October 25, 2024 – Today, Tom Morello, Grandson and Roman Morello release the energetic, riff laden track “One Last Dance,” taken from the movie ‘Venom : The Last Dance’ – out in movie theaters today.
“I loved working with Grandson and my 13-year-old guitar prodigy son, Roman, on “One Last Dance,” says Morello. “Roman is a certifiable riff machine. He crafted the song’s huge riff and plays the shredding solo and Grandson is always spectacular and is a really great songwriter. The song is an absolute banger and totally matches the power and energy of the film.”
“Being tapped to bring some rock energy to the conclusion of the Venom series for not one but two songs with one of my biggest mentors and inspirations in Tom Morello is a very cool honor,” Grandson added. “Going to action movies with my grandfather was a big part of my childhood, so it’s cool to now be the soundtrack for other people making those memories at the movies. On top of that we get to bring in and support the next generation through Tom’s son Roman playing on the record too. It was a crazy day to say the least. Overall a huge opportunity and I’m very grateful to Spring and Sony Pictures for that phone call.”
Morello and Grandson last worked together on 2021’s anthemic ‘Hold the Line’, also featured in the movie. The pair most recently performed together and debuted the new track live at a pop up club show after weather forced a festival cancellation. Never ones to let the people down, they found a club, plugged in and played for everyone they could pack into the room.
One Last Dance was produced by: Andrew Migliore (Meek Mil, Jessie Reyez), Maxwell Urasky (Maggie Lindemann), and Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, The Killers)
Mixed by: Mike Crossey
Venom: The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu and Alanna Ubach. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker.
ABOUT TOM MORELLO:
Grammy-winning, Harvard-educated, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted artist, songwriter, and activist, Tom Morello is living proof of the transformative power of rock’n’roll. Known for his innovative guitar solos and thunderous chords, Morello is a groundbreaking artist both in his solo career and as an original member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave – two acts responsible for multiple Grammy Awards and a combined 30 million albums sold worldwide. His trademark style was a crucial component of Rage Against the Machine, helping launch Morello and the band to Grammy-winning, multi-platinum success, which in turn led to his recognition by Rolling Stone Magazine as the 18th “Greatest Guitar Player of All-Time” and subsequent induction into both the Rock & Roll and Metal Hall of Fame. After not just one but two multimillion selling bands, Morello’s signature guitar can be heard in the supergroup Prophets of Rage and with his 6-year stint in Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band.
Morello is a vocal political activist whose first solo outing was as the Nightwatchman. You can often find him on the front line of pickets and strikes across the country – most recently in solidarity with United Mine Workers of America in Brookwood, AL, the United Farm Workers of America in Sacramento, CA, and the Star Garden Strippers Union in North Hollywood, CA. He is also the 2023 Music Will Humanitarian of the Year recipient, helping to sponsor multiple music education programs across the country for schools in need and is an ACLU Artist for Smart Justice for his advocacy work. Additionally, you can catch him every week on Sirius XM as the host of his show “One Man Revolution.”
ABOUT GRANDSON:
grandson molds genres, sculpting rock, hip-hop, and electronic into a vision of alternative you’ve never quite heard, seen, or felt before. Having amassed a staggering 1 billion streams and counting, the platinum-certified Canadian / American maverick flouts boundaries only to achieve stylistic unity with alacrity. He infiltrated culture as a sonic insurgent with a pair of EPs—a modern tragedy Vol. 1-2—and the 2x platinum single “Blood // Water.” In 2020, he continued to engage with his epically enigmatic full-length debut, Death of An Optimist. He’s the rare outlier who can appear with Senator Bernie Sanders on a livestream and contribute two songs to James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, namely “Oh No!!!” [with VIC MENSA & Masked Wolf] and “Rain” [with Jessie Reyez]—also remixed by star Idris Elba. Meanwhile, he’s impressively collaborated with everyone from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Steve Aoki to Travis Barker, Kesha, K. Flay, X Ambassadors, Whethan, Two Feet, and DE’WAYNE, to name a few. Speaking of high-powered collabs, he impressively joined forces with Tom Morello for “Hold The Line” and performed the latter on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with the legendary guitarist. In 2023 he released his sophomore album, ‘I Love You, I’m Trying’ featuring “Something To Hide”, “Drones”, and “Eulogy” to critical acclaim. grandson has incited the applause of Rolling Stone, Variety, Billboard and many more as he continues to quietly reshape alternative with more music and surprises in 2024.
