The Battle of Los Angeles
Studio album by Rage Against the Machine
Released	November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
Recorded	1998 (1998)
Genre	Alternative Metal, Rapcore, Funk Metal
Length	45:16
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Brendan O'Brien Rage Against the Machine
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Static And Feedback link
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Live & Rare (1998) The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) Renegades (2000)
Alternate cover

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The album cover art was an original artwork by the LA Street Phantom aka Joey Krebs aka Joel Jaramillo, a well-known Los Angeles artist who has exhibited at numerous galleries in Los Angeles, New York City and throughout the United States. Despite claims to the contrary, the image was not inspired by images from the 1992 street riots of LA or from images of Munich, but by the band's own music and words, and represents one in a series of images of the artist's work, which can also be seen on various street murals in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

The Battle of Los Angeles was heavily influenced by the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Testify, Sleep Now in the Fire, Voice of the Voiceless, among other songs, include direct quotes from the novel, and mention key Orwellian terms in the lyrics. This article is about the Orwell novel. ... Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2003, the album was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 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. ...

Track listing

1. "Testify" – 3:30
2. "Guerrilla Radio" – 3:26
3. "Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:58
4. "Mic Check" – 3:33
5. "Sleep Now in the Fire" – 3:25
6. "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:41
7. "Born as Ghosts" – 3:22
8. "Maria" – 3:48
9. "Voice of the Voiceless" – 2:31
10. "New Millennium Homes" – 3:44
11. "Ashes in the Fall" – 4:36
12. "War Within a Breath" – 3:36

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1. "No Shelter" – 4:06 (European and Australasian bonus track).

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Singles

• Guerrilla Radio - 1999
• Testify - 2000
• Sleep Now in the Fire - 2000
• Calm Like a Bomb - 2000

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Personnel

Rage Against the Machine (a. ... 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 lead singer and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine. ... Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist who played in Audioslave and 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. ...

Chart positions

album

Singles

Awards

• 2000 Guerrilla Radio Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award
• 1999 #1 Rolling Stone Critic Pick (Best Album of 1999)

v • d • e Rage Against the Machine
Members	Tim Commerford | Zack de la Rocha | Tom Morello | Brad Wilk
Discography	Studio Albums: Rage Against the Machine | Evil Empire | The Battle of Los Angeles | Renegades Live Albums: Live & Rare | Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Singles: 1993: "Killing in the Name", "Bullet in the Head", "Bombtrack" | 1994: "Freedom" | 1996: "Bulls on Parade", "People of the Sun", "Down Rodeo", "Tire Me" | 1997: "Vietnow" | 1998: "The Ghost of Tom Joad", "No Shelter" | 1999: "Guerrilla Radio" | 2000: "Sleep Now in the Fire", "Testify", "Calm Like a Bomb", "Renegades of Funk" | 2001: "How I Could Just Kill a Man"
Videography	Videos and DVDs: Rage Against the Machine | The Battle of Mexico City | Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Related	Rage Against the Machine albums | Rage Against the Machine songs | Inside Out | Lock Up | Audioslave | The Nightwatchman