Audioslave members included Soungarden's Chris Cornell and three members of Rage Against the Machine; Chris Cornell, a key figure of the grunge movement, struggled with  depressions most of his life, and was found dead in a hotel room, ruled suicide by hanging.
The four-piece band consisted of Soundgarden's lead singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell with Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello (lead guitar), Tim Commerford (bass/backing vocals), and Brad Wilk (drums). Cornell is considered one of the key figures of the 1990s grunge movement, and is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, his nearly four-octave vocal range, and his powerful vocal belting technique. Cornell struggled with depression for most of his life. Suicide by hanging He was found dead in his Detroit hotel room in the early hours of May 18, 2017, after performing at a Soundgarden concert an hour earlier at the Fox Theatre. 
