Rage Against the Machine (album)

Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Studio album by Rage Against the Machine
Released	November 3, 1992
Recorded	April–May 1992
Studio	Sound City (Van Nuys, California)
Genre	Rap metal; funk metal; alternative metal; rap rock;
Length	52:55
Label	Epic
Producer	GGGarth; Rage Against the Machine;
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Singles from Rage Against the Machine
	"Killing in the Name"; Released: November 2, 1992; "Bullet in the Head"; Released: December 29, 1992; "Bombtrack"; Released: June 20, 1993; "Freedom"; Released: August 23, 1994;

Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine.^[5] It was released on November 3, 1992, by Epic Records. The band released their first commercial demo tape of the same name 11 months prior to the album's release. The tape contained earlier recordings of 7 of the 10 songs featured on the album.

With politically themed, revolutionary lyrical content, the album artwork was notable for featuring a graphic photograph of Vietnamese Monk Thích Quảng Đức performing self-immolation in June 1963. Coincidentally, the release date for Rage Against the Machine was on November 3, 1992, the same day as the 1992 United States presidential election.

The album was a critical success upon release, with several critics noting the album's politically motivated agenda and praising frontman Zack de la Rocha's strong vocal delivery. Ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time", the album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 45 on the US Billboard 200 and has gone on to achieve a triple platinum sales certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US. Multiple publications have ranked it as one of the best albums of the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} In 2020, It was ranked 221 in Rolling Stone's updated list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

^ Lawson, Dom (October 26, 2016). "The 10 essential rap metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Catucci, Nick (November 27, 2012). "Rage Against the Machine – XX". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
^ "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums — Metal Descent". metaldescent.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Cooley, Joshua (December 13, 2021). "10 Perfect Rap Rock Albums With No Bad Songs". WhatCulture. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ The RMF Loves Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) Archived September 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Real Music Forum Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Lawson, Dom (October 26, 2016). "The 10 essential rap metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[RS12-2] Catucci, Nick (November 27, 2012). "Rage Against the Machine – XX". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

[3] "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums — Metal Descent". metaldescent.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[4] Cooley, Joshua (December 13, 2021). "10 Perfect Rap Rock Albums With No Bad Songs". WhatCulture. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[ref1-5] The RMF Loves Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) Archived September 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Real Music Forum Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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