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The drought will break and the rebellion will rise again this January with the long-awaited return of Los Angeles, California's RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE in their exclusive first performances outside the United States.
The re-formed RAGE - vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford - will set the Australian summer ablaze with two very special shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
Wildly inventive, unashamedly political and socially active like few others, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE spent the 1990s causing waves from the stages of the Big Day Out to the offices of the White House. Three albums - 1992's self-titled debut, 1996's Evil Empire, and 1999's Battle of Los Angeles - raised the ire of conservatives in the days when "parental advisory" stickers were still a novelty, and at the same time opened rock fans' minds to a genre-busting blend of metal, punk, hip hop and funk (inspirations the band explored on 2000's covers album Renegades), and shining light on issues ranging from indigenous rights to mass-media brainwashing.
But RAGE split in 2000 - de la Rocha signalling his intention to make a solo album; Morello, Wilk and Commerford going on to form Audioslave. However, a voice as unique and powerful as RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's couldn't stay silenced forever - some might even say the world needs them right now. And so it was that, in early 2007, RAGE reignited the righteous spark for a precious few music festival appearances, starting with California's Coachella in April.
"Is it coincidence that in the seven years that Rage Against the Machine has been away that America has slid into right-wing purgatory? I think not," Tom Morello told MTV on the eve of the reunion. "It occurred to all of us that the times were right to see if we can knock the Bush administration out in one fell swoop, and we hope to do that job well... There is no action without reaction. And we're part of that reaction."
Reaction to RAGE's comeback was just as strong. Sydney's Daily Telegraph witnessed the Coachella comeback - in a word, "impassioned". "De la Rocha's snapping vocals were as passionate and crisp and ever," raved MTV, while Billboard noted that the band's early, unified force was back in full effect: "Guitarist Tom Morello was in particularly blazing form on Know Your Enemy, and the band grooved in lockstep throughout, as if no time had passed since it was last active".
Take a look at the setlist: Bullet in the Head. Bulls on Parade. Renegades of Funk. Sleep Now in the Fire. Guerrilla Radio. Calm Like a Bomb. Freedom... and, of course, the explosive, set-closing release of Killing in the Name. Songs of rare power from a once-in-a-generation band.
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE return to Australia this January - still impassioned, still important, and determined once more to take the power back. Join the movement here. And a note to the RAGE faithful in all other corners of Australasia. Never fear! Additional RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE appearances in Auckland, Queensland, Adelaide and Perth are scheduled and will be announced shortly.
The re-formed RAGE - vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford - will set the Australian summer ablaze with two very special shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
Wildly inventive, unashamedly political and socially active like few others, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE spent the 1990s causing waves from the stages of the Big Day Out to the offices of the White House. Three albums - 1992's self-titled debut, 1996's Evil Empire, and 1999's Battle of Los Angeles - raised the ire of conservatives in the days when "parental advisory" stickers were still a novelty, and at the same time opened rock fans' minds to a genre-busting blend of metal, punk, hip hop and funk (inspirations the band explored on 2000's covers album Renegades), and shining light on issues ranging from indigenous rights to mass-media brainwashing.
But RAGE split in 2000 - de la Rocha signalling his intention to make a solo album; Morello, Wilk and Commerford going on to form Audioslave. However, a voice as unique and powerful as RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's couldn't stay silenced forever - some might even say the world needs them right now. And so it was that, in early 2007, RAGE reignited the righteous spark for a precious few music festival appearances, starting with California's Coachella in April.
"Is it coincidence that in the seven years that Rage Against the Machine has been away that America has slid into right-wing purgatory? I think not," Tom Morello told MTV on the eve of the reunion. "It occurred to all of us that the times were right to see if we can knock the Bush administration out in one fell swoop, and we hope to do that job well... There is no action without reaction. And we're part of that reaction."
Reaction to RAGE's comeback was just as strong. Sydney's Daily Telegraph witnessed the Coachella comeback - in a word, "impassioned". "De la Rocha's snapping vocals were as passionate and crisp and ever," raved MTV, while Billboard noted that the band's early, unified force was back in full effect: "Guitarist Tom Morello was in particularly blazing form on Know Your Enemy, and the band grooved in lockstep throughout, as if no time had passed since it was last active".
Take a look at the setlist: Bullet in the Head. Bulls on Parade. Renegades of Funk. Sleep Now in the Fire. Guerrilla Radio. Calm Like a Bomb. Freedom... and, of course, the explosive, set-closing release of Killing in the Name. Songs of rare power from a once-in-a-generation band.
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE return to Australia this January - still impassioned, still important, and determined once more to take the power back. Join the movement here. And a note to the RAGE faithful in all other corners of Australasia. Never fear! Additional RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE appearances in Auckland, Queensland, Adelaide and Perth are scheduled and will be announced shortly.