which seem to bounce off each other before entering the closing bridge of the solo, where the whammy pedal is put into full force.

It made its debut on the soundtrack of the video game "Madden NFL 07".

This song is the tenth single from Audioslave to hit the top 10 U.S. Mainstream charts.

Music video

The music video begins with various band members playing their instrument in front of a camera shoot. As the singing begins, a split-screen of Chris Cornell and other band members begins. As each guitar riff or drum riff kicks in, the player of that instrument gets their few seconds in front of the camera. During Tom Morello's guitar solo, the camera goes from him to drummer Brad Wilk. It cleary shows Tom Morello using a Gibson Les Paul, which is not very common as he tends to use his own custom Kramer guitars. During the vocal solo after Morello's guitar solo, the camera tint turns to a blue color. The video ends with the microphone Cornell was using hanging from the ceiling alone.

Much like the videos for Like a Stone and Be Yourself, Revelations video is simply the band playing the song with no added dramatics.

The fact that all of the band members were filmed separately added to the speculation among fans that there was tension between band members. Rumors had already been circulating that a break up was on the horizon with the announcement of Chris Cornell's solo album, this was indeed, the last clip Audioslave made before breaking up.