Rage Against the Machine (album)

Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine.^[1] The album was released on November 3, 1992. It went to #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and #45 on the Billboard 200 chart.

"Know Your Enemy" features Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan on "additional vocals", and also features Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins on trashcan percussion. Keenan has been known on occasion to appear onstage with the band to perform the song. The album cover features the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức that occurred on June 11, 1963.

Artwork and sleeve notes

The cover features a photo of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm's administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.S. President John F. Kennedy to withdraw support for Ngô Đình Diệm's government. It was taken by Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne; a similar photograph earned the award of World Press Photo of the Year in 1963.

The songs on Rage Against the Machine all feature political messages. Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the "Thanks For Inspiration" section. Also thanked were Ian and Alec MacKaye—de la Rocha was straight edge at the time, though he later took up smoking.^[2]

The lyrics for each song were printed in the album booklet with the exception of those for "Killing in the Name", which were omitted; the booklet reads "2. KILLING IN THE NAME", skips the lyrics and continues with the next song.

The statement "no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record" can be found at the end of the sleeve notes. Similar statements were made in the band's subsequent albums. The band also refer to themselves as "Guilty Parties" for each album.

Tour

Main article: Rage Against the Machine Tour

The album was supported by the Rage Against the Machine Tour which commenced in early 1993 and concluded on December 31, 1993.^[3]

XX 20th Anniversary Edition

The band announced on October 9, 2012, via their Facebook page that they would be releasing a special 20th anniversary boxset to commemorate the group's debut album. The boxset 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).^[4]^[5] The collection was released on November 27, 2012.^[5]

The release features 3 distinct versions:

Deluxe Box Set featuring two CDs, two DVDs, one 12" 180gm vinyl LP, one 40 page booklet and two-sided poster
Special Edition featuring two CDs and a bonus DVD featuring six tracks
Single compact disc (with three bonus tracks)

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Consequence of Sound	B^[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[8]
Los Angeles Times	^[9]
MusicHound Rock	4.5/5^[10]
NME	7/10^[11]
Q	^[12]
Rolling Stone	^[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[14]
Sputnikmusic	5/5^[15]

In a contemporary review, NME wrote that "what makes RATM more than just another bunch of prodigiously capable genre-benders is their total lack of pretension or contrivance ... the results burn with an undeniable conviction."^[11] Q magazine deemed it "a record of real attitude and energy",^[12] while Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn hailed it as "a striking, politically conscious debut" and de la Rocha "a bona fide star who combines on stage a Bob Marley-like charisma and a Chuck D.-style rap command -- and the music itself is as tough and relentless as his raps."^[9] Robert Christgau was somewhat less impressed in The Village Voice, summing it up as "metal for rap-lovers--and opera-haters" while naming "Know Your Enemy" and "Wake Up" as highlights.^[16] AllMusic reviewer Eduardo Rivadavia wrote in a retrospective review, "it was the first album to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal", he also praised the album's "meaningful rhymes and emotionally charged conviction".^[6]

In 2001, Q named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2012, the album was ranked number 365 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[17] BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named Rage Against the Machine as one of four 'Masterpieces'. This was his best album, on December 2, 2008.^[1] In October 2011, Rage Against the Machine was ranked number five on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.^[18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Rage Against the Machine (Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk).

Original track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bombtrack"	4:04
2.	"Killing in the Name"	5:14
3.	"Take the Power Back"	5:37
4.	"Settle for Nothing"	4:48
5.	"Bullet in the Head"	5:07
6.	"Know Your Enemy" (feat. Maynard James Keenan)	4:55
7.	"Wake Up"	6:04
8.	"Fistful of Steel"	5:31
9.	"Township Rebellion"	5:24
10.	"Freedom"	6:06
Total length:		52:52

XX CD 1 – Bonus tracks (b-sides)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Bombtrack" (live, taken from Bombtrack single)	5:56
12.	"Bullet in the Head" (live, taken from Bullet in the Head single)	5:44
13.	"Take the Power Back" (live, taken from Freedom single)	6:09
Total length:		1:10:45

XX CD 2 – "The Original Demos"
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bombtrack"	4:05
2.	"Take the Power Back"	5:40
3.	"Bullet in the Head"	5:09
4.	"Darkness of Greed"	3:40
5.	"Clear the Lane"	3:48
6.	"Township Rebellion"	4:19
7.	"Know Your Enemy"	4:19
8.	"Mindset's a Threat"	3:56
9.	"Killing in the Name"	6:28
10.	"Auto Logic"	4:07
11.	"The Narrows"	4:35
12.	"Freedom"	5:40
Total length:		55:51

XX DVD 1 – The Battle of Britain at Finsbury Park, London, England (June 6, 2010)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	2:37
2.	"Testify"	4:35
3.	"Bombtrack"	4:24
4.	"People of the Sun"	2:36
5.	"Know Your Enemy"	5:17
6.	"Bulls on Parade"	4:51
7.	"Township Rebellion"	5:44
8.	"Bullet in the Head"	10:32
9.	"White Riot" (The Clash cover)	2:06
10.	"Guerrilla Radio"	3:45
11.	"Sleep Now in the Fire"	5:26
12.	"Freedom"	8:53
13.	"Killing in the Name"	6:32
14.	"End Credits"	2:52

XX DVD 1 – Music Videos
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Killing in the Name - 1992"	5:15
2.	"Bullet in the Head - 1993"	4:51
3.	"Bombtrack - 1993"	4:06
4.	"Freedom - 1993"	6:01
5.	"Bulls on Parade - 1996"	3:56
6.	"People of the Sun - 1996"	3:00
7.	"No Shelter - 1998"	4:15
8.	"Guerrilla Radio - 1999"	3:43
9.	"Sleep Now in the Fire - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release)	3:55
10.	"Testify - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release)	3:44
11.	"Renegades of Funk - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release)	3:54
12.	"How I Could Just Kill a Man - 2000" (Previously Unreleased)	4:24

