Cornell was in the writing process of a second solo album, but decided to shelve that and pursue the opportunity to work with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk when they approached him.
Cornell var i skriveprocessen til en anden solo-cd, men han besluttede at skrinlægge dette og forfølge den mulighed for at arbejde sammen med Tom Morello, Tim Commerford og Brad Wilk.