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Great. Exceeded expectations. For some reason, I didn't pay enough attention in the nineties. Killing in the name, Take the power back (love the bass), Settle for nothing (that guitar after minute 3), Bullet in the head... All tracks are great. Great and powerful lyrics, distinct sound (unique guitar sound), great singing... You can really feel the rage. Even the album cover is amazing. 5 stars.
This one rocked my world when it came out! It sucks that they get lumped in with some shitty bands from that time because they meant business. The message & the delivery of the message was, is, and will always be crystal clear & direct! No fucking joke!
I have listened to a couple of the songs previously and liked them, but I listed to this album a several times on different days and it just works wonders with my brain and mood. Didn't plan on this - but this album is a banger.
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!
Loved this album for years
Absolute banger.
Excelentes temas, clásicos del rock y del niu metal, siendo referentes en lo que es la composicion de piezas de guitarras con efectos (Tom Morello, ídolo).
Obv
Broke my skull wide open when I was in high school. I love his voice, his emotion, the flow and the message behind every song. I often criticize albums for all sounding the same, but I think there's also something to keeping the energy up through the whole thing. FUCK YOU I WONT DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
30 years on and still sounds great. Each song is a banger. Great bass, Morello’s guitar, De La Rocha’s effortless movement between rap and screaming. That you served this in “No Kings Day” was the chef’s kiss.
Solid tracks on this album, along with Killing in the Name of, a.classic anarchist call to arms. There were a few groups around this time mixing rap and hard rock, or metal, but these guys really stood out.
This album has everything. Riffs that compare well to the best metal albums. Funky, groovy bass. Rap vocals that actually fit with the music and don't sound terrible. Not only that, the lyrics are important too. I would complain a bit about the lyrics being repetitive, but the number of people out there that listen to Rage and don't understand what the are saying is unreal. Maybe they need to repeat them more.
One of the best rock albums of all time, no question. Rage Against The Machine's sound is one of the best and most unique ever. Super great listening. Wake Up was my fav song and first listen with Bombtrack and Bullet In The Head as my other highlights
One time in high school my dad was driving me and my friends on some long car ride to who knows where. I had just been given a dubbed tape of this album and we put it on. I could tell my dad didn't like it but he was managing. We got to Killing in the Name and I started worrying but didn't know what to do so I just sat there. I think he made it to the 15th 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me', before he yelled something and angrily turned it off. I never listened to this album at home again. This is in my top five albums, perhaps top one.
An instant classic at the time of its release, those first two tracks hit so hard -- and the lyrics of second perhaps even harder today, in the USA of 2026, occupied as we are by masked, armed agents of the state... You justify those that died By wearin' the badge, they're the chosen whites Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses
M9wwd
This record is so iconic I know where I was when I first heard it. Killing in the Name came on the radio and my jaw hit the floor. I was absolutely gobsmacked. This country could use RATM and more bands like them.
This album blew my mind when I first heard it. It was inspirational and changed my views of a lot of things. Heavy, political and a little hip hop element
Одразу дисклеймер: гурт, а точніше два його головних учасники - це пряма дискредитація сучасного західного лівого руху і демонстрація повної відірваності від реальності та делулізації. Критика на їхню адресу, що вони антикапіталісти на мейджор-лейблі і революціонери на зарплаті, теж цілком справедлива. Я дуже любив цей альбом. Та й люблю досі, хоча останніми роками не слухаю. Зараз вирішив з такої нагоди переслухати. Гурт я знав досить давно: десь на музиці, що передавалась через компакти чи жорсткі диски, гуляли кліпи RATM. Але альбомами я їх зацінив десь у середині нульових, коли подивився аніме Beck. Там дропали Морелло, який скретчить на гітарі. Маючи тоді вже якусь кількість мегабайт, я скачав дискографію і завис. Цей альбом найкращий у їхній дискографії. Тут є просто іконічні треки, Морелло видає дуже качові партії з усіма примочками та ефектами, у Зака флоу, який ідеально пасує цій музиці. Окремо хочу відзначити ритм-секцію, особливо басиста, з неймовірно грувовими партіями. Колись на фесті довелося побачити Prophets of Rage (RATM без Зака + B-Real + Chuck D), і я пам'ятаю, що майже весь сет не міг відірватися від того, як басист грає. Вчора переслухав і все ще отримав величезне задоволення від альбому. Колись мав квитки на їхній реюніон-тур з RTJ, але спочатку втрутився ковід, а потім якось навіть ідея сходити на їхній концерт перестала бути привабливою.
Always one of my favorites
An album for the inquiets and protesters of the world.
