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Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine



8.6 | 661 votes |
Release date: 10 November 1992
Style: Alternative metal, Nu metal

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751 have it
31 want it
1 trades it


Disc I
01. Bombtrack
02. Killing In The Name
03. Take The Power Back
04. Settle For Nothing
05. Bullet In The Head
06. Know Your Enemy [feat. Maynard James Keenan]
07. Wake Up
08. Fistful Of Steel
09. Township Rebellion
10. Freedom

Disc II [bonus]
01. Darkness
02. Year Of Tha Boomerang
03. Freedom [remix]
04. Take The Power Back [live]

Top 20 albums of 1992: 7

Staff review by
Lucas
Rating:
8.9
Explosive. In my humble opinion, that is the best adjective for the self-titled debut of the American angry madmen Rage Against The Machine. Ten times the shockwave of a bomb, right in your face. A catchy, yet vicious message of hate to the authorities, to 'the man'. Ten times a call for battle, to stand for your (their) ideals and to call war upon the enemy, capitalism and the right-wing.

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published 03.03.2008 | Comments (29)

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18.07.2011 - 05:09
Rating: 9
Cynic Metalhead
Ambrish Saxena
Nerve cracker.
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01.06.2012 - 02:05
neiluria
Mythical
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03.06.2012 - 06:11
GrayWiZZarD
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Best RAGE album
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03.06.2012 - 16:21
Rating: 9
Druss
One of my favourite albums of all time, the album that pretty much got me into metal. An album released on my birthday no less
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10.11.2012 - 12:55
megadeath13
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One of my all time favourite Albums. All Rage classics are in it.
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21.01.2013 - 23:28
Illog1cal
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All killer no filler and I really mean that.
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15.04.2013 - 19:26
Metropolis_Dream
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Rap metal at its best. RATM were way ahead ot their time and released a timeless debut here.
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16.04.2014 - 07:17
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
I can still remember clearly the first time I heard the song "Killing in the Name" on the radio and I just couldn't believe the power and the aggression. The swearing really shocked me too. I was a young, innocent, mild-mannered man.
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25.04.2014 - 21:50
Rating: 10
raveneffect
One of the best records of the 90's and one of my favourite of all time.
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27.10.2014 - 03:50
SongsOfDarkness
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Oh my fucking good
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06.04.2015 - 07:12
Rating: 9
Opethian
The best!
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23.08.2015 - 21:03
Rating: 8
Reaper_Redeemer
I loved this maaaany years back then, but to be honest except "Killin in the name of" the mighty "wake up" (remember the matrix final scene?) and let's say "Bombtrack" the rest is somewhat the same loop...
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04.11.2015 - 12:44
LuciferOfGayness
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Best lyrics in metal of all time. And the aggression
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29.01.2021 - 21:40
Rating: 9
Cynic Metalhead
Ambrish Saxena
Ah, shit. I haven't still come out of the awesomeness in "Killing In The Name".

Still heavily rotates on my playlist.
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29.01.2021 - 22:18
Rating: 8
Redel
Moderator
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 29.01.2021 at 21:40

Ah, shit. I haven't still come out of the awesomeness in "Killing In The Name".

Still heavily rotates on my playlist.

Rightfully so.
I havent spun this one in the current millenium, I am pretty sure.
But in the previous one certainly 100 times or more.
This album, back at the time, helped me move my teenage ass out of the Nirvana sh.. that engulved me way too much in those days into heavier areas -- and I am still today grateful for this to have happened.
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18.02.2022 - 17:04
Rating: 9
nonZero
This album is great fun. I remember jamming on 'Know Your Enemy' in 6th form between lessons with my friend who played drums. I played 'Killing In The Name' at my first ever gig around 2010 at a local pub with my covers band.

8.8/10 for me - 'Killing In The Name', 'Know Your Enemy' are the standout songs. 'Bombtrack' is also great, but the others range from ok to good.
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15.04.2022 - 00:38
Rating: 7
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
A very cool album, I didn't think much to it back then, funnily I always thought of RATM as an angry Aerosmith, but looking back at it now, there is alot more to them than that. I've never been fond of rap vocals, but this I can handle, and it's probably the closest thing to hip hop that I've ever been able to tolerate.
The bass sounds fantastic, and it's one of the grooviest sounding metal albums I've heard. The lyrics are catchy, and pretty decent too, but above all they are very aggressive.

Not every song is great though, some songs imo are pretty poor, but it was off to a flyer with the first three songs, especially with "Killing In The Name".
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10.05.2022 - 12:28
Rating: 8
Jack_Torrance
Get this in the top 200
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10.05.2022 - 13:42
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Staff
Written by Jack_Torrance on 10.05.2022 at 12:28

Get this in the top 200

Weird of you to say that while rating it something lower than its actual rating.
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10.05.2022 - 13:55
Rating: 8
Redel
Moderator
Written by RaduP on 10.05.2022 at 13:42

Written by Jack_Torrance on 10.05.2022 at 12:28

Get this in the top 200

Weird of you to say that while rating it something lower than its actual rating.

Yet I prefer him wishing for it while giving an honest rating, instead of rating it 10 just for the sake of it.
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11.05.2022 - 00:42
Rating: 8
Jack_Torrance
Written by RaduP on 10.05.2022 at 13:42

Written by Jack_Torrance on 10.05.2022 at 12:28

Get this in the top 200

Weird of you to say that while rating it something lower than its actual rating.

Well an 8 is a very good rating and also it deserves the top 200 much more than many of the average power metal and gothic metal releases
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11.05.2022 - 06:45
Rating: 6
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
I’d 100% rather listen to Rhapsody Of Fire than this overly-angsty wah pedal fest.
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11.05.2022 - 09:13
Rating: 8
Jack_Torrance
Written by Boxcar Willy on 11.05.2022 at 06:45

I’d 100% rather listen to Rhapsody Of Fire than this overly-angsty wah pedal fest.

Good for you. I don't.
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11.05.2022 - 09:54
JoHn Doe
Written by Boxcar Willy on 11.05.2022 at 06:45

I’d 100% rather listen to Rhapsody Of Fire than this overly-angsty wah pedal fest.

I listen to neither of them
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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11.05.2022 - 15:27
Rating: 6
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by JoHn Doe on 11.05.2022 at 09:54

I listen to neither of them



You're the true winner here.
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I do your mum

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11.05.2022 - 16:15
JoHn Doe
Written by Boxcar Willy on 11.05.2022 at 15:27

Written by JoHn Doe on 11.05.2022 at 09:54

I listen to neither of them



You're the true winner here.

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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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19.10.2023 - 15:28
TarotSport
I want to kill Tom Morello
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19.10.2023 - 15:38
A Real Mönkey
Written by TarotSport on 19.10.2023 at 15:28

I want to kill Tom Morello

Please don’t.
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19.10.2023 - 19:23
TarotSport
Written by A Real Mönkey on 19.10.2023 at 15:38

Written by TarotSport on 19.10.2023 at 15:28

I want to kill Tom Morello

Please don’t.

Not gonna try to just feel like I really want to
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17.04.2024 - 18:39
Rating: 10
Metal Rasputin
A legendary album, one of those once in a lifetime classics that sound and feel like nothing else. The songs are super catchy and in your face with no filler.
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