- Rage Against the Machine discography
Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Rage Against the Machine
Caption = Rage Against the Machine performing at the 2008Big Day Out festival. From left to right:Tim Commerford ,Brad Wilk ,Zack de la Rocha andTom Morello .
Studio = 4
Singles = 17
EP =
EP link = Extended plays
Live = 2
Video = 3
Tribute =
Compilation =
Comp link = Compilations
Music videos = 13
Soundtrack =
B-sides =
References = YesThis is a comprehensive listing of all official recordings by
Rage Against the Machine , aLos Angeles, California -based band formed in 1991 byZack de la Rocha ,Tom Morello ,Tim Commerford andBrad Wilk . The band is noted for its blend of hip hop, heavy metal, punk andfunk as well as its revolutionary politics andlyrics .cite book | last = George-Warren | first = Holly | title = The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll | publisher = Fireside | location = New York | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780743201209 ] Rage Against the Machine have released four full-lengthstudio album s, one of which is acover album . From these works, seventeen singles have been released, with thirteen accompanyingmusic video s. They have also released three video albums and twolive album s. All of their studio albums have beenRIAA certificated Platinum or multi-Platinum, of which two were "Billboard" number ones.Their first release was 1992's eponymous "Rage Against the Machine"; whilst not immediately successful, it did reach first position in the "
Billboard Heatseekers " chart, and eventually reached #45 in the "Billboard 200 ". The full-length spawned the singles "Killing in the Name ", "Freedom", "Bombtrack" and "Bullet in the Head". Their next major release was "Evil Empire", which entered the "Billboard 200" at number one in 1996. Five singles were released from the album, the most successful being "Bulls on Parade ".Their next full-length, 1999's "The Battle of Los Angeles", also debuted in top spot in the "Billboard 200", selling 450,000 copies in its first week. The band, however, split in October 2000 after vocalist de la Rocha cited problems with the band having compromised their "artistic and political ideal [s] ".cite web | last=Armstrong | first=Mark | date=
October 18 ,2000 | title=Zack de la Rocha Leaves Rage Against the Machine | work=MTV News | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=460baa38-4bb2-4eab-9395-22a301d24afb&entry=index | accessdate=2007-02-17] Their final studio album was a cover album entitled "Renegades", released shortly after the band's dissolution. "The Battle of Mexico City ", a video album composed of a recording of a 1999 live performance inMexico City , saw release in 2001, and 2003 saw the release of alive album titled "Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium ", an edited recording of the band's final two concerts on September 12 and 13, 2000 at theGrand Olympic Auditorium inLos Angeles .In 2001, this entire discography was placed on the list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the
September 11, 2001 attacks .The band reunited in January 2007 at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . While they have performed numerous times since, they currently have no plans to record any new material.cite web | date=May 1 ,2007 | title=Tom Morello: 'No Plans' For New Rage Against the Machine Album | work=Blabbermouth.net | publisher=Ultimateguitar.com | url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_no_plans_for_new_rage_against_the_machine_album.html | accessdate=2007-05-01]tudio albums
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
* I Note|AirHot 100 Airplay. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=350&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+100+Airplay&ci=3023679&cdi=7070629&cid=06%2F29%2F1996 Hot 100 Airplay - Rage Against the Machine] ]Videography
Unreleased material
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