Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It was released on November 3, 1992, by Epic Records, one day after the release of the album’s first single, “Killing in the Name”. The album was based largely on the band’s first commercial demo tape of the same name, completed 11 months prior to the album’s release. The tape contained earlier recordings of seven of the ten songs. With politically themed, revolutionary lyrical content, the album artwork was notable for its graphic photograph of Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức performing self-immolation in June 1963. 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. In 2020, it was ranked 221 in Rolling Stone’s updated list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Tracklisting

1. Bombtrack (4:04)
2. Killing In The Name (5:13)
3. Take The Power Back (5:36)
4. Settle For Nothing (4:47)
5. Bullet In The Head (5:08)
6. Know Your Enemy (4:55)
7. Wake Up (6:04)
8. Fistful Of Steel (5:31)
9. Township Rebellion (5:24)
10. Freedom (6:06)

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