Rage Against the Machine
Studio album by Rage Against the Machine
Released	November 3, 1992
Recorded	May - September 1992
Genre	Hardcore metal Rapcore
Length	53:02
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson, Rage Against the Machine
Professional reviews
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Rage Against the Machine chronology
Rage Against the Machine (1992) Evil Empire (1996)

Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by rock band Rage Against the Machine, released November 3, 1992. The songs on Rage Against the Machine tend to feature political mantras with the vocals rapped. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and at #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine album cover This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore punk. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, heavy metal, alternative rock and sometimes funk. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Garth GGGarth Richardson is a music producer and engineer. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Evil Empire is the second album by Rage Against the Machine. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Rap redirects here. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Tom Morello's guitar soloing is somewhat traditional on this album, taking influence more from heavy metal music, in comparison to later releases where it is more experimental and geared toward emulation of DJs and hip hop. Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist of the band Rage Against the Machine. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

Critical recognition

The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album — in particular the song "Take the Power Back" — to test amplifiers and speakers.^[1] An audiophile, from Latin audire[1] to hear and Greek philos[2] loving, can be generally defined as a person dedicated to achieving high fidelity in the recording and playback of music . ...

In 2001 Q magazine named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Artwork and sleeve notes

The full photograph of Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation.

The cover artwork features a famous photo of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm's administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...   (born Lâm Văn Tức in 1897 – June 11, 1963) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon intersection on June 11, 1963. ... A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... Thích Quảng Đức pictured during his self-immolation. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... The President of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chủ tịch nÆ°á»›c Việt Nam) is the head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial. ... Ngô Đình Diệm â–¶(?) «ngoh dihn zih-ehm» (January 3, 1901 – November 2, 1963) was the first President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955–63). ...

Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the "Thanks For Inspiration" section. Also thanked were Ian and Alec MacKaye – de la Rocha was straight edge at the time, though he later took up smoking.^[2] The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... Robert Gerard Sands (Irish: [1][2]), commonly known as Bobby Sands, (9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981), was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer and member of the UK parliament who died on hunger strike whilst in HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) for the possession of firearms. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and self-defense. ... Huey Newton Dr. Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and inspirational leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black internationalist/racial equality organization that began in October 1966. ... Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

The lyrics for each song on the album were printed in the album booklet with the exception of those for "Killing in the Name", which were omitted; the booklet reads "2.) Killing in the Name", skips the lyrics and continues with the next song.

The statement "no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record" can be found at the end of the sleeve notes, and similar statements were made in the band's subsequent albums. The band also refer to themselves as "Guilty Parties" for each album.

Track listing

1. "Bombtrack" – 4:05
2. "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
3. "Take the Power Back" – 5:37
4. "Settle for Nothing" – 4:49
5. "Bullet in the Head" – 5:09
6. "Know Your Enemy" – 4:57
7. "Wake Up" – 6:04
8. "Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
9. "Township Rebellion" – 5:25
10. "Freedom" – 6:06

"Wake Up" is featured in the credits of The Matrix, while "Killing in the Name" is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero II. Edits of "Bombtrack" and "Take the Power Back" are featured in the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers. This article is about the Rage Against the Machine single. ... Killing in the Name was the first single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album, and is arguably the bands signature song. ... Take the Power Back is a song from the first album of 1990s political rock band, Rage Against the Machine. ... Settle for Nothing is a song by 90s rock band Rage Against the Machine. ... Tracklist Bullet In The Head [Album Version] Bullet In The Head [Remix] Bullet In The Head [Live-version] Settle For Nothing [Live-version] ... Know Your Enemy is a song by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine. ... Wake Up is a song performed by the rock band Rage Against the Machine. ... Township Rebellion is a song featured on the debut album of 90s rock band Rage Against the Machine. ... Tracklist Freedom Freedom [Live-version] Take The Power Back [Live-version] ... Wake Up is a song performed by the rock band Rage Against the Machine. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ... Killing in the Name was the first single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album, and is arguably the bands signature song. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. ... This article is about the Rage Against the Machine single. ... For the song, see Natural Born Killaz. ...

Singles

• "Killing in the Name" - 1993
• "Freedom" - 1994
• "Bombtrack" - 1994
• "Bullet in the Head" - 1994

Killing in the Name was the first single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album, and is arguably the bands signature song. ... Tracklist Freedom Freedom [Live-version] Take The Power Back [Live-version] ... This article is about the Rage Against the Machine single. ... Tracklist Bullet In The Head [Album Version] Bullet In The Head [Remix] Bullet In The Head [Live-version] Settle For Nothing [Live-version] ...

Personnel

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. ... Maynard James Keenan (born April 17, 1964, as James Herbert Keenan) is an American rock singer. ... Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Garth GGGarth Richardson is a music producer and engineer. ... Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions, beginning with the early 1980s production of the Run-DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on Walk This Way. Following this breakout success, Wallace went on to work with Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Slayer, Sepultura, Nirvana...

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