XX DVD 1 – Live material from 1997 video compilation
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ghost of Tom Joad"	5:13
2.	"Vietnow" (Irvine Meadows, CA – 1997)	4:49
3.	"People of the Sun"	2:38
4.	"Bulls on Parade"	3:50
5.	"Bullet in the Head"	5:48
6.	"Zapata’s Blood" (Rock Am Ring Festival, Germany – 1996)	1:45
7.	"Know Your Enemy"	5:20
8.	"Bombtrack"	4:09
9.	"Tire Me" (Reading Festival – 1996)	2:55
10.	"Killing in the Name" (Pink Pop Festival – 1994)	6:21

XX DVD 2 – First public performance at California State University, Northridge (October 23, 1991)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Killing in the Name"	2:20
2.	"Take the Power Back"	6:34
3.	"Autologic"	4:14
4.	"Bullet in the Head"	5:48
5.	"Hit the Deck"	4:27
6.	"Township Rebellion"	5:33
7.	"Darkness of Greed"	3:59
8.	"Clear the Lane"	4:19
9.	"Clampdown"	3:48
10.	"Know Your Enemy"	5:03
11.	"Freedom"	5:45

XX DVD 2
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freedom" (Pink Pop – 1994)	6:40
2.	"Take the Power Back" (Vic Theatre – 1993)	6:05
3.	"Fistful of Steel" (JC Dobbs – 1993)	5:22
4.	"Bombtrack" (Soundstage performance – 1992)	3:58
5.	"Wake Up" (Halfway House – 1992)	5:35
6.	"Settle for Nothing" (Castaic – 1992)	4:35
7.	"Clear the Lane" (San Luis Obispo – 1992)	3:38
8.	"Untitled" (CWNN – 1992)	5:10
9.	"Darkness of Greed" (Zed's Records – 1992)	3:32
10.	"Wake Up" (Nomads – 1992)	6:18

Anger Is a Gift bonus disc – released with the 1995 Australian CD re-release

"Darkness" – 3:40
"Year of tha Boomerang" – 4:02
"Freedom" (Remix) – 6:14
"Take the Power Back" (Live) – 6:12

Bonus Maxi 12" from the "Limited Tour Edition" red vinyl 1993 European re-release included this second LP labeled sides C and D

C1 "Freedom" (Live) – 6:13
C2 "Bombtrack" (From Mark Goodier's "Evening Session") – 4:08
C3 "Bullet in the Head" (Remix) – 5:40
D1 "Darkness of Greed" – 3:40
D2 "Bullet in the Head" (Live) – 5:44
D3 "Bombtrack" (Live) – 5:33

All songs from both bonuses are the versions from previously released singles and promos, except C1 which is from a different performance. No information is given on the 12" about the date nor venue.

Personnel

Rage Against the Machine

Tim Commerford (credited as "Timmy C.") – bass guitar, backing vocals, production, art direction
Tom Morello – guitar, production, art direction
Zack de la Rocha – vocals, production, art direction
Brad Wilk – drums, percussion, production, art direction

Additional musicians

Maynard James Keenan – additional vocals on "Know Your Enemy"
Stephen Perkins – additional percussion on "Know Your Enemy"

Technical personnel

Craig Doubet – assistant engineer
Stan Katayama – engineer
Nicky Lindeman – art direction
Garth Richardson – production, engineering
Jeff Sheehan – assistant engineer
Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
Andy Wallace – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering (1992 CD and Vinyl)
Steve Hoffman - mastering (2016 Hybrid SACD)

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
000000001993-07-04-00001993	Australian Albums (ARIA)^[19]	12
000000002012-12-08-00002012	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[20]	81
000000001995-10-07-00001995	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[21]	37
000000001993-10-09-00001993	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[22]	5
000000002001-07-14-00002001	French Albums (SNEP)^[23]	129
000000001993-09-13-00001993^[24]	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[25]	22
000000001993-03-28-00001993	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[26]	9
000000001993-09-15-00001993	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[27]	22
000000001993-09-19-00001993	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[28]	16
000000001993-03-14-00001993^[29]	UK Albums (OCC)^[30]	17
000000001994-02-02-00001994^[31]	US Billboard 200^[32]	45

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[33]	5× Platinum	350,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[34]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[35]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[36]	Gold	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[37]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[38]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[39]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[40]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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Rage Against the Machine

Zack de la Rocha Tom Morello Tim Commerford Brad Wilk

Studio albums	Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire The Battle of Los Angeles Renegades

Live albums	Live & Rare Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Demo albums	Rage Against the Machine

Video albums	Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Mexico City Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Live at Finsbury Park

Singles	"Killing in the Name" "Bullet in the Head" "Bombtrack" "Freedom" "Year of tha Boomerang" "Bulls on Parade" "People of the Sun" "Down Rodeo" "Vietnow" "The Ghost of Tom Joad" "No Shelter" "Guerrilla Radio" "Sleep Now in the Fire" "Testify" "Calm Like a Bomb" "Renegades of Funk" "How I Could Just Kill a Man"

Other songs	"I'm Housin" "Kick Out the Jams" "Know Your Enemy" "Maggie's Farm" "Microphone Fiend" "Street Fighting Man" "Tire Me" "Wake Up"

Concert tours	Rage Against the Machine Tour 1994–1995 Tour Evil Empire Tour The Battle of Los Angeles Tour Reunion Tour

Related articles	Discography Songs Political views and activism Audioslave Prophets of Rage Inside Out Lock Up One Day as a Lion Street Sweeper Social Club The Nightwatchman WAKRAT

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