Tom Morello Details Debut Solo Rock Album ‘Everyone Gets Everything They Want’

Tom Morello has confirmed the details of his first proper solo rock album. Everyone Gets Everything They Want arrives September 25, marking a turn away from the folk-informed protest music he recorded as The Nightwatchman and the project-driven collaborations that have defined his output outside Rage Against the Machine.

The album’s title suggests a certain wry directness, and the guest list, as initially reported, reinforces the idea that Morello is working with artists who inhabit the space between heavy music and mainstream rock. System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and Columbus band Beartooth are the first names attached. No further tracklist or production details have been shared.

Morello’s solo instrumental voice—abrupt, effects-laden, instantly recognizable—has long thrived in the context of others, from Bruce Springsteen to Wu-Tang Clan. But a full-length rock album under his own name recalibrates expectations. The news lands without a single or a statement beyond the essentials, which itself reads like an editorial choice: the project is introduced on terms that prioritize the work over the buildup.

Everyone Gets Everything They Want will be Morello’s most closely watched solo venture by a wide margin, not because of nostalgia but because of the rare alignment it implies. He’s now set to deliver a record that doesn’t lean on a cause, a persona, or a pre-established cast.