Tom Morello was a musician.
Prophets of Rage . Formed in 2016 , the group consists of three members of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave ( bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford , guitarist Tom Morello , and drummer Brad Wilk ) , two members of Public Enemy ( DJ Lord and rapper Chuck D ) , and rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill . Street Sweeper Social Club . The band primarily consists of guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and vocalist/emcee Boots Riley of The Coup . Tom Morello . He was ranked number 40 in Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time '' .