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Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

, an American

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band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one

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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, singer, songwriter, rapper, 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 best known for his tenure with the rock band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, Morell ...

, bassist

Tim Commerford Tim 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, he has also been the ...

and drummer

Brad Wilk Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–present), Audioslave (2001–2007, 2017), and Prophets of Rage (2016–2019). ...

, the band signed to Epic Records 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 protest song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 Rage Against the Machine (album), self-titled debut album. It was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. It f ...

", "

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" and "

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" 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 "

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" 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 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. The city wa ...

'' 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 ...

'' reached number 7 on the Music Video Sales chart and the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' 200. In 2009, the band achieved its first

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number 1 when "Killing in the Name" became

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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

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Compilation albums

Demo albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

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