- Intro
Rage Against the Machine, also known as RATM, is an American rap metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of rapper/vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk. Rage Against the Machine is best known for its leftist political views, which are expressed in many of its songs. As of 2010, they have sold over 16 million records worldwide. Their genres include Rap metal, funk metal, alternative metal
- Early star image
Since they started out RATM have been widely know as a politically motivated band who protest against the capitalist ways and are known to have left wing views. this is shown in their first music video as they throw money into the crowd near the beginning of the video and is shot with a low budget cameras. also the same with their next video but they are not infront of a crowd and is more like a music video.
- Star Image Development
They shown constantly performing and all their videos have a protest element to it, This is shown in the Sleep Now In The Fire where The shoot for the music video on January 26, 1999, caused the doors of the New York Stock Exchange to be closed. In fact, the Stock Exchange locked its doors mid-day in response to fears of crowds gathering to watch the filming, and as result they were escorted from the site by security. Also in their People of the Sun video which is raising awareness of violence in mexico. Their clothes and hair dont really change throughout the videos Zack de la Rocha has his dreaded hair which is and Tom Morello's cap are the signature clothes/ hair they have.
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