Rage Against the Machine (also Rage and RATM) is an American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, heavy metal, punk and funk as well as their revolutionary politics and lyrics. During their initial nine year run, they became one of the most popular and influential political bands in contemporary music.
The band split up in 2000, with vocalist Zack de la Rocha starting a low-key solo career, and guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk forming the supergroup Audioslave along with former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. In April 2007 Rage Against the Machine performed together for the first time in seven years at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Rage Against the Machine drew inspiration from early metal instrumentation, as well as rap acts such as Public Enemy and Afrika Bambaataa. Their music was based primarily on de la Rocha's rhyming styles and vocals along with their sound, especially Morello's unusual extended techniques.
Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by rock band Rage Against the Machine, released November 3, 1992. The songs on Rage Against the Machine tend to feature political mantras with the vocals rapped. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and at #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Tom Morello's guitar soloing is somewhat traditional on this album, taking influence more from heavy metal music, in comparison to later releases where it is more experimental and geared toward emulation of DJs and hip hop.
| Released | November 3, 1992 | |
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| Recorded | May - September 1992 | |
| Genre | Alternative metal Rapcore Experimental Rock | |
| Length | 53:02 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer | Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson, Rage Against the Machine | |
Track listing
- "Bombtrack" – 4:05
- "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
- "Take the Power Back" – 5:37
- "Settle for Nothing" – 4:49
- "Bullet in the Head" – 5:09
- "Know Your Enemy" – 4:57
- "Wake Up" – 6:04
- "Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
- "Township Rebellion" – 5:25
- "Freedom" – 6:06
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Evil Empire is the second album by Rage Against the Machine. It was released on April 15, 1996, almost four years after the band's first, self-titled album.
The album's title is taken from the phrase evil empire, which was used by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and many Western conservatives in describing the former Soviet Union.
The overall sound of the album differed from the group's other three albums: their previous self-titled debut, The Battle of Los Angeles and Renegades three years later. Stylewise, the album continues to blur the line between rap and rock, but unlike the prior (and subsequent) albums' large and looming heavy metal riffs dominating, the album more involves the rhythms and Zack de la Rocha's rap-style vocals. The bizarre time signature that concludes the end of "Year Of Tha Boomerang" is the prime example, though the style can be easily seen on (roughly) 8 of the 11 tracks. To some this proved to be a more popular style, to others it was less favorable. The track "Bulls on Parade" became the first single and, as with their debut, five singles were released in total.
Interestingly, Tom Morello once remarked in an interview that recording and writing sessions for Evil Empire were extremely difficult, as conflict ensued within the band over musical direction. Rage Against The Machine nearly broke up at this time, but decided to continue on after the completion of the album.
Evil Empire debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200. The song "Tire Me" won the 1996 Grammy award for Best Metal Performance.
| Released | April 16, 1996 | |
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| Recorded | July, 1995 – February, 1996 | |
| Genre | Rapcore Alternative Metal Funk Metal | |
| Length | 46:52 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer | Rage Against the Machine | |
Track listing
- "People of the Sun" – 2:30
- "Bulls on Parade" – 3:51
- "Vietnow" – 4:39
- "Revolver" – 5:30
- "Snakecharmer" – 3:55
- "Tire Me" – 3:00
- "Down Rodeo" – 5:20
- "Without a Face" – 3:36
- "Wind Below" – 5:50
- "Roll Right" – 4:22
- "Year of tha Boomerang" – 3:59
The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by Rage Against the Machine. It was released on November 2, 1999, one day short of the seven-year anniversary of the release of their first album, and over three years after their second studio album, Evil Empire. Between Evil EmpireLos Angeles, the band released a live album, titled Live & Rare. and
The song "Calm Like a Bomb" is featured in the credits of The Matrix Reloaded. The videos to "Sleep Now in the Fire" and "Testify" were directed by documentor Michael Moore.
The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200. "Guerrilla Radio" was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, albeit heavily edited on the Nintendo 64. Time named it the Best Album of 1999. It was listed as #53 in SPIN Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005.
The album cover art was an original artwork by the LA Street Phantom aka Joey Krebs aka Joel Jaramillo, a well-known Los Angeles artist who has exhibited at numerous galleries in Los Angeles, New York City and throughout the United States. Despite claims to the contrary, the image was not inspired by images from the 1992 street riots of LA or from images of Munich, but by the band's own music and words, and represents one in a series of images of the artist's work, which can also be seen on various street murals in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
The Battle of Los Angeles was heavily influenced by the novel Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell. Testify, Sleep Now in the Fire, Voice of the Voiceless, among other songs, include direct quotes from the novel, and mention key Orwellian terms in the lyrics. by
In 2003, the album was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |
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| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Alternative Metal, Rapcore, Funk Metal | |
| Length | 45:16 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien Rage Against the Machine | |
Track listing
- "Testify" – 3:30
- "Guerrilla Radio" – 3:26
- "Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:58
- "Mic Check" – 3:33
- "Sleep Now in the Fire" – 3:25
- "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:41
- "Born as Ghosts" – 3:22
- "Maria" – 3:48
- "Voice of the Voiceless" – 2:31
- "New Millennium Homes" – 3:44
- "Ashes in the Fall" – 4:36
- "War Within a Breath" – 3:36
- "No Shelter" – 4:06 (European and Australasian bonus track).
Renegades is a cover album by Rage Against the Machine.
It consists entirely of cover songs and includes covers of artists such as Bob Dylan, Minor Threat, EPMD, MC5, the Rolling Stones, Cypress Hill, and Devo. It was released in 2000, after Rage singer Zack de la Rocha had already left the band, but featured his vocals. It is rumored that Zack did not want the album to be released, and the band secured separate management to ensure it would come out. After the release of Renegades, the remaining three members of the band reformed with Chris Cornell on vocals as Audioslave. Rage did, however, release one final album, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, a live recording of their final two concerts in Los Angeles on September 12 and September 13, 2000. The bonus live version of "Kick out the Jams" on the European version of this album also appears on Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.
| Released | December 5, 2000 | |
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| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative Metal, Rapcore, Funk Metal | |
| Length | 51:35 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer | Rick Rubin, Brendan O'Brien, Rage Against the Machine | |
Track listing
- "Microphone Fiend" (Eric B. & Rakim: Follow The Leader) – 5:03
- "Pistol Grip Pump" (Volume 10: Hip-Hopera) – 3:19
- Contains portions of "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
- "Kick out the Jams" (MC5: Kick Out the Jams) – 3:11
- "Renegades of Funk" (Afrika Bambaataa: Planet Rock - The Album) – 4:36
- Contains samples from "Renegades of Funk" by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force & "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey
- "Beautiful World" (Devo: New Traditionalists) – 2:35
- "I'm Housin'" (EPMD: Strictly Business) – 4:57
- "In My Eyes" (Minor Threat: In My Eyes) – 2:54
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill) – 4:08
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad) – 5:38
- "Down on the Street" (The Stooges: Fun House) – 3:39
- "Street Fighting Man" (Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet) – 4:43
- "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home) – 6:55
- "Kick Out the Jams" (Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium European & Australian Bonus Track) (MC5: Kick Out the Jams) – 4:31
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium European & Australian Bonus Track, Including vocals from Cypress Hill) (Cypress Hill) – 4:31
