In einem Interview mit einem Radiosender berichtete Bassist Tim Commerford, dass die Arbeiten an neuem Material bereits während der momantan laufenden Lolapalooza-Tour in vollem Gange seien:“ We have a few ideas that we've recorded, you know. And that process is starting up again and it's a whole different frame of mind. And we're getting into that frame of mind and so it's going to happen. I'm excited about that." Commerford ist davon überzeugt, dass das zweite Audioslave-Album wesentlich härter als der selbstbetitelte Erstling ausfallen und auch ausgereifter sein wird:“ I know the second record is going to be a lot better than this one. We've known each other for years now. We've played together quite a bit. The first record was twenty days and here's the first twenty songs we wrote or whatever."