Remember when these guys stood for something other than whoever pays them to speak their mind? Ya me too. This album was from those days. I’ll listen but I really despise these guys now. I guess you really can’t fault Zack or zakk or zak for what the band has become now. He’s the angry one but I feel like Tom is the one who has dragged the band into the ground. For those not in the know, Tom is the one who plays his guitar like a loser. As in the way he holds it. Think Dave Matthews and just as stupid looking. Ok anyways. If you want angry and energy, look here. This album nailed it all. Aside from adding slow songs. That would be a completely perfect album. Lovers and fighters. That would be a great combo. You can’t get any more energetic and smashy than Killing in the Name Of. It’s funny that song represent so much but then they reneged on their own words but supporting the Covid bullshit. Whatever. If you’re feeling angry and want to beat people up. This is your soundtrack. Got it? Good. I’m moving on to some Emo I think. Choice cut: Killing in the Name Of
Fuckin' A, that's some good shit. Just as relevant as ever, too. If only conservative twats don't use it for their own shit.
Amazing.
I haven’t listened to this in years and it’s freaking awesome today like it was then.
10/10. Fav Track - All of them The first full album on this list that I've already listened to. Don't need to tell you that RATM is top tier.
Groupe et album connu, qui fait partie de mes préférés. Ce premier album ne sera jamais égalé à mon avis. Tout y est : basse au top (son, groove), guitare très créative et originale, batterie qui assure, composition, intensité des morceaux ... Les albums suivants sont moins réussis. Il mérite donc la note maximale ! =>5/5
This was a staple in my rotation back in the 90s as I matured from Pearl Jam and Soundgarden more toward Alice In Chains and ultimately Tool. RATM, while interesting was sort of on the periphery - I simply wasn’t angry (or angry enough) to respond to the message beyond normal 20-something angst. Fast forward to mid 2024, the campaign, and eventual reality of second Trump term and suddenly this music and its message found new room in my heart. Throw in Kristi Noem and the ICE roundups spring of 2025 and by that time this album became a staple and this band was top of my Spotify Year in Review for 2025. This album and its themes sound fresher and more relevant today than ever before. Using you’re angry in your youth…in my case the anger has come with age. If I could award this a 6 I would. Tom Morello’s guitar work (which honestly was the main interest for me in the 90s) is wonderful; but ZdlR’s lyrics and passion are everything now. 5/5 all day long. Give me more.
5/10
F**k you I won't do what you tell me. Too many protest singers, Not enough protest songs.
I hate how relevant these songs still are, but I love how well these songs were recorded. This is probably the best example of its category, that being rap-oriented metal. I believe both rap and metal should say something socially meaningful; other genres can be more inward or romantic or general, but the historical context of rap and metal almost demand social observation and conscience in the lyrics. It's somewhat uniform from front to back so I thought about docking a point, but considering how long this record has remained vital, I have no doubt it will maintain its vitality for many more years to come, however sad the implication that makes.
I try to approach each album in a rather conservative manner. I often try to think critically about why an album shouldn't be rated 5 stars, as I'm worried that I am too liberal in my rankings. What happens, though, when an album presents as a five star record so clearly? This is perhaps the best album I've reviewed to this point. I can't recall many albums that so clearly convey the emotional input of the band that made the record. This album starts at 100 and never lets off the gas. I want to specifically highlight Tim Commerford's performance here. His bass tone is unreal and drives the music so damn well. This album just rules, man. Favorite track: Freedom
Isabelle’s gonna be psyched as fuck for this lmao. Anyway I’ve decided to make this a diary type thing as well as a review. So what did I do today? I had lunch at Potbelly, the second best restaurant I have easy access to. I had a pretty good day all things considered. The quality of this diary will one day increase once I know what to say. For now let's talk about this album I listened to today. All you really need to know is it's a 10. That's for sure. I don't know the best song, or anything like that, just that it's a 10/10. There isn't a single moment in this album that isn't a fiery scream of absolute devastated rage (ha) at everything awful in the world. Every song feels like a separate doctrine against every billionaire, landlord, and oppressor ever. If you haven't listened to it please do, it's one of the best albums I have ever heard. 10/10
I wish this felt less urgent still.
5/5
Fuck you I won't review what you tell me!
This was such a sickass album.
Absolute peak music experience Can't get better than this for this type of music Fy i wont do what u tell me !!!!
Prescient. Some of these lyrics could be applied to the current situation. "Some of those that work forces / Are the same that burn crosses" - from Killing in the Name But the music is also fire. An awesome example of lyrical poetry and great beats.
