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Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991. It consisted of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim ...

, an American

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band, consists of four

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s, five

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

s, one

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, one

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, 17

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s, four

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s and 15

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s. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by vocalist

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against ...

, guitarist

Tom Morello Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, Morello was a membe ...

, bassist

Tim Commerford Timothy Commerford (born February 26, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for rock band Rage Against the Machine and supergroups Audioslave and Prophets of Rage. Since 2013 and 2015, respectively, he ha ...

and drummer

Brad Wilk Bradley Joseph Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–2024), Audioslave (2001–2007, 2017), and Prophets of Rage (201 ...

, the band signed to

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and released its self-titled debut album in 1992. The album reached number 45 on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified three times platinum by the

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(RIAA) for sales in excess of three million units. ''Rage Against the Machine'' singles "

Killing in the Name "Killing in the Name" is a song by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 Rage Against the Machine (album), self-titled debut album. It features heavy drop-D guitar riffs. The lyrics protest Police brutality i ...

", "

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" and "

Bombtrack "Bombtrack" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the band’s third single and the opening track on their self-titled debut album. Like most of Rage Against the Machine's songs, the song's lyrics discuss social inequ ...

" charted in the United Kingdom and several other regions. The band returned in 1996 with its second studio album ''

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'', which topped the ''Billboard'' 200 and was again certified three times platinum by the RIAA. Lead single "

Bulls on Parade "Bulls on Parade" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the second song from their second studio album, ''Evil Empire'' (1996). It was released as the album's first single on April 1, 1996. Background and composition ...

" was the band's first to chart in the US, reaching number 11 on the

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chart, number 36 on the

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chart, and number 62 on the Radio Songs chart. The group's first video release, 1997's ''

'', reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Music Video Sales chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.''Billboard'' Music Video Sales peak positions for Rage Against the Machine video albums: *''Rage Against the Machine'': *''The Battle of Mexico City'': *''Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium'': *''Live at Finsbury Park'': 1999's ''

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'' topped the ''Billboard'' 200 and the

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peak positions for Rage Against the Machine studio albums: *''Evil Empire'': *''The Battle of Los Angeles'' and ''Renegades'': Rage Against the Machine released its final studio album, a collection of

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s called '' Renegades'', in 2000, reaching number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band broke up prior to the album's release, after de la Rocha announced his departure in October that year. ''

The Battle of Mexico City ''The Battle of Mexico City'' is the second video release by American Rock music, rock band Rage Against the Machine. The concert was recorded in Mexico City's MX Palacio de los Deportes in 1999 as part of their The Battle of Los Angeles Tour. ...

'' video album was released in 2001, reaching number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Music Video Sales chart. Two years later, ''

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium ''Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium'' is the second live album by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released on November 25, 2003, by Epic Records. It is a recording of two shows Rage played at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in t ...

'' reached number 7 on the Music Video Sales chart and the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' 200. In 2009, the band achieved its first UK Singles Chart number 1 when "Killing in the Name" became Christmas number one as the result of a

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campaign. To celebrate the achievement, the group reunited for a free concert at

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in London on June 6, 2010, which was later released in the form of '' Live at Finsbury Park'' in 2015 and reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Music Video Sales chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Demo albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

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