Rage Against the Machine released theirself-titled debut album in 1992 to acclaim; in 2003,Rolling Stone ranked it number 368 on its list of the500 greatest albums of all time. They achieved commercial success following their performances at the 1993Lollapalooza festival.[4] Their next albums,Evil Empire (1996) andThe Battle of Los Angeles (1999), topped theBillboard 200 chart.[5][6] Rage Against the Machine became a popular and influential band,[7] and influenced thenu metal genre which came to prominence during the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were also ranked No. 33 onVH1's100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.[8]
In 2000, Rage Against the Machine released the cover albumRenegades and disbanded after growing creative differences. After pursuing other projects for several years, they reunited to perform atCoachella in 2007. Over the next four years, the band playedlive venues and festivals around the world before going on hiatus in 2011. In 2019, Rage Against the Machine announceda world tour that was delayed to 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and was ultimately cut short after de la Rocha suffered a leg injury. Wilk confirmed in 2024 that the band had disbanded for the third time.[9]
In 1991, following the break-up of guitarist Tom Morello's former bandLock Up, former Lock Up drummerJon Knox encouraged Tim Commerford and Zack de la Rocha to jam with Morello as he was looking to start a new group.[10] Morello soon contacted Brad Wilk, who had unsuccessfully auditioned for both Lock Up[10] and the band that would later becomePearl Jam.[11] This lineup named themselves Rage Against the Machine, after a song De la Rocha had written for his former undergroundhardcore punk bandInside Out (also to be the title of the unrecordedInside Out full-length album).[10] Record label owner and zine publisherKent McClard, with whom Inside Out was associated, used the phrase "rage against the machine" in a 1989 article in hiszineNo Answers.[12]
The blueprint for the group's major-label debut album anddemo tapeRage Against the Machine was laid on a twelve-song self-released cassette, the cover image of which featured newspaper clippings of the stock market section with a single match taped to the inlay card. Not all 12 songs made it onto the final album—two were eventually included asB-sides, while three others never saw an official release.[13] Several record labels expressed interest, and the band eventually signed withEpic Records. Morello said, "Epic agreed to everything we asked—and they've followed through ... We never saw an ideological conflict as long as we maintained creative control."[14]
While sales were initially slow,[16] the album became a critical and commercial success, driven by heavy radio airplay of the song "Killing in the Name", a heavy, driving track featuring only eight lines of lyrics.[17][18] The "Fuck You" version, which contains 17 instances of the wordfuck, was once accidentally played on theBBC Radio 1Top 40 singles show on February 21, 1993.[19][20]
The band's profile soared following a performance at theLollapalooza festival in mid-1993 tour; sales ofRage Against the Machine in the United States increased from 75,000 before Lollapalooza, to 400,000 by the end of the year.[16] The band also toured withSuicidal Tendencies in Europe, andHouse of Pain.[21] By April 1996, the album had sold over 1 million copies in the United States and 3 million copies worldwide.[16] It was certifiedtriple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2000.[22]
Rage Against the Machine appeared on the soundtrack for the 1995 filmHigher Learning with the song "Year of tha Boomerang". An early version of "Tire Me" also appeared in the movie. Subsequently, they re-recorded the song "Darkness" from their original demo for the soundtrack ofThe Crow (1994), while "No Shelter" appeared on theGodzilla soundtrack in 1998.[23]
"Different band members have their different interests that they've been pursuing. But principally, the main reason for the delay between records was trying to find the right combination of our very diverse influences that would make a record that we were all happy with and that was great. That was a long process."