"Killing in the Name of" is beloved for a reason - the way it builds slowly and then explodes? Fantastic song. The rest of these songs mostly all sound and feel like that, but that's ok with me. Album is recommended for those days when you've made the mistake of reading the news, or when those helicopters that are always circling over your city start to get on your fucking nerves. 5 stars
Erst Faith No More und dann RATM haben für mich frischen Wind in die Rockmusik geblasen. Ganz starkes Debut.
Banger. It's aged pretty well. Still angry. Still bouncy. Tom Morello's guitar still running a madness. Still great.
RRRRRRRRREEEAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars
so many songs from this album are still in my regular rotation
All timer, track after track of amazing bangers. Recorded really well also.
Was waiting for an album that's all me. Here it is. Hell of an album. Miss this band. 5/5
Very very good
Fuuuuuck me, such a good album. All the rage, all of the gritty hell yea I need from an album like this. I can FEEEEL every song.
100/10… one of my favorites bands of all time. Just the right amount of energy/funk/rock/hiphop/freedom. Also one of the most electric live bands out there. A true 5 gem.
I think imma give this a 5 because of the was the music is put together, not because the lyrics were as good as I thought they might be (also bc I just finished listening to Taylor Swift). They can freaking rock. But they do a great job of having moments of calm in the songs that help accentuate the intense parts which I think helps the album tremendously. The lyrics are super solid, love the passion. Kinda surprised this album has as high of a rating as it does on this site.
Goddamn these vatos were poets fr. White boys return to your ROOTS!!!!!!
A solid early punk rock album with a great message. I enjoyed it overall and would listen to it again! Found myself jamming to it and think it definitely stands the test of time!
Easiest 5 on the list so far for me. An absolute killer, classic, all-timer of a record. Great hooks, superb playing from the whole band, superb lyrics, incredible energy in every track. I get that it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but I think anyone who loves rock music and doesn't love this wants their head examined.
Good album
Jag har lyssnat på låtar från det här albumet tidigare men aldrig hela albumet. Nu när jag lyssnat på hela, tycker jag att många av låtarna liknar varandra men det stör mig inte. Musiken påminner mig om Beastie Boys och många av deras låtar låter också väldigt lika varandra, så det kanske är därför jag inte stör mig på det. Rage Against The Machine har politiska budskap i sin musik, men jag tycker det inte är så extremt uppenbart som i vissa andra låtar. Musiken har också ett bra sound. Favoritlåtar: Killing In the Name, Know Your Enemy, Take the Power Back. Minst favorit: Township Rebellion
Really a fantastic album. As a 90s rock kid, this album perfectly encapsulates (for me) the air of distrust and angst that had been simmering in parts of society that had before gone unspoken. This album gave words to that anger and distrust. They certainly were not the first - gangster rap had expressed similar tones nearly a decade prior - but this album gave those words to a new group of people. The music on this album is a perfect blend of vocals and band. Zach and Tom play off each other incredibly well - a hard blasting, fearless voice coupled with expertly crafted and equally fearless guitar riffs. It makes my angry 90s kid heart glad to hear it again.
Dude. Such a good album. Amazing lyrics. Obviously very timely to what’s going on in the USA right now. Instrumentation is incredible. The bass grooves are tight, the solos fucking rip, and the drums just keep the head bobbing. No notes.
heck yeah
Still relevant.
Old fav
There are those bands that are synonymous with fighting the power: Public Enemy; CCR; and of course, Rage Against the Machine. This album introduced us to the power of a new generation of advocates. With Zach de la Rocha’s rap-spoken word vocals, Tim Commerford’s funky and rich bass, and Tom Morello’s revolutionary guitar work, and of course Brad Wilk’s steady drumming that made it possible for the others to explode, RATM hit on issues and styles that no-one else would nor could touch. There are so many good tracks: Know Your Enemy; Bullet in the Head (a personal favorite); Killing in the Name of; Bomtrack; Wake Up. I think my new favorite is the deep cut Take the Power Back. This album is kind of a “best of…” in itself. This album is probably more relevant now than it was in the 1990s. The place I have always struggled with is unlike Public Enemy, CCR or Dylan who each explored life and emotion, RATM is a constant of revolution. If I want to burn an effigy of the president on the White House lawn, they are THE soundtrack. If I want to have diner with the family, go on a date (unless it’s Jan.6th), or exhale at the end of a day, I need something else…though Freedom still works in the first ten minutes after work.
