Complex sentence: In the late 1980's he along with Kevin Wood formed the band Lock-Up and was replaced by guitarist Tom Morello (later of Rage Against the Machine) just before the recording of Lock-Up's first album for Geffen records.
Split into simpler sentences: In the late 1980's he along with Kevin Wood formed the band Lock-Up and was replaced by guitarist Tom Morello (later of Rage Against the Machine). This occured just shortly before the recording of Lock-Up's first album for Geffen records.