Audioslave Album ‘Out Of Exile’ Coming to Vinyl for 1st Time!

UMe announces the first-ever vinyl pressing of iconic 3x-GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band Audioslave’s second full-length album, Out Of Exile, available on June 12, 2026. Pre-order HERE. The group united the iconic voice and songwriting of Chris Cornell with the explosive, genre-defining sound of Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk —forming an undeniable force that helped define 21st-century rock.

For this new reissue, Levi Seitz of Black Belt Mastering has remastered the original Out Of Exile. It will be available in two configurations: a standard 180g Black Vinyl edition and a limited edition D2C Black Liquid Vinyl pressing inspired by the album’s cover art, housed in a die-cut gatefold jacket designed to showcase the disc.

Originally released May 23, 2005, Out Of Exile debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single “Doesn’t Remind Me” earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Hard Rock Performance,” while “Be Yourself” reached #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. Alongside “Your Time Has Come,” they stand among the band’s defining radio hits.

As Chris Cornell shared at the time, Out Of Exile was his most autobiographical work—the first time he fully embraced writing from a deeply personal place. Emerging from sobriety, personal growth, and newfound domestic stability after 2002, he contrasted it with earlier material rooted in a “dark, lonely, isolated world,” instead creating from a place of clarity, joy, and “the ability to feel loved.”

As he explained in interviews, the record reflected a new chapter in his life—his marriage, family, and the anticipation of becoming a father—allowing him to write more openly than ever before. Cornell described himself during this period as “constantly inspired,” no longer needing darkness as a catalyst, but drawing from a place of connection, purpose, and love.

No longer dependent on darkness as creative fuel, the result is both an artistic evolution and a document of personal renewal, as the band locked into a cohesive, confident sound. Once again, Audioslave co-produced the album with Rick Rubin.

Out of Exile Track Listing:

LP 1
A1. Your Time Has Come
A2. Out Of Exile
A3. Be Yourself
B1. Doesn’t Remind Me
B2. Drown Me Slowly
B3. Heaven’s Dead

LP 2
C1. The Worm
C2. Man Or Animal
C3. Yesterday To Tomorrow
D1. Dandelion
D2. #1 Zero
D3. The Curse