Random thoughts: * Anger is a gift. * This album is a masterpiece that I argue as our political climate keeps getting more rotten becomes even more necessary every year. * While RATM had some other albums and some banger songs, this is a complete album that destroyed upon arrival. * Freedom was the "hit" song but I think it was the only song relatively clean enough to be played on radio and MTV. * Of course "Killing in the Name" is everyone's favorite. I remember playing this for my son when he was 12. Maybe a bit too young but he's a rock drummer. :) * My personal favorite is "Know Your Enemy". The perfect mesh of rock, rap, and anger. And the raw voice of Zack de la Rocha urgently repeating "all of which are American dreams". * I haven't mentioned Tom Morello's scratching inspired guitar work. And I know I'm sleeping on the bass and drums, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk respectively. * Fuck you!!! I won't do what you tell me!
This album is like being on a cruise ship that is heading for an iceberg. You are trying to warn the captain but he assures you everything is fine. As you get closer to the iceberg, the deckhands tell the passengers that the captain needs their help to right the ship and avoid the iceberg. But you are like fuck you man, you're meant to be looking after this and you've fucked it all up. The deckhands lay claim to the lifeboats, telling you that the captain and crew take priority. This is the catalyst to anarchy, and you just start throwing deckhands overboard. Fuck them, the sharks can have them. That captain better not show his face or he's getting torn asunder.
The only way to improve this album would be to have Evil Empire as the 2nd disk. Classic.
One of the greatest albums ever made! Truly one of a kind, and nothing like it has been made since. Its literally the perfect fuck the government album.
Awesome Album!
Could be a hit released today
Rage Against the Machine is chaotic, messy, and full of anger...in the best possible way. The mix of rap vocals and scratch-like guitar work gives the album a sharp, aggressive identity. The riffs feel heavy and rhythmic at the same time. “Settle for Nothing” stands out for its despair-filled atmosphere. It sounds almost “ugly,” but intentionally so, raw and uncomfortable in a powerful way. Many of the songs are long, yet they never feel dragged out. The constant shifts in rhythm and intensity keep things unpredictable. There’s real craft behind the chaos. Even without being politically involved, the lyrics still hit hard. The message carries weight and conviction. This wasn’t just an album, it felt like an experience from start to finish. Especially that ending.
Stoking the flames of rebellion and injustice still 34+ years later. A pivotal album addressing the hypocrisy of modern society and government, it's upsetting that the themes of the album are still so relevant 3 decades later
From the starting song, to Killing in the Name of to the rest of the album: the rage is set, heavy unique riffs and also a unique tone that inspired a generation to question authorities - as relevant today as it ever was! Now you do what they told you!
Absolute classic. Still relevant today.
Tää on ihan hilpee levy, välillä vahingossa soi nykyäänkin autossa
Jopas sentään, kaks vitosen levyä peräkkäin, kyllä nyt maittaa. Tää oli ysärillä kovaa kamaa, ja on edelleen. Ei yhtään huonoa biisiä levyllä. Vielä kun tietäis mitä konetta kohtaan on kova viha, pakko olla kyllä printteri.
Listan tekijät sanoo että kuuntele ja sää sanot että kuinka paljon.
Ratm is an excellent album you don't stop a single second!
Ya lo recontra conozco, pedazo de discazo sin contar fistful of steel
Man this is great. Rage seems singular for me. I know there are similar bands and many tried to replicate, but they just stand out. And I did not give tom his due. The riffs on this are most magical. 4.5 but this hit for the moment so rounding up. FUCK YOU I WONT DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!
Perpetually relevant. Righteously angry. Shit will make you want to run through a wall to fight the man. Know your enemy. WAKE UP! FREEEEEDOOOOM!!! 4.25/5
Banger album through and through. Not a single miss. And full of lyrical genius. 5/5
Rage Against The Machine.
After a dour run of albums last week, to quote the kids - "we're so back". No notes needed. One of those albums where you just hit play, raise your fist in defiance and start bopping your head.
Fuck yeah. No one else sounds like this and it's a great balance of riffage, message, experimentation and power.
Such angry young men... But god damn do they know how to make a great track
Den här eller Panteras Cowboys from hell är bästa hårdrock/metallskivan från 90-talet enligt mig.
Who knew? Okay, a few million people, but not me, so embarrassing to have missed out on Rage Against the Machine. Or on the Edgar Winter Band's Frankenstein homage on Know Your Enemy, or finding the source waters of The Matrix end credits. Glad all this ignorance is over, joining the revolution.
Easy 5/5. This is a fucking great album. I've been a fan of it since high school. I love the intensity and powerful messages behind these songs. They are also musically fantastic. There are some really funky guitar riffs and the drums are absolutely laying it down, which sets up the passionate vocals very well. There are so many bangers on this album.. maybe all bangers? And the themes of the album are just as relevant as ever. The album cover is super impactful too. It's a very famous picture of a Vietnamese Buddhist monk performing self-immolation to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the Southern Vietnamese government in power at the time.