In late 1994, Rage Against the Machine took a hiatus from touring, sparking rumors that they had broken up.[24] According to an anonymous source reporting toMTV News, Rage Against the Machine had recorded 23 tracks with producerBrendan O'Brien inAtlanta starting in November 1994, and briefly broke up due to violent infighting in the band, before regrouping for theKROQ Weenie Roast in June 1995.[24] Morello later said there had been conflicts over their musical direction, which were reconciled.[24][25]
The band eventually recorded their long-awaited follow-up album,Evil Empire, with O'Brien in November and December 1995.[24] Morello said that, as a result of the band's musical tensions, the album incorporated greaterhip hop influences, describing its sound as a "middle ground betweenPublic Enemy andthe Clash".[25]
Evil Empire was released on April 16, 1996, and entered theBillboard 200 chart at number one, selling 249,000 copies in its first week.[26][27] It later rose to triple platinum status.[28] Rage Against the Machine performed "Bulls on Parade" onSaturday Night Live in April 1996. Their planned two-song performance was cut to one song when the band attempted to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers ("a sign of distress or great danger"),[29] in protest of the program's guest host,Republican presidential candidateSteve Forbes.[29]
On January 26, 2000, during filming of the video for "Sleep Now in the Fire", directed byMichael Moore, an altercation caused the doors of theNew York Stock Exchange to be closed and the band to be escorted from the site by security[36] after band members attempted to gain entry into the exchange.[37] The video shoot had attracted several hundred people, according to a representative for the city's Deputy Commissioner for Public Information.[38] New York City's film office does not allow weekday film shoots on Wall Street. Moore had permission to use the steps ofFederal Hall National Memorial but did not have a permit to shoot on the sidewalk or the street, nor did he have a loud-noise permit or the proper parking permits.[39] "Michael basically gave us one directorial instruction, 'No matter what happens, don't stop playing'",Tom Morello recalls. When the band left the steps, police officers apprehended Moore and led him away. Moore yelled to the band, "Take the New York Stock Exchange!"[40]
In an interview with theSocialist Worker, Morello said he and scores of others ran into the Stock Exchange. "About two hundred of us got through the first set of doors, but our charge was stopped when the Stock Exchange's titanium riot doors came crashing down."[41] MTV News reported that security personnel denied the band entry and suggested they visit the exchange's visitor center instead.[37] Moore said: "For a few minutes, Rage Against the Machine was able to shut down American capitalism, an act that I am sure tens of thousands of downsized citizens would cheer."[36] However, Mark Shone ofSpin magazine wrote that the protest had no effect on stock trading inside the building, and the only legal ramification was that Moore was issued a ticket for filming without a permit. Regarding Moore's version of the events, Shone wrote that "many involved in the production tell a different story and question whether Moore manipulated the shoot to produce maximum conflict."[39]
On September 7, 2000, the band performed "Testify" at the2000 MTV Video Music Awards.[42][43] After the Best Rock Video award was given toLimp Bizkit, Commerford climbed onto the scaffolding of the set.[42][43] He and his bodyguard were sentenced to a night in jail and De la Rocha reportedly left the awards after the stunt.[42][43] Morello recalled that Commerford relayed his plan to the rest of the band before the show, and that both De la Rocha and Morello advised him against it immediately after Bizkit was presented the award.[42][43]
On October 18, 2000, De la Rocha announced that he had left the band.[44] He said, "I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed. It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively as a band, and from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal."[44] Morello said, "There was so much squabbling over everything, "and I meaneverything. We would even have fist fights over whether our T-shirts should be mauve or camouflaged! It was ridiculous. We were patently political, internally combustible. It was ugly for a long time."[45] De la Rocha's departure was voted the "shittiest thing" of 2000 in theKerrang! readers' poll of that year.[46]
In the wake of theSeptember 11 attacks, the controversial2001 Clear Channel memorandum contained a long list of what the memo termed "lyrically questionable" songs for the radio, uniquely listingall of Rage Against the Machine's songs.[50]
