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Rage Against the Machine, also known as Rage or RATM, was an American rock band noted both for their diligent political conscience and for their pioneering blend of hard rock and rap which over time would come to be known variously as Rock, Rap Rock, Hard Rock, Funk Metal and Alternative Rock or Alternative Metal — as well as their vocal radical leftist beliefs. At the point of their break-up in 2000, Rage Against the Machine had become one of the most popular political hard rock bands of all time, and certainly of the 1990s. Currently, three members of the band – Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk – are members of Audioslave, featuring former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell.
Rage drew inspiration from early metallic instrumentation, as well as rap acts such as Public Enemy, and Afrika Bambaataa. The coalescence of rhyming styles and vocals along with their sound, especially Tom Morello's guitar techniques, makes RATM difficult to confine to any one particular musical genre.
Tom Morello left his old band, Lock Up, and decided to start another band. Morello was in a club in L.A where Zack de la Rocha was rapping. Morello was impressed by de la Rocha, and asked him to join his band. Tom called and drafted a drummer named Brad Wilk, who had previously auditioned for Lock Up. De la Rocha had a childhood friend, Tim Commerford, who he got to join. The band was now composed of Tom Morello (guitar), Zack de la Rocha (Vocals), Brad Wilk (Drums) and Tim Commerford (Bass). Their name was derived from the unreleased album "Rage Against the Machine" by de la Rocha's former group, Inside Out. Shortly after forming, they gave their first public performance in living room in Orange County, California, which was where a friend of Tim's was holding a house party, and self-produced a 12-song cassette which already included songs like "Bullet in the Head" Several record labels expressed interest and they eventually signed with Epic Records. Morello said, "Epic agreed to everything we asked--and they've followed through... we never saw a* conflict as long as we maintained creative control."
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On Nov 20 Music on Vinyl Records to release Rage Against The Machine's 1992 debut on 180g vinyl with Picture Disc http://bit.ly/RbKxS
NuGoth (br1te) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:50 -0000
On Nov 20 Music on Vinyl Records to release Rage Against The Machine's 1992 debut on 180g vinyl with Picture Disc http://bit.ly/RbKxS
RT @thedailyswarm: Rage Against The Machine get on the holiday vinyl reissue train: http://bit.ly/odq3s
absolutetunage (absolutetunage) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:54 -0000
RT @thedailyswarm: Rage Against The Machine get on the holiday vinyl reissue train: http://bit.ly/odq3s
Woah, Beautiful World by Rage Against the Machine is so different and awesome!!
AbsolutionAmy (Amy Sellers) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:54 -0000
Woah, Beautiful World by Rage Against the Machine is so different and awesome!!
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
starrocker666 (star rocker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:40 -0000
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
rockman666 (Rock Man) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:40 -0000
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
rocklounge454 (Rock Lounge) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:40 -0000
Rage Against the Machine's S/T album receiving vinyl reissu http://cli.gs/LJNp3
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