R.A.T.M Falls into a category of music I like to call rich chocolate. Its sooooo good for a few bites, but after a whole bar, you kind of get a bit overwhelmed. That being said, this album SLAPS with a capital S L A P S. So much angst, power, and raw emotion. Really makes you want to just go out there and toss a molitov cocktail into an Amazon warehouse (Fuck you Bezos). The lyrics are provoking, rhythmic and stylish. The guitar and drums has this momentum that carries you from front to back. Its just all so good. Just in small bite sized listens (once or twice through is plentiful) 9/10
Politically relevant and raw with great riffs. I'm biased, but 5/5.
That Fuck the Power metal that sings in my soul.
Legendary. Still hits hard and depressingly still relevant commentary.
Fuck ICE
This one is easy 😅
блин оч люблю етот альбик со мной сквозь года
Classic. Incredible album. So relevant in today's wild times.
Five stars for the music, five stars for what it stands for.
A bit of a classic,
AMAZING ALBUMMMMM, i have it on cd, great album to be listening to right now in the wake of protest music
Love this album, morellos guitar is very distinct
Fuck me you caught me at the right time
Great Songs: Bombtrack, Killing In the Name, Bullet In the Head, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up, Fistful of Steel, Township Rebellion, Freedom Good Songs: Take the Power Back, Settle for Nothing Mid Songs: Bad Songs:
Amazing
It's been a while, forgot how good this one is. Lyrics still seem relevant today
One of my favorites of all time, I learned guitar by listening to this record. Great record to test some new headphones!
The text book definition of Revolutionary (anti establishment) rock n roll music.
Find me a more distinct guitar sound or an album more relevant in 2026.
Loved it, exactly my taste
Political charged rock at its finest
“If we don’t take action now we settle for nothing later. We’ll settle for nothing now, and we’ll settle for nothing later” FUCK ICE
Fabulous album
It's just such a sick album isn't it? The mixing and production are flawless. I don't really like settle for nothing, and I think it loses momentum a little bit after know your enemy, but it still just slaps
This album blew my mind at first listening. It’s is in my top 60 best albums of all time and will never leave this list. Powerful, relevant political and social commentary, Tom Morello changing the guitar game for ever, great rhythm section and an incredible Zach De La Rocha spitting some of the most powerful vocals and raps hitting you between the eyes. 10/10
HELL YEAHHHHH
Ground breaking
This album holds up insanely well even to this day! Incredible production, great riffs, crushing lyrical content and just perfect overall. Without this album we wouldn't have nu metal and pretty much a lot of the politically inclined music you hear nowadays. This was groundbreaking when it came out and it's still so so relevant in this completely fucked up world. Anything under 5 stars for this is just wrong.
Incredible, a perfect album. Protest album produced beautifully, every track is brilliant and touches on a lot of themes
Teenage angst years at their finest for me but this album is so much more than that, hugely influencual
Banger efter banger
Punched me nan
Adore this album, incredibly influential on my taste
The funky instrumentals really carry this one since there is no vocal melody happening. A really entertaining album.
Turn it up all the way and start headbanging.
all day everyday
easy 5/5 for me, one of my favourite rock albums ever
There's not much more to say about this album than has already been said. Excellent album, incredible riffs, amazing bass guitar, powerful lyrics. Captured with skillful audio engineering, this album remains timeless.
One of the easiest 5's I'll give on here. Rage isn't for everyone (either politically or sonically), but fuck are they awesome if you like heavy music with great guitar work and righteous anger.
more angry music
Ahhh, jaki to jest świetny album!
Anthem of my youth 5 - near perfect album
Coincidentally I had to the urge to listen to this yesterday! So listening through it two days in a row (well, except for Killing In The Name, I just don't like it, it's overrated) brought me back many years when it was in regular rotation. I still remember the summer of 1993 when my friends and I first heard about that band with that Bombtrack song, and then getting into the album was a revelation. This is the sound of a band firing on all cylinders. And it's crazy how every lyric is somehow more relevant today than they were 34 years ago. Playlisted: Take The Power Back, Bullet In The Head, Fistful of Steel
They were telling us what all honest people now know and rocking as hard as anyone has ever rocked while doing it. Tom Morello’s guitar work is at its creative peak. I also forgot that Maynard James Keenan is on “Know Your Enemy”. Could this possibly be his only appearance on this list? Would still be a crime, but better than nothing I guess.
Has to be one of my personal favorite albums from the 90s. Rage came out and took the world by storm and opened a few eyes of dormat people on the way. A new music not peaculfully protesting but showing a violent revolution against the powers that be. Solid as fuck an album all kids should listen at 16-19 years pf age maybe they can grow a brain listening to this instead of being indoctrinated by the system.
