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Rage Against the Machine is een Amerikaanse rockband uit Los Angeles, bestaande uit rapper Zack de la Rocha, gitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford en drummer Brad Wilk. De band was een van de eerste die de genres hardrock en rap combineerden tot rapcore.
Het debuutalbum Rage Against the Machine werd uitgebracht in 1992, met als bekendste single "Killing in the Name". Het album werd gevolgd door Evil Empire (1996) en The Battle of Los Angeles (1999). Vlak voor de uitgave van het coveralbum Renegades (2000) stapte De la Rocha uit de band. De overige leden speelden met Chris Cornell verder als Audioslave. Na het opstappen van Cornell in 2007 kwam Rage Against the Machine weer samen voor een serie reünie-concerten, waaronder Europese optredens in 2008 en 2010. In 2016 richtten Morello, Commerford en Wilk, samen met twee Public Enemy-leden (Chuck D en DJ Lord) en rapper B-real van Cypress Hill, een nieuwe band Prophets of Rage op.
De band staat bekend om hun radicaal linkse teksten en politieke acties binnen en buiten de muziek. Het merendeel van de teksten van De la Rocha gaan over politieke zaken. De bandleden keerden zich veelvuldig tegen het kapitalisme, en boden hun steun aan anarchistische en socialistische groeperingen en personen. Daarnaast steunt de muziek op de experimentele gitaargeluiden van Tom Morello.
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991. It consisted of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk. They melded heavy metal and rap music, punk rock and funk with anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and revolutionary lyrics. As of 2010, they had sold over 16 million records worldwide. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
Rage Against the Machine released their self-titled debut album in 1992 to acclaim; in 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it number 368 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. They achieved commercial success following their performances at the 1993 Lollapalooza festival. Their next albums, Evil Empire (1996) and The Battle of Los Angeles (1999), topped the Billboard 200 chart. Rage Against the Machine became a popular and influential band, and influenced the nu metal genre which came to prominence during the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were also ranked No. 33 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
In 2000, Rage Against the Machine released the cover album Renegades and disbanded after growing creative differences. After pursuing other projects for several years, they reunited to perform at Coachella in 2007. Over the next four years, the band played live venues and festivals around the world before going on hiatus in 2011. In 2019, Rage Against the Machine announced a world tour that was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was cut short after de la Rocha suffered a leg injury. Wilk confirmed in 2024 that the band had disbanded for the third time.