Rage Against the Machine (also Rage and RATM) is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, heavy metal, punk and funk as well as their revolutionary left-wing politics and lyrics. During their 9 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.
RATM 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.
In 1991,...
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Track listing: People of the SunRenegades of FunkGuerrilla RadioBulls on ParadeKnow Your EnemyMariaDown RodeoBombtrackTestifyHow I Could Just Kill a ManTire MeTake the Power Back
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Track listing: TestifyTestify (Testify mix)Testify (Rowena Projects mix)Guerilla Radio (live)Freedom (live)
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Track listing: Sleep Now in the FireBulls on Parade (live)FreedomSleep Now in the Fire (live)
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Track listing: TestifyGuerrilla RadioCalm Like a BombSleep Now in the FireBorn of a Broken ManBorn as GhostsMariaVoice of the VoicelessNew Millennium HomesAshes in the FallWar Within a BreathNo Shelter
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Track listing: Guerilla RadioWithout a Face (live)
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Track listing: Guerrilla Radio (radio edit)No ShelterFreedom (live)
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Track listing: VietnowClear the LaneBlack Steel in the Hour of Chaos (live) (feat. Chuck D)Zapata's Blood (live)
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Track listing: Bullet in the HeadSettle for NothingBombtrackTake the Power BackIntro (Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos)Zapata's BloodWithout a FaceHadda Be Playing on the JukeboxFuck Tha PoliceDarknessClear the LaneFreedom (live)
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Track listing: People of the SunZapata's Blood (live)Without a Face (live)
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Track listing: Bulls on ParadeHadda Be Playing on the Jukebox (live)
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Track listing: BombtrackBombtrack (From Mark Goodier's "Evening Session")Bombtrack (live)
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Track listing: Bullet in the HeadBullet in the Head (remix)Bullet in the Head (live)Settle for Nothing (live)Bullet in the Head (Sir Jinx remix)
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Track listing: Killing in the NameDarkness of Greed
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Track listing: BombtrackKilling in the NameSettle for NothingBullet in the HeadKnow Your EnemyWake UpFistful of SteelTake the Power BackFreedomTownship Rebellion
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