After the breakup, Morello, Wilk, and Commerford decided to stay together and find a new vocalist.[45] "There was talk for a while of us becomingOzzy Osbourne's backing band, and evenMacy Gray's," said Morello. "We informed [Epic Records] that losing our singer was actually a blessing in disguise, and that we had bigger ambitions than being somebody's hired musicians."[45] Their friend, the producerRick Rubin, suggested they play withChris Cornell ofSoundgarden. Along with Cornell, they formedAudioslave.[51] Their first single, "Cochise", was released in November 2002, and theirself-titled debut album followed to mainly positive reviews. In contrast to Rage Against the Machine, most of Audioslave's music was apolitical, although some songs touched on political issues. Their second album,Out of Exile debuted at the number one position on the Billboard charts in 2005.[52] Audioslave released its third albumRevelations on September 4, 2006, but did not tour as Cornell and Morello were working on solo albums. After months of inactivity and rumors of a breakup, Audioslave disbanded on February 15, 2007, after Cornell announced he was leaving the band "due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences".[53]
The band refused large sums of money to reunite for concerts and tours.[61] Rumors of tension between De la Rocha and the others circulated. Commerford said that he and De la Rocha saw each other often and went surfing together. Morello said he and De la Rocha communicated by phone, and had met at a 2005 protest in support of theSouth Central Farm.[62]
On April 14, 2007, Morello and De la Rocha reunited to perform a brief acoustic set at aCoalition of Immokalee Workers rally in downtown Chicago. Morello described the event as "very exciting for everybody in the room, myself included".[63] Rage Against the Machine reunited to headline the final day of the 2007Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29, in front of anEZLN backdrop to the largest crowds of the festival.[64][65][66] Morello said they reunited to voice their opposition to the "right-wing purgatory" the United States had "slid into" under theGeorge W. Bush administration since their dissolution.[67]
Rage Against the Machine performing in 2007
Rage Against the Machine continued to tour in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.[68] They played a series of shows in Europe in 2008, includingRock am Ring and Rock im Park,Pinkpop Festival,T in the Park in Scotland, theHultsfred Festival in Sweden, theReading and Leeds Festivals in England and theOxegen Festival in Ireland. They also performed on August 2 in Chicago at the 2008Lollapalooza festival. Morello explained that they had no plans to record a new album, stating:“Writing and recording albums is a whole different thing than getting back on the bike... But I think the one thing about the Rage catalog is that none of it feels dated to me. You know, it doesn’t feel at all like a nostalgia show. It feels like these are songs that were born and bred to be played now.”[69] De la Rocha added:“As far as us recording music in the future, I don’t know where we all fit with that. We’ve all embraced each other’s projects and supported them, and that’s great.[70]
In July 2008, De la Rocha and the drummerJon Theodore, formerly ofthe Mars Volta, released an EP asOne Day as a Lion.[71] In August 2008, during theDemocratic National Convention in Denver, Rage headlined the freeTent State Music Festival to End the War. They were supported byFlobots,State Radio,Jello Biafra, andWayne Kramer.[72] Following the concert, the band, following uniformed veterans from the advocacy groupIraq Veterans Against the War, led the 8,000 attendees to the Denver Coliseum on a six-mile march to Invesco Field, host of the DNC. After a four-hour stand-off with police, theObama campaign agreed to meet with members of Iraq Veterans Against the War and hear their demands.[73]
In September 2008, Rage performed at theTarget Center inMinneapolis during theRepublican National Convention. The previous day, they attempted to play a surprise set at a free anti-RNC concert at the Minnesota Capitol inSt. Paul, but were prevented by the police. Instead, De la Rocha and Morello rapped and sang through a megaphone. Later that evening, Morello and Boots Reilly joined the songwriterBilly Bragg and the politicianJim Walsh for a three-hour jam session at Pepitos Parkway theater in south Minneapolis.[citation needed] In December 2008, Morello said his Nightwatchman project would be his "principal musical focus, as I see it, for the remainder of my life".[74] He repeated this point in an interview with theLos Angeles Times.[75]
2009–2015: UK "Killing in the Name" Christmas campaign, European tour, and L.A. Rising
In December 2009, a campaign was launched on Facebook byJon Morter and his wife Tracy, in order to stop, most notably,The X Factor hits from becoming almost automatic Christmas number ones on the UK Singles Chart. It generated nationwide publicity and took the track "Killing in the Name" to the covetedChristmas number one slot in theUK Singles Chart, which had been dominated for four consecutive years from 2005 by winners from the popular TV showThe X Factor.[76] Before the chart was announced on December 20, 2009, the Facebook group membership stood at over 950,000, and was acknowledged (and supported) byTom Morello,[77]Dave Grohl,[78]Paul McCartney,[79]Muse,Fightstar,[80]NME,John Lydon,[67]Bill Bailey,[67]Lenny Henry,[67]BBC Radio 1,[81]Hadouken!,[82]the Prodigy,[83]Stereophonics,[83]BBC Radio 5 Live,[84] and even the 2004X Factor winnerSteve Brookstein,[85] among numerous others. On the morning of December 17, Rage Against the Machine played a slightly censored version of "Killing in the Name" live onBBC Radio 5 Live, but four repeats of 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me' were aired before the song was pulled.[86] During the interview before the song they reiterated their support for the campaign and their intentions to support charity with the proceeds. The campaign was ultimately successful, and "Killing in the Name" became the number-one single in the UK for Christmas 2009.[87][88]Zack de la Rocha spoke to BBC One upon hearing the news, stating that:
We're very very ecstatic and excited about the song reaching the number one spot. We want to thank everyone that participated in this incredible, organic, grass-roots campaign. It says more about the spontaneous action taken by young people throughout the UK to topple this very sterile pop monopoly. When young people decide to take action they can make what's seemingly impossible, possible.[88]
The band also set a new record, achieving the biggest download sales total in a first week ever in the UK charts.[88] De la Rocha also promised the band would perform a free concert in the UK sometime in 2010 to celebrate the achievement.[88] True to their word, the band announced that they would be performing a free concert at Finsbury Park, London, on June 6, 2010.[89] The concert, dubbed "The Rage Factor", gave away all the tickets by free photo registration to prevent touting over the weekend of the February 13–14, followed by an online lottery on February 17. This proved to be popular, with many users facing connection issues. The tickets were all allocated by 13:30 that same day.[90] After allowing ticket holders to vote for who they wanted to be the support acts for "The Rage Factor", it was announced thatGogol Bordello,Gallows andRoots Manuva would support Rage Against the Machine at the concert.[91]
In addition to the free gig at Finsbury Park, the band headlined European festivals in June 2010 including theDownload Festival atDonington Park, England,Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in Germany andRock in Rio Madrid in Spain.[92] They also performed in Ireland on June 8 and the Netherlands on June 9. Zack de la Rocha had stated that it was a definite possibility that the band would record a new album, the first time since 2000'sRenegades.[93] Morter confirmed this, stating the discussions he and the band had backstage before the Finsbury Park gig saying the band did write new material, but they had no motivation to release them until now. De la Rocha mentioned the very strong reaction from theDownload Festival 2010 audience as an incentive for releasing new material.[94] In addition, the band returned to Los Angeles on July 23, 2010, for their first U.S. show in two years and their first hometown show in 10 years.[95] The concert benefited Arizona organizations that are fighting theSB1070 immigration law. On the night of the show, a spokesperson announced to the crowd that ticket sales—all of which are non-profit to the bands—had raised $300,000. The band has been confirmed to do a short South American tour in October, performing at venues such as the SWU Festival in Brazil, the Maquinaria Festival in Chile, and Pepsi Music Festival in Argentina. It was the first time the band played in those countries.
After the "Rage Factor" celebratory show inFinsbury Park in London on June 6, 2010, after the campaign to get "Killing in the Name" to the No. 1 spot at Christmas, Zack de la Rocha stated that it was a "genuine possibility". Stating that they may use the momentum from the campaign to get back into the studio and write a follow-up record to 2000'sRenegades after 10 years. When talking to NME, Zack de la Rocha said: "I think it's a genuine possibility, We have to get our heads around what we're going to do towards the end of the year and finish up on some other projects and we'll take it from there."[96]
During an interview with the Chilean newspaperLa Tercera in October 2010, De la Rocha allegedly confirmed that a new album was in the works, with a possibility of a 2011 release. De la Rocha is reported as saying, "We are all bigger and more mature and we do not fall into the problems we faced 10 or 15 years ago. This is different and we project a lot: we are working on a new album due out next year, perhaps summer for the northern hemisphere".[97] However, in early May 2011, guitarist Tom Morello said that the band was not working on a new album, but would not rule out the possibility of future studio work. "The band is not writing songs, the band is not in the studio", Morello toldThe Pulse of Radio. "We get along famously and we all, you know, intend to do more Rage Against the Machine stuff in the future, but beyond sort of working out a concert this year, there's nothing else on the schedule (for 2011)".[89] The band created its own festival, the L.A. Rising. As Morello stated, the only Rage Against the Machine appearance for 2011 was a performance on July 30 at the L.A. Rising festival withEl Gran Silencio,Immortal Technique,Lauryn Hill,Rise Against andMuse.[89] During an interview on July 30, 2011, Commerford seemingly contradicted Morello's comments, stating that new material was being written, and specific plans for the next two years were in place.[98]