Goddamn does this record still sound great. Take even Bombtrack on its own — a minor song — but the way it *growls* Rage into the world in '92 is exceptional. It sounds like an angry V6 revving without a muffler. Even more than Evil Empire — probably still my favourite, even though I have little appetite for this music now — they sound like a single ferocious instrument on this record. Truly exceptional.
Best Song: Take the Power Back There are some insanely good albums that came out in 1993 and, in my humble opinion, the Rage Against the Machine debut album is the best one to come out that year. That isn't knocking anything else that came out but this is one of the best and most influential albums to come out of the 90s - and is still conceptually valid which, in the world of music and politics, is a feat in itself. There are no bad tracks on here and too many that could be considered the 'best song.' 5/5.
10/10
Fuck yes Amazing again how applicable this is, fighting the exact same fight 30 years later. I'll always be amazed that this was perceived by the right the way it was, hmm
très kiffant j'adore
Oh my fucking god exceptionnel purée. Je m’en vais détruire le capitalisme de ce pas. Cover iconique, rifts iconiques, voix iconique c’est fou
Excellent album!
Forgotten how good they where
Another no-skip album.
Me when I see AI-generated art or music
Ich hab jetzt doch die 5 gezückt nach längerer Überlegung. Weil man solche Kracher wie „Killing in the Name“, „Know Your Enemy“ oder „Bombtrack“, die auch mehr als 30 Jahre später noch so gut funktionieren, erstmal schreiben muss. Außerdem zu viele Hits um hier nicht die 5 zu zücken. Wenn man ganz ehrlich ist, war der Sound der Band dann mit einem Album aber auch schon auserzählt.
Klare Höchstwertung. Absoluter Meilenstein, extrem hohe Hitdichte und für Generationen prägend.
Klare 10/10 und Kandidat für die Allzeit Top 10, wobei mit "Settle for Nothing" sogar ein minimaler Dip dabei ist. Dafür sind die anderen 9 Songs aber alle auf einem Perfektionsniveau, von dem andere Bands nur träumen können.
Glasklare Nummer!
Was für eine Wucht. Welche Wut braucht es, um so einen Banger zu schreiben? Ja. Unabhängig davon ist das halt genauso (wenn nicht mehr) hitgepackt wie bspw. Number of the Beast, es passt aber auch als Album absolut zusammen. Probs auch für das Anniversary Cover, finds besser als das Original.
Ich war bereit hier nochmal sehr kritisch dran zu gehen, das Album nach langer Zeit nochmal in Gänze zu hören und zu schauen ob alles Songs außer die, die sich in meinen Playlists halten so gut sind. Doch meine Kritik wurde hinweg geblasen. Wir brauchen vermutlich kein weiteres Album dieser Band obwohl es mehr gibt und wir müssen obwohl Tom Morello ein einzigartiges innovatives Gitarrenspiel hat keine weiteren Features mit ihm hören, aber was der Mann hier raus haut hat Respekt verdient. Dazu Zacks aggressive Vocals und die beste Rhythm Section der Welt, das ist ganz großes Kino.
Great
goated record
Raw, angry, and a masterful mix of rap and hard rock coupled with a powerful and still relevant message
All Timer x2
Great album
Really good! 9/10
Shit yeah. 5 stars
Tom Morello's guitar work is insane; you can hear it a lot on Fistful of Steel I didn't expect to like this as much as I did, as a 1992 predecessor of Nu-metal, and debut album, I expected it to be much messier. This is very coherent and works well for an overall "protest" theme to this album. I couldn't really find misses, but rather things that were forgettable, although each track had highlights great standouts like Bomb Track and Killing In The Name, or even the mostly instrumental Freedom. A great first Rap-Rock album with absolutely insane cover art that matches the theme. Feeling a strong 9, and it definitely holds its own against my 5s, so I think it'll be there.
I have not listened to this album from start to finish before tonight. They picked the perfect opener and closer IMO. Bomb Track and Freedom are the stand outs and are under played.
The beginning opening rift is very good. So is Know Your Enemy. Very good. 10/10
MEGA!!!!
The primal scream of a generation
bangers!! no skips! wow! really enjoyed this
Es mi estilo
Already know it cold. 10/10 album, have never grown tired of it.
I had heard a few of these songs before -- some were obviously huge hits, but I had a little exposure to this album before, so I remembered hearing some of the non-hits. I absolutely loved every minute of this. It kinda blows my mind how amazing all of the members of RATM are at their respective instruments. Zach's palpable passion and cutting vocals, plus Tom's amazing catchy and punchy guitar riffs (which sometimes sound like no sound ever produced before -- amazingly), plus the awesome bass and drumming... It's really something amazing that I honestly feel in awe of and thankful that we even got to hear it. This was awesome and I listened to the whole thing twice. Five stars, easily.
