The Atlas Underground Fire

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The Atlas Underground Fire
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ReleasedOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Recorded2021
Length46:22
Label Mom + Pop Music
Tom Morello chronology
The Atlas Underground
(2018)
The Atlas Underground Fire
(2021)
The Atlas Underground Flood
(2021)

The Atlas Underground Fire is the second collaborative album by American rock musician Tom Morello. The album was released on October 15, 2021, and features guest appearances from Bring Me the Horizon, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder, Grandson, Phantogram, Damian Marley, Mike Posner, Chris Stapleton, Phem, Protohype, Dennis Lyxzén of Refused and Sama' Abdulhadi.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
GlideStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! 3/5 [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Wall of Sound rated the album 7/10, stating that "not every songs sticks" and that Morello was "playing in a lot of different sandpits ... but there's a lot to like here". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Harlem Hellfighter"
Jon Levine1:59
2."Highway to Hell" (featuring Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder)3:31
3."Let's Get the Party Started" (featuring Bring Me the Horizon)
  • Evil Twin
  • Cervini
  • Jordan Fish (add.)
3:32
4."Driving to Texas" (featuring Phantogram)Josh Carter5:25
5."The War Inside" (featuring Chris Stapleton)
  • Morello
  • Chris Stapleton
3:49
6."Hold the Line" (featuring Grandson)
3:12
7."Naraka" (featuring Mike Posner)
  • Morello
  • Mike Posner
  • Mike Posner (co.)
  • Ryder Johnson (co.)
  • Restivo (add.)
4:01
8."The Achilles List" (featuring Damian Marley)
2:52
9."Night Witch" (featuring Phem)
  • Morello
  • David Emerson Dahlquist
  • Phem
Kill Dave3:06
10."Charmed I'm Sure" (featuring Protohype)
  • Morello
  • Max Pote
Max Pote3:42
11."Save Our Souls" (featuring Dennis Lyxzén of Refused)
  • Morello
  • Dennis Lyxzén
  • Cogo
  • The Bloody Beetroots
  • Restivo (add.)
2:36
12."On the Shore of Eternity" (featuring Sama' Abdulhadi)
  • Morello
  • Sama' Abdulhadi
Sama' Abdulhadi8:38
Total length:46:22

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