NEWS
2020/02/19
Few bands have ever lit a fire under heavy music quite like legendary LA crew Rage Against The Machine. Emerging from the tension and discord of a city ready to erupt in 1992’s infamous race-riots, their meld of frontman Zack De La Rocha’s furious rhymes, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk’s punchy rhythms and Tom Morello’s cutting-edge riffage packed not only a furious righteousness that had been missing from from popular music for the best part of the 1980s, but also a groundbreaking sound that would crack genre boundaries forever. In honour of their recently announced reunion tour – including mega-anticipated headline performances at Reading & Leeds – we’ve listed the bands who wouldn’t have gotten where they are now without the influence of the power-fighting firebrands… ...
