12/31/2023 0 Comments Rage quit album![]() “I think there were competing visions of what Rage was supposed to be and competing feelings about what it was like to be in the band that we didn’t deal with.” – Tom Morelloĭuring an appearance on Lars Ulrich’s interview show, It’s Electric on Beats 1, Morello revealed, “I’ll put myself first and foremost. It wouldn’t be until years later that the other members of the band were a little more open as to what happened behind the scenes. ![]() New frontmen were rumoured to be working with the band including B-Real from Cypress Hill. Zack did what he had to do.”Īt the time of De La Rocha’s departure, the remaining members of the band vowed to continue to make music together, but it wasn’t immediately clear as to whether it would be done under the Rage Against the Machine moniker or as part of a new side project. That’s been a constant tension that’s been an enormous challenge for us all over the years. Morello was more evasive, saying, “Let’s just say Rage Against The Machine’s forces made us burn brightly and burn quickly. Others say it was deeper than that.Īround this time Zack told the press, “It’s not unique among rock bands to find the occasional dissension but compared to the music we make and the causes we pursue, it’s not so interesting.” “Let’s just say Rage Against The Machine’s forces made us burn brightly and burn quickly.” – Tom Morello The bassist’s actions reportedly angered De La Rocha, who left the awards show early, telling reporters he felt “humiliated”. For Timmy, Brad and myself, we’re really proud of this record and want everyone to know about it.”Īccording to Morello, Zack wanted to take up to 2 years off until they began work on their next album but some point to an incident at the MTV Video Music Awards where bassist Tim Commerford crashed Limp Bizkit’s acceptance speech. It’s a studio album, with Zack as the vocalist. There’s been some confusion over this record, since it coincides with Zack’s departure. Morello acted diplomatically in the same interview, “We parted company on good terms and we wish him well. “We parted company on good terms and we wish him well.” – Tom Morello The band also had a live album coming out. The news of Zack’s departure wasn’t well timed as the group was set to release their new album titled Renegades which featured covers of artists including Devo, the MC5, Bruce Springsteen as well as The Rolling Stones. Tim, Brad and myself will continue to make groundbreaking music.” It’s important to emphasize that Rage Against The Machine have not broken up. It actually comes as something of a surprise that the original line-up has remained intact all this time. Morello told interviewer Simon Young, “Rage Against The Machine has been a tremendously volatile rock rollercoaster for nine whole years. The news of De La Rocha leaving didn’t come as a shock to guitarist Tom Morello who revealed that he was amazed the band lasted as long as it did. ![]() “Rage Against The Machine has been a tremendously volatile rock rollercoaster for nine whole years.” – Tom Morelloįor years, rumours of in-fighting plagued the band. The band established itself as one of the most groundbreaking, incendiary and politically-driven bands of the 90s, going on to sell almost 20 million albums. Rage Against the Machine was formed in 1991, channelling a wide spectrum of influences including Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Devo. It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively, as a band, and from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal.” The news dropped on Wednesday, October 18th, from frontman Zack De La Rocha that he was done with the group, “I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed. “I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed.” – Zack De La Rocha ![]() While the band would release a new covers album and record and play some shows, as well as record a live album, there was wild speculation that the band was done. 2000 was a year full of turmoil for Rage Against the Machine. ![]()
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