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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: Testify

"Testify" Is A Song By American Rock Band Rage Against The Machine Released As The Third Single From Their Third Album "The Battle Of Los Angeles". The Cover Of The Single Was Taken From The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute. The Song's Lyrics Notably Make Reference To George Orwell's Novel 1984 Through Use Of "The Party" Slogan "Who Controls The Past Now Controls The Future. Who Controls The Present Now Controls The Past. A Song Titled "Testify" Was Performed At The KROQ Almost Acoustic X-Mas 12.12.1993. The Song Is Completely Unrelated To The "Battle Of Los Angeles" Track Except For The Title. Although The Song Was Played Only This Once And Disappeared Some Of The Lyrics Were Used For "Down Rodeo" And The Final Version Of "People Of The Sun". "Testify" Made Its Live Debut Under The Working Title "Hendrix" On January 23 1999 At A Surprise Club Show At The Troubador In West Hollywood CA. While The Instrumental Part Was Identical To The Final Version The Lyrics Were Completely Different. Rage Against The Machine Opened Most Of The Concerts In Its Reunion Tour With "Testify". The Music Video Directed By Michael Moore Features A Group Of Aliens With The Title Card "Aliens Plot To Conquer Earth!" Followed By "Launch The Mutant Now!" After Which A Number Of Clips Showing The Two Presidential Candidates At The Time George W. Bush And Al Gore For The 2000 US Presidential Election Stating The Same Policies And Views On Important Issues And The Movie Aims To Highlight The Lack Of Choice In The US Electoral System. This Is Spoofed In The Video As The Images Of Bush And Gore Are Morphed Together Thereby Creating A "mutant" That "appears As Two But Speaks As One." Other Key Themes In The Video Focus On America's Reliance On Oil With Several Clips Of The Gulf War And Lines At Gas Pumps Accompanied By The Lines "Mass Graves For The Pump And The Price Is Set." Other Clips Display Modern Industrialization And The Military Industrial Complex Juxtaposed Against Images Of Third World Nations. Other Organizations Topics And Individuals Displayed In The Video Include Exxon George W. Bush's Reaction To Same Sex Relationships Richard Nixon Kenneth Starr Bill Clinton Oliver North Monica Lewinsky Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Pope John Paul II General Norman Schwarzkopf The Christian Coalition Monster Truck Rallies The Republican Revolution And The Corporate Donations That Each Candidate Has Received. The Similarities Between The Two Candidates Are Displayed Through Sound Bites Of Their Speeches. Among The Topics That George W. Bush And Al Gore Agree On As Shown In The Video Support Of The Death Penalty Prosperity Through Free Trade Investing In The Future Support Of Clean Air And A Ban On Soft Money. Each Candidate Concludes By Stating "God Bless America." The Video Ends With A Quote From Ralph Nader "If You're Not Turned On To Politics Politics Will Turn On You."

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