BANGIN
Peak angry music
Brilliant album. Loud and raw anger. Very appropriate for what is happening now with US imperialism. "Ignorance, brutality, hypocracy, the elite."
Awesome record
Album still holds up but it's funny listening to it after growing up and listening to what a nerd Tom Morello is, talking about starting revolutions from his little SiriusXM studio
Top 100 album all time for me, don't know what else needs to be said about this record. Totally seminal rap rock record. One of the hardest records ever. Long Live ZDLR.
Great industrial album with intense political commentary.
Positive anger
This still hits hard.
Aivan tautisen hyvä, kuten muistelin. 5/5.
Been a long time since I've listened to the album in full, holds up excellently
Great commute album
Non stop bops
Love it
Such an timeless classic
Fuck yes!
Probably top 5 favorite albums for me. It changed 12 year old me’s life.
Awesome debut album. This is in my regular rotation.
Sairaan kova ja yksi suosikki bändeistäni. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Best angry political band?
Holds up
If I had to run through a brick wall this would be my soundtrack. Fave tracks: Bombtrack, Bullet In The Head, Know Your Enemy
Epic album, didn't realize it had so many 90's hits
Great!
RATM are the shit! Tom Morello is not the best guitarist in the world, despite what some might say, but the riffs he chugged out for this album slap. This is an unmistakable killer debut album. Full of powerful, genre fusing, raw political angst. Zack's vocals are gripping and heavy. It's a sound revelation. How dare you give it less than a 5.
Great album
Love music with a message.
Heard this tons of times before Bombtrack - 5/5 Killing in the Name - 5/5 Take the Power Back - 5/5 Settle for Nothing - 4/5 Bullet in the Head - 5/5 Know Your Enemy - 5/5 Wake Up - 5/5 Fistful of Steel - 4/5 Township Rebellion - 4/5 Freedom - 4/5 Average score: 4.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Best possible example of an album everyone needs to hear. The message is as true today as it was in 92.
Awesome
The album that spawned a hundred inferior rock-rap bands. Not sure if the sub genres ever got more perfect than this - maybe Battle of Los Angeles gives it a run for its money, but I think it’s still not as strong. Not sure if a sub genres ever ever showed up in a single album so perfectly and completely.
had me jumping off the walls as a kid 10/10 of course
as a whole i loved this album, every song rated atleast a 7/10 with them all having their own unique aspects. the lyrics are extremely political and as they should be because everything is political. an absolutely amazing album
Great album, not the usual one of RATM that I listen, but enjoyed listening to their first album
Raw and heavy
oh fuck yes its raw, its hard, its catchy, its brilliant and unfortunately still very relevant. looked to see if they had any more stuff on here but sadly not, been wanting to listen to all their stuff at some point anyway. 2nd 5
Such Machine, Much Rage
Music that makes you go "hell yeah"
This is one of those albums that is just so unique and so perfectly encapsulate the energy the band tried to create. I literally could not think of a better name for this band, nor this album and it's themes, than Rage Against The Machine. Favorites are Take The Power Back, Killing In The Name, Fistful Of Steel, and Freedom
I like how Zack does his best imitation of a TiE fighter from Star Wars in Township Rebellion. Understanding the political values of this album and Rage as a whole is an important media literacy test that many people fail completely. This is THE rap metal album. Often imitated, never duplicated.
There's nothing here that I don't like.
Rage is one of those bands that I didn't really understand until I got a bit older and started to pay attention to the world. They were always a great sounding rock band, but they're also so incredibly lyrically powerful. One of the first to blend a hip hop lyrical style with heavy rock. Every issue addressed in their music HAS NOT CHANGED in the 3 decades after this album released, which is just depressing. Killing in the Name STILL rings true and is even more true right now with the ICE running the streets, which is just pathetic for the US as a nation. Message is awesome, music is awesome, Zack de la Rocha is a genius, Tom Morello is a genius on the guitar. This is an easy 5/5 album and with that said, every Rage song pretty much follows the same pattern. Repetitive lines, awesome guitar solo, more repetitive lyrics and end with some verses sprinkled in there. It's a simple and predictable formula that only works because Zack and Tom are gods. Unfortunately, the "Rage" against "the machine" is pretty much contained in album form. This album came out in 1992 and could have come out today and would have equally expressed many peoples frustrations. This album is basically a Call to Arms that didn't happen and the social problems of America have only gotten worse. Shout out to the reviewer 2 weeks ago that was upset with RATM's call for violent protest, but is also unhappy with their album cover featuring the ultimate form of non-violent protest. These Boomer Karen's really just are unhappy with everything.
