Filed under: News , Exclusive , Count Five Jerod Harris, Getty Images A longtime advocate of causes, particularly those relating to the underprivileged and disenfranchised, it's no wonder that Tom Morello would support the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist is performing at Zuccotti park today, most likely playing songs from his Nightwatchman solo project and showing his solidarity with the 99 percenters. While [...]
Evil Empire might not've had the non-stop song-to-song momentum that its self-titled predecessor did but it still packed one hell of a motherfucking punch. "People of the Sun," "Bulls on Parade," "Down Rodeo" and "Without a Face" are all classics in the Rage canon, and the comparatively raw production of Evil Empire gets right up in [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List Every good protest needs a soundtrack, and though these turbulent times may have inspired mostly escapist pop about dance floor decadence, we live in a post-iPod era where the [...]
In case you haven't heard, Wall Street, located in the financial district of Manhattan, NY, has been " occupied " by protestors from different areas of the United States for a few weeks now. Disgusted by absolute control of power and money by a very few greedy, upper class 'suits', the youth and other lower-middle class citizens couldn't keep their quiet any longer. For this week's installment of " Throwback Tuesdays ", we appropriately share with you Rage Against The Machine 's "Take The Power Back" off of their 1992 debut Rage Against [...]
It will probably not surprise you to learn that I'm a big fan of politically-themed talk shows that are hosted by sarcastic pricks and feature panels of people arguing and often insulting one another. And one of my favorite such shows is HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, which I watch religiously. And I found [...]

For a good decade or so, I have had an implacable foe, an entity which I have formally and officially declared to be my arch-nemesis. Making this struggle more complex is that my arch-nemesis is the brother of a good friend. In truth, I don't know David very well. I've been buddies with his brothers for close to twenty years, but I've been around David no more than a handful of times. Our rivalry has no origin other than a decision I made to declare him my arch-nemesis. (it actually [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Between the Notes Epic Yes, it's time to get back to school and hit the books, but it's just as important to be educated about classic albums as classic literature. So welcome to Spinner's Music 101 study guide to the albums you need to know about. Album: 'Rage Against the Machine' [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive , Q + A Sean Ricigliano The media attention on the Wisconsin union protests may have gone away, but Tom Morello isn't giving up the good fight. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist is still advocating for workers' rights with his solo project the Nightwatchman and his new album, 'World Wide Rebel Songs.' On Sept. 5, [...]
Video: Bright Eyes ft. Tom Morello - "Arienette" Conor Oberst and friends played a headlining set at the Ottawa Folk Festival over the weekend, closing out the gig with a pair of decidedly non-folk collaborations (their second onstage team-up of the year): "Arienette" and "Road To Joy" featuring the axe work of alt-rock hero Tom Morello. NJ Underground has some decent clips, but here's some nice front-row footage of Oberst's reverent introduction before the Rage Against the Machine/Nightwatchman guitarist takes an inspired, blistering solo on Bright Eyes' 2000 Fevers and [...]
I'm going to put about as much effort into this introduction as I put into trying to be sensitive to Hinder's feelings. We begin today's cinemetal round-up with "Irresistible Force," the first new video from Jane's Addiction since whenever the last time they released a video was. The clip has some stuff going for it [...]
I somehow missed this when The PRP posted it earlier this month, but caught it yesterday on Metal Injection: a video of the first time Rage Against the Machine ever played in front of a public audience. (According to Tom Morello, the band "had done one show previously but that was a living room party," [...]
This footage, which claims to be the first Rage Against the Machine concert ever, is pretty fascinating to watch. Beyond hearing these songs in their infancy, look at the early 90s fashion on display here. The three people up front, Zack De La Rocha with his funky dance moves and black shirt over white sweatshirt ...

Hey Metalheads! It is Sunday, so you best believe, we are shuffling. Check it out! 1. Testify - Rage Against the Machine 2. Like Fire - Pantera 3. Hearts Alive - Mastodon 4. Revolution Is My Name - Pantera 5. The Spectator [...]
Last week wasn't as big for new releases as this week is going to be, but we did see respectable debuts from Trivium, Adrenaline Mob and Fleshgod Apocalypse. Let's see how those albums - and more - sold last week, after the jump. 1 TRIVIUM - IN WAVES Last week: 20,635 (debut) I *think* this [...]
The Nightwatchman is a beast. Tom Morello (aka The Nightwatchman) is releasing another solo album later this month, World Wide Rebel Songs , and we've finally got a cut off of it to listen to. This is definitely a bit harder than any previous Nightwatchman offerings - he now has a backing band called The Freedom Fighter Orchestra. Here's what Morello had to say about the new album: "Troubled times call out for troubled songs. World Wide Rebel Songs is an album of rousing hopelessness and this time The Nightwatchman has brought along [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Tim Mosenfelder, Getty With this week's rioting in England, we sought out the opinion of the rock world's foremost expert on civil unrest: Tom Morello . The Rage Against the Machine guitarist is about to embark on a three-date "Justice Tour" as the Nightwatchman , the solo moniker under which he's releasing his third solo album, 'World Wide Rebel Songs,' on Aug. [...]

Given the political upheaval this country finds itself in, he's been plenty busy, but on August 30th, erstwhile RATM fretmeister Tom Morello will trot out his Nightwatchman persona once more for World Wide Rebel Songs . Among a dozen new protopolitikal anthems is Save The Hammer For The Man , which was co-written by/feaures Ben Harper; however, the most intriguing development here is Morello's decision to utilize a full-on electric backing band, which he has dubbed The Freedom Fighter Orchestra. And while Woody asserted that even the lowliest [...]
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Given the shit that's happening right now with the U.S. economy, you would almost half expect Zack de la Rocha and company to make a new album, right? Wrong, for now, I guess, but Rage Against the Machine is still playing gigs every so often. And at the end of July, they headlined the L.A. Rising event in Los Angeles with acts like Muse, Lauryn Hill, and Immortal Technique sharing the bill. And some faithful Rage fan compiled footage from the band's entire set, which is now available in all its political and angsty glory. You [...]
Rage Against the Machine tore apart L.A. Rising last week with a 14 song 85 minute set. Now you can watch it song by song on their Facebook Fan Page. Enjoy the band continuing to play as if nothing happened...