In an October 2012 interview withTMZ, bassistTim Commerford was asked if Rage Against the Machine was working on a new album. He simply responded, "maybe".[99] Asked by TMZ again in November 2012 whether a new album was being worked on, Commerford replied "definitely maybe ... anything's possible".[100] Later that month, however, Morello denied that they were working on new material, and stated that Rage Against the Machine had "no plans beyond" the reissue of their self-titled debut album.[101] Morello said he would be open to recording new Rage Against the Machine material, but added that it was "not on the table right now".[102]
The band announced on October 9 via their Facebook page that they would be releasing a special20th anniversary box set to commemorate the group's debut album. The full box set contains never-before-released concert material, including the band's 2010 Finsbury Park show and footage from early in their career, as well as a digitally-remastered version of the album, B-sides and the original demo tape (on disc for the first time).[103][104] The band released 3-disc and single-disc versions.[105] The collection was released on November 27.[104]
In an April 2014 interview with The Pulse of Radio, drummerBrad Wilk indicated that, as far as he knew, Rage Against the Machine's 2011 performance at L.A. Rising was their final show.[106] In February 2015, Tim Commerford said that uncertainty over when they might play again was typical of the band's functioning, speculating: "It could be tomorrow; it could be 10 years from now".[107] On October 16, the 2010 performance in Finsbury Park was released on DVD and Blu-ray.[citation needed]
In May 2016, It was announced that Morello, Wilk and Commerford had formed a supergroup,Prophets of Rage, with the rappersChuck D ofPublic Enemy andB-Real ofCypress Hill.[108] The band toured through 2016 and played songs by Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill.[109] Commerford said that year that Rage Against the Machine had not split up.[110] Morello said: "We have nothing but the greatest love and honor and respect for Zack de la Rocha [...] who is working on his own music, which I'm sure will be fantastic—he's a great artist in his own right. But where you're going to hear Rage Against the Machine is in Prophets of Rage."[111] In May 2018, Wilk said Rage Against the Machine would make him happy, and that "it's just really a matter of getting us all on the same page".[112] In November 2019,Chuck D andB-Real confirmed that Prophets of Rage had disbanded.[113]
2019–2024: Second reunion, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and third disbandment
On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in spring 2020, including two appearances at that year'sCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[114][115][116] On November 25, 2019, an alleged leaked tour poster made its way online indicating the band would be going on a world tour throughout 2020. This was later debunked by Australian publicationWall of Sound, which broke the news that a concert poster troll photoshopped and released it online as a prank.[117][118]
On February 10, 2020, Rage Against the Machine announced more worldwide dates for the 2020 reunion tour, now named thePublic Service Announcement Tour.[119][120] It was scheduled to run from March 26 through September 12, making it the band's first full-length world tour in 20 years, after they completed the promotional cycle for their third albumThe Battle of Los Angeles.[119][120] The supporting act on all shows but Chicago would be rap duoRun the Jewels.[120] On March 12, 2020, the band postponed the first leg of the reunion tour due to theCOVID-19 pandemic;[121] this tour was eventually postponed to summer 2021.[122]
On May 1, 2020, the band announced that they had rescheduled the remaining dates of the reunion tour to 2021.[123] They were also due to headline theReading and Leeds Festivals, which would have been Rage Against the Machine's first UK appearance in 10 years, but it was announced on May 12, 2020, that the festival was canceled.[124] Despite having rescheduled all of their tour dates, Rage Against the Machine was initially still scheduled to playCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which had been postponed from April to October 2020 before it was officially canceled that June.[122][125] On April 8, 2021, it was announced that the Public Service Announcement Tour had once again been rescheduled to the spring and summer of 2022.[126]
By June 11, 2020, every Rage Against the Machine album had entered the top 30 of Apple Music's Rock Albums chart, and their debut album had entered theBillboard Top 200 at number 174.[127] The resurgence of interest in the band's music and politics was widely attributed to renewed worldwideBlack Lives Matter protests followingthe murder ofGeorge Floyd in Minneapolis by law enforcement.[128][129][130]
Some of the band's gear on display at theRock and Roll Hall of Fame after their unsuccessful 2018 nomination for induction
Rage Against the Machine was nominated for induction into theRock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2017, and again in 2018, 2019, and 2021.[135][136] They were inducted on November 3, 2023, byIce-T, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.[137] Only Morello attended the ceremony.[138] On January 3, 2024, Wilk confirmed that Rage Against the Machine had disbanded again.[139][140]