What a powerhouse of a record. Rage Against the Machine is a band that I've known since 10 years or so, and one of the few that I still comeback to this day thanks to how well their energy is preserved in their music. It is incredibly angry, punchy and rebellious. No other band, that I've known of, can imitate the power of their sound. Before continuing talking about their music, I want to mention a personal realization I had. Maybe due to they being associated so much with nu metal, I always thought that the rapping was a result of the influence from rappers with bigger names. But this album is from 1992. It came before some of the most recognized hip hop and rap record such as 'Illmatic' or 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)', which I think gives the group way more authenticity than I previously gave it. Probably all of this is just common knowledge, but I think it is so funny that I realized this fact after so much time listening to them. Now, back to the music. As I said before, it is incredibly. When it comes to performances, every member shines in their own way. The bass lines are super funky, the drums are very energetic, the guitar solos and riffs are very unique with Tom Morello's weird techniques and Zach De La Rocha's delivery is just insane. He screams like a maniac and gives the songs an incredibly amount of anger. When combining it with his very political charged lyrics, I just want to get up and start a protest. Another thing that they do very well is ending their songs. Almost every track, if not all of them, have their most angry and energetic moments in their last seconds. 'Killing in the name', 'Bullet In The Head, 'Wake Up' and 'Freedom' have the most remarkable endings. Each one has a crescendo that leads to the Zach screaming his lungs out. Truly timeless masterpiece that captures perfectly the anger towards fascism and regimes.
Still sounds urgent and unstoppable. An explosive classic that remains unmatched in its genre.
As un chic as it is to like this kinda stuff in 2025 I still love it. No one has EVER liked rap rock/metal right? I wouldn't say I do all that much but this is it. The exception to the rule. I grew up with this kinda stuff and it was ok back then but never really my favorite thing. Sure I liked the early Lincoln Park and shit but i wasn't in my jencos kickflipping my element skateboard. This record is about as good as that kind of music gets. The lyrics are there if that's your thing. The vocals are pretty great too. Its got that wubba bubba bubble tape guitar thats really is this bands defining factor. And the rhythm section is so good. The bass and drums are killer actually. They hold the insanity together. There are a couple songs that im not all that into but there is always a part from someone who blows me away. It really is pretty close to perfect. As close as we can get at least. It rocks. Point blank
I already had heard this album but this is literally the best! One of the greatest metal albums of all time! Album cover iconic and all the songs are peak! This is the best album they’ve given me so far. I was saving 5 stars for albums I give a 100 on aoty and I gave this a 98 but if any album deserves a 5 it’s this!
Powerful blend of rock, hip hop and the punk rock ethos. Somehow every song ultimately sounds the same – a good sound of course, but their musical depth always feels pretty surface.
If nu metal were like this it would be an amazing genre: 90s sounding, powerful and groove alternative metal/rock, with aggressive vocals, catchy songs and weird guitar solos. Unfortunately, the following band missed the opportunity and instead took the shitty path. Fuck them. This record is massive. And regarding if it's actually political or is just controlled dissidence: I don't really care. The music itself is amazing, even omitting the political part. That said, it's better to be a false dissent than being a stupid clown saying "People equal shit!" or singing stupid love songs. 9.3/10
Wild this came out in 92, even crazier as a debut album, there's maybe 1 song on here i think is a little less than perfect. In my head Evil Empire was their good album, but I'd give this shit more than a 5 if I could.
This album feels as good as Butters running without a leash.
Obviously
Another one I own a physical copy of. Fucking great album. Personally, I prefer Evil Empire but no complaints here. Was lucky enough to have caught Rage with Run The Jewels a few years back. Great fucking show. Lousy afterwards.
Haven't listened to this one in a few years. Did NOT expect to give it a 5, but goddamn it still holds up.
Music is an exceptional blend of funk, rap, rock and punk that has a unique fingerprint. I don't care for their politics at all but that has very little to do with how I appreciate the music (see guys, it's easy!)
This album is as fresh and as relevant as when I first heard it in the early 90’s. America needs more of this energy right now!
4.5 3x great album.
Great album.
One of the greatest albums of all time!
Anger is a gift
This album was on heavy rotation in my youth. Forgot how much l loved their music
Rally Sauce record for when you really need to hammer off a task
As debut albums go, this is pretty spectacular - and a brilliantly appropriate band name too. I loved this record when it came out and it sounds every bit as furious today as it did 30+ years ago. I belted it out at battle volume (while the kids were at school, obviously) and it sounded great. It still fizzes with a raging energy, