''The Fabled City'' is the second studio album by

The Nightwatchman The Nightwatchman is the solo project of American musician Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Street Sweeper Social Club and former Audioslave). Morello began performing as the Nightwatchman in 2003 as an outlet for his political views whi ...

, the alter ego of

Tom Morello Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known for his tenure with the rock band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, More ...

. It was released on September 30, 2008. The album was released under the Nightwatchman's new full title: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman.

Serj Tankian Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, political activist and entrepreneur. He is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, keyboardist, and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal ...

(of

System of a Down System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...

Shooter Jennings Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings (born May 19, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is the only son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. In a career spanning over two decades, Shooter Jenn ...

, and Perry Farrell (of

Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...

) are featured guests on the album, which was produced by

Brendan O'Brien Brendan O'Brien may refer to: *Brendan O'Brien (bishop) (born 1943), Roman Catholic archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada *Brendan O'Brien (cricketer) (born 1942), Irish former cricketer *Brendan O'Brien (journalist), senior Irish journalist on R ...

( Pearl Jam,

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

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). On August 8, 2008, the track 'Whatever It Takes' was released on The Nightwatchman's MySpace. On October 25, the bonus track "Shake My Shit" (featuring Perry Farrell) was released on Morello's Myspace page.

Critical reception

Media reception to ''The Fabled City'' was generally favorable; aggregating website

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reported a rating of 61% in December 2009 based on 11 critical reviews.

Track listing

Bonus Disc Track listing

Personnel

(

) - vocals, guitar *

- additional vocals on "Lazarus on Down" *

- additional vocals on "The Iron Wheel" * Perry Farrell - additional vocals on "Shake My Shit" * Daniel Laufer - cello on "Night Falls" and "Lazarus on Down" *

- various instruments

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fabled City, The 2008 albums Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) The Nightwatchman albums Epic Records albums