Evil Empire
Studio album by Rage Against the Machine
Released	April 15, 1996
Recorded	July, 1995 – February, 1996
Genre	Rapcore Alternative Metal Funk Metal
Length	46:57
Label	Epic
Producer	Rage Against the Machine
Professional reviews
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Rage Against the Machine chronology
Rage Against the Machine (1992) Evil Empire (1996) Live & Rare (1998)

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The album's title is taken from the phrase evil empire, which was used by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and many Western conservatives in describing the former Soviet Union. The term evil empire was applied to the former Soviet Union (USSR) by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, American conservatives, and other Americans, particularly hawks. ... Reagan redirects here. ... American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ...

The overall sound of the album differed from the group's other three albums: their previous self-titled debut, The Battle of Los Angeles and Renegades three years later. Stylewise, the album continues to blur the line between rap and rock, but unlike the prior (and subsequent) albums' large and looming heavy metal riffs dominating, the album more involves the rhythms and Zack de la Rocha's rap-style vocals. The bizarre time signature that concludes the end of "Year Of Tha Boomerang" is the prime example, though the style can be easily seen on (roughly) 8 of the 11 tracks. To some this proved to be a more popular style, to others it was less favorable. The track "Bulls on Parade" became the first single and, as with their debut, five singles were released in total. Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by rock band Rage Against the Machine, released November 3, 1992. ... Alternate cover The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by Rage Against the Machine. ... Alternate Covers Renegades is the fourth studio album to date by Rage Against the Machine. ... Zacarías Manuel Zack de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine. ... The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and what note value constitutes one beat. ... Bulls on Parade is a song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1996, and can be found on their second album Evil Empire. ...

Interestingly, Tom Morello once remarked in an interview that recording and writing sessions for Evil Empire were extremely difficult, as conflict ensued within the band over musical direction. Rage Against The Machine nearly broke up at this time, but decided to continue on after the completion of the album. Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist of the band Rage Against the Machine. ...

Evil Empire debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The song "Tire Me" won the 1996 Grammy award for Best Metal Performance. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Tire Me is the sixth song and third single from the album Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine. ...

Track listing

1. "People of the Sun" – 2:30
2. "Bulls on Parade" – 3:52
3. "Vietnow" – 4:40
4. "Revolver" – 5:30
5. "Snakecharmer" – 3:55
6. "Tire Me" – 3:00
7. "Down Rodeo" – 5:22
8. "Without a Face" – 3:36
9. "Wind Below" – 5:50
10. "Roll Right" – 4:22
11. "Year of tha Boomerang" – 4:00

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Singles

• Bulls on Parade - 1996
• People of the Sun - 1996
• Tire Me - 1996
• Down Rodeo - 1997
• Vietnow - 1997

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Credits

Zacarías Manuel Zack de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine. ... Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist of the band Rage Against the Machine. ... Tim Robert Commerford (born February 26, 1968 in Irvine, California), also known by his various monikers/stage names (Y. tim K. , Timmy C. , Simmering T, Tim Bob, and tim. ... Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968 in Portland, Oregon) is an American drummer, famous for being the drummer in Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. ... Strike-through textDave Rat - Founder of Rat Sound Systems Inc. ...

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Album

Singles

Awards

• 1996 Grammy Award - Best Metal Performance for "Tire Me"