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August 7, 2008

Tom Morello Hits Harder on Second Solo Set

The guitar hero tackles death, Katrina on new Nightwatchman disc
January 10, 2001

The Last Days of Rage?

With no lead singer, Rage consider their next move
November 25, 1999

The Battles of Rage Against The Machine

The mightiest band in Rock & Roll is ready to take on Racism, Economic injustice and political oppression — but first they had to learn how to get along with one another
September 4, 1997

Rage Against the Machine

Last Summer, Topped the Charts with "Evil Empire." This Summer they're Leading the Season's Most Incendiary tour-with Wu-Tang Clean riding shotgun

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Thanks to Limp Bizkit and their legion of imitators, rap metal now gets dismissed as an evolutionary mistake, the bastard realm of repetitive two-bar guitar riffs and sledgehammering monochrome beats. But the pioneering Rage Against the Machine were always deeper than that, and this Rick Rubin-produ...

2000 RS: 4of 5 Stars

The Battle Of Los Angeles

1999

Evil Empire

1996

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As well known for its activism as for its music, Rage Against the Machine nonetheless helped lay the groundwork for the aggression-fueled rock-and-rap genre, which, in the hands of acts like Korn and Limp Bizkit, would come to rival both teen pop and hip-hop on the mainstream charts by the late '90s. Frontman Zack de la Rocha brought the rap with his verbal flow and politically charged lyrics; the...

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