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''Are the same that hold office'' }}
'''Rage Against The Machine''' is a staunchly left-wing [[Rap Rock]] band from Los Angeles, formed in 1991. Despite the band's anti-corporate viewpoint, they are [[The Man Is Sticking It to
The band was on hiatus from 2000 to 2007, during which time the band members sans singer Zack De La Rocha formed the band [[
The band is well known for the political activism, and the liner notes usually include contact information to various organizations the band supports. They have also played at large protests, and once, when playing on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (in an episode hosted by buttoned-down Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes), displayed the American Flag upside down, until stagehands came and pulled them down.
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* [[Audience Participation Song]] -- Arguably "Killing in the Name".
* [[Author Tract]] -- The liner notes. Zach de la Rocha's lyrics.
* [[The Band Minus the Face]] -- [[
* [[Broken Record]] -- See below.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] -- "Killing in the Name":
{{quote| ''Fuck you I won't do what you tell me'' x 16 (first 4x murmuring, next 4x in a crescendo, and the last 8x shouting out loud)<br />
''[[Atomic F-Bomb|Motherfuckaaaaaaaaa]]!!!'' }}
* [[Cover Version]] - An entire album of them. ''Renegades'' is a collection of covers. They have also covered [[N.W.A.
* [[Cursed
* [[Hot-Blooded]] -- They are a very, very passionate band.
* [[Isn't It Ironic?]] -- "No Shelter" was used on the Godzilla soundtrack because Sony noticed that they mention the great lizard by name. What Sony failed to notice is that they call it "pure motherfucking filler" and that the whole song was about slick American advertising disguising real suffering. Furthermore, "No Shelter" has the line "Make you think what you need is what they sellin'/Make you think that buyin' is rebellin'"
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** In addition, [[Rush Limbaugh]] played "Sleep Now in the Fire" on his radio show once. Tom Morello was not pleased.
* [[Ivy League for Everyone]] -- Tom Morello is a Harvard graduate with a Political Science degree.
* [[I Was Young and Needed
* [[La Résistance]] -- many songs were dedicated to various leftist guerilla groups in Latin America, most motably EZNL aka. the Zapatistas, whose red-star-on-black-background logo can be found on the arm of Zach in the article image.
* [[Male Frontal Nudity]] -- (In)Famously at Lollapalooza to protest the [[Moral Guardians|PMRC]], you can see them [http://www.velvetland.org/music/MUSES/Rage_Against_The_Machine/lollapalooza.jpg here].
* [[The Man Is Sticking It to
** [[Justified]]. Morello:
{{quote| When you live in a capitalistic society, the currency of the dissemination of information goes through capitalistic channels. Would Noam Chomsky object to his works being sold at Barnes & 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 abandoned squats run by anarchists, but it's also great to be able to reach people with a revolutionary message, people from Granada Hills to Stuttgart.}}
* [[Metal Scream]] -- When Zack de la Rocha isn't rapping. Generally happens towards the end of songs, when a single line is repeated over and over again. Examples, aside from "Killing in the Name", include "Wake Up", "Freedom", "Down Rodeo" and "Bullet in the Head".
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]] -- 6-7
* [[One of Us]] - Tom Morello is a fan of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and even made a cameo appearance in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]''. And again in ''[[Iron Man]]'' when he raged against Stark's Mark 1 suit. He's also an avid [[Dungeons and Dragons]] player.
* [[Political Rap]] - Zack De La Rocha's rapping.
* [[Performance Video]] -- Several include snippets, but "Sleep Now In The Fire" deserves an honorary mention, with the band playing on the steps of Federal Hall. Without a permit.
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