Rage Against the Machine has been described asrap metal,rap rock,funk metal,alternative metal,hard rock andalternative rock.[note 1] The band has been characterized asnu metal as well, although they are often instead considered a predecessor to the genre.[171][172][173] According to Annie Zaleski ofSpin: "Rage predate the explosion of nu-metal, but there’s no denying that the L.A. band’s sound was co-opted by plenty of nu-metalheads, who mimicked RATM’s aggressive hip-hop/metal hybrids."[174]
The members of Rage Against the Machine are well known for their leftistanti-authoritarian andrevolutionary political views, and almost all of the band's songs focus on these views. Key to the band's identity, Rage Against the Machine has voiced viewpoints highly critical of the domestic and foreign policies of current and previous U.S. governments. Throughout its existence, Rage Against the Machine and its individual members participated in political protests and other activism to advocate these beliefs. The band sees its music as a vehicle for social activism; De la Rocha explained, "I'm interested in spreading those ideas through art, because music has the power to cross borders, to break military sieges and to establish real dialogue."[175]
America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over what you do, what is produced, and how it is produced. And in the end, the product doesn't belong to you. The only way you can avoid bosses and jobs is if you don't care about making a living. Which leads to the second freedom: the freedom to starve.[176]
Some critics have accused the group ofhypocrisy for voicing commitment to leftist causes while being millionaires signed toEpic Records, asubsidiary of media conglomerateSony Music.[177]Infectious Grooves released a song called "Do What I Tell Ya!" which mocks lyrics from "Killing in the Name", accusing the band of being hypocrites.[178][179] In response to such critiques, Morello stated:
When you live in acapitalistic society, the currency of the dissemination of information goes through capitalistic channels. WouldNoam Chomsky object to his works being sold atBarnes & Noble? No, because that's where people buy their books. We're not interested in preaching to just the converted. It's great to play abandonedsquats run byanarchists, but it's also great to be able to reach people with a revolutionary message, people fromGranada Hills toStuttgart.[14]
De la Rocha stated:
Yeah, to get as many people as possible to join the political debate, to get the dialogue going. I was wondering today, why would anyone climb to the roof of the American Embassy with a banner that says "FreeMumia Abu-Jamal", why do you do that? That's to get the international press' attention. The international network thatSony has available, is to me the perfect tool you know, it can get even more people to join a revolutionary awareness and fight.[180]
For their 2020 reunion tour, the band announced all profits from their first three shows—inEl Paso, Texas;Las Cruces, New Mexico; andGlendale, Arizona—would be donated to immigrant rights organizations in the US. For subsequent shows, 10% of the base ticket price and 100% of proceeds after fees and base ticket price were reserved for charities local to each city they were performing in.[181][182]
In May 2021, more than 600 musicians, including Rage Against the Machine, added their signature to the open letter calling for aboycott of performances inIsrael until theoccupation of the Palestinian territories comes to an end.[183] Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello voiced support for a ceasefire in theGaza war.[184][185][186]
On June 24, 2022, the band announced that they would donate $475,000 to reproductive rights groups in Wisconsin and Illinois after theSupreme Court's ruling to overturnRoe v. Wade.[187] During their July 9 concert in Wisconsin, the band further expressed opposition to overturning ofRoe v. Wade using screened images of text including "Abort the Supreme Court" and "Forced birth in a country where black birth-givers experiencematernal mortality two to three times higher than that of white birth-givers. Forced birth in a country where gun violence is the number one cause of death among children and teenagers."[188]
Rage Against the Machine has won twoGrammy Awards with six nominations altogether.[189] Rage Against the Machine was ranked 33rd on VH1's100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list in 2005.[8] In 2008, they were inducted into theKerrang! "Hall of Fame", and in 2010 they wonNME's Heroes of the Year Award.[190][191] The band has also received three nominations from theMTV Video Music Awards, but has never won an award.[192][193][194] Rage Against The Machine have been nominated for theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and were inducted in 2023.[195]
In 2021, the UK Official Charts Company announced that "Killing in the Name" had been named as the 'UK's Favourite Christmas Number 1 of All Time'[196] in a poll commissioned to celebrate the 70th Official Christmas Number 1 race (and as a tie-in with the bookThe Official Christmas No. 1 Singles Book by Michael Mulligan).[197][198]
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