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Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine

Artist Biography For Rage Against The Machine

Rage Against The Machine Is An American Rock Band From Los Angeles California. Formed In 1991 The Group Consists Of Vocalist Zack De La Rocha Bassist And Backing Vocalist Tim Commerford Guitarist Tom Morello And Drummer Brad Wilk. Their Songs Express Revolutionary Left-Wing Political Views. As Of 2010 They Had Sold Over 16 Million Records Worldwide. In 2023 The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Rage Against The Machine Released Its Eponymous Debut Album In 1992 To Commercial And Critical Success Leading To A Slot In The 1993 Lollapalooza Festival. Their Second Album Evil Empire Was Released In 1996. Their Third The Battle Of Los Angeles Followed In 1999 And In 2003 It Was Ranked Number 426 On The Same List. During Their Initial Nine-Year Run They Became One Of The Most Popular And Influential Bands In Music History. They Were Also Ranked No. 33 On VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock. In 2000 Rage Against The Machine Released The Cover Album Renegades And Disbanded Because Of Growing Creative Differences. Members Formed The Rock Supergroup Audioslave With Chris Cornell The Former Frontman Of Soundgarden. The Same Year Rage Against The Machine Announced A Reunion And Performed Together For The First Time In Seven Years At The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival In April 2007. Until 2011 The Band Continued To Perform At More Live Venues And Festivals Around The World. In 2016 Morello Commerford And Wilk Formed A New Band Prophets Of Rage With B-Real Chuck D And DJ Lord. Rage Against The Machine Were Nominated For Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In Their First Year Of Eligibility In 2017 And 2018 Although Both Bids Failed. The Band Had A Large Influence On The Nu Metal Genre Which Came To Prominence During The Second Half Of The 1990s. In 2003 Their Self-Titled Album Was Ranked Number 368 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Killing in the Name

"Killing In The Name" Was The First Single Released By Rap Metal Band Rage Against The Machine From Their Self-Titled Album And Is Arguably The Band's Signature Song. On 2 Novemeber 1992 It Was Reissued Together With One Previously Unreleased Track "Darkness Of Greed" The Track "Clear The Lane" Originally Released On A White Only Pressing At The Time Of First Release On The B-Side To 'killing In The Name'. The Album's Cover Pictured Thích Quảng Đức A Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Burning Himself To Death In Saigon In 1963 In Protest Of The Murder Of Buddhists By Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm's Regime. Live Performances Zack De La Rocha Sometimes Changes The Lyrics In The Second Verse From "Some Of Those That Work Forces Are The Same That Burn Crosses" To "Some Of Those That Burn Crosses Are The Same That Hold Office" When Playing Live. It Is Also Sometimes Changed To "Some Of Those That Work Forces Are The Same That Burn Churches". Critical Reception "Killing In The Name" Was Placed At Number 89 On "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" A Poll Made By Guitar World. Q Magazine Placed "Killing In The Name" At Number 24 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks And At Number 99 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Songs Ever. The Song Earned Its Notoriety In The United Kingdom When Its BBC Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes Played The Uncensored Version Of The Song On His Top 40 Countdown Leading To 138 Complaints. This Moment Of Infamy Has Since Been Consistently Referenced By Numerous British Rock Media. Other Appearances The Band Audioslave Which Incorporated All But One Member Of Rage Against The Machine Played The Song At Multiple Shows."Killing In The Name" Is Featured On Fictional Alternative Rock Station Radio X In The Video Game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas And Is Used As A Bumper Song On The Jim Rome Show. A Note-For-Note Cover Version Of "Killing In The Name" Is A Playable Song In The Guitar Hero II Video Game For PlayStation 2 And Xbox 360 As A Part Of The Main Song List. It Is Found In The Fifth Song Tier Return Of The Shred In The PS2 Version And In The Sixth Tier Relentless Riffs In The Xbox 360 Version. However The Song's Lyrics Are Altered To Remove The Expletives Replacing The Sentence Repeated Over 15 Times "Fuck You I Won't Do What You Tell Me!" With "You're Under Control I Won't Do What You Tell Me! And The Word "Motherfucker!" Near The End Is Replaced With "Under Control!". La Maison Tellier Made An Acoustic Cover Of "Killing In The Name" That Possessed A Distinctive Folk Sound. In July 2007 A Remix Of This Song By SebastiAn Miscredited As A Mr. Oizo Remix Was Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record In The World" On His Show On BBC Radio 1. Comedian Bill Hicks Played The Song At The End Of His Shows Toward The End Of His Life. The Song Was Featured In The Movie Step Up 2 During The Final Dance Scene. The Apples A Funk Band From Tel Aviv Israel Released A Cover On A 7" Vinyl On Freestyle Records. In 2004 Radio And Television Commentator Glenn Beck Used Instrumental Sections Of The Song As An Open For His Radio Show. In Early December 2009 Members Of The Social Networking Site Facebook Launched A Group Encouraging People To Buy The Song In The Week Running Up To Christmas In Order To Prevent The Winner Of The The X Factor UK TV Show From Achieving The Coveted Christmas Number One Slot In The UK Singles Chart. 954 863 Members As Of The 20th December 2009 Have Joined The Group. They Won And Also Donated Over £65 000 To UK Charity Shelter. The Week Also Set A Record For Download Sales In A Single Week As It Reached The Top Spot On Downloads Alone. No Hard Copies Of The Single Were Released. Music Video The Video Was Released In 1993. This Clip Was Filmed Entirely In A Small Venue. The Uncensored Version Of The Video Clip Was Banned On MTV For Such A Long Period Of Time That The Video's Existence Was In Doubt Until Its Release On The Self-Titled Video.

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