RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Date: 13/08/13
Volume: #1 Issue #1
Rage Against the Machine and Protest Poetry Some Interesting Points:
Almost all of RATM songs protest against
Rage Against the Machine
Biographical Details
some global issue and they are hence renowned for it The band has very critical viewpoints of foreign and domestic policies from current and previous US governments The band makes a conceded effort to get involved in protests and riots if not start them. e.g. when they performed on Wall-Street at the commencement of the GFC and started a riot/ protest which they used as their music video The band views its music as a vehicle for social activism
RATM is an American rap metal band from LA, California
Formed in 1991
Members include vocalist/rapper Zack de la Rocha, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk
As of 2010 they have sold over 16 million records worldwide
October 18 2000 the band disbanded due to various reasons mainly dude to Zack de la Rocha feelings towards the functionality and purpose of the band
In 2007 however the band reunited to start producing music and performing as they formerly did
Rage Against the Machine’s debut album cover depicting a Vietnamese Buddhist monk burning himself to death in Saigon in the year 1963 in protest of the murder of Buddhists by the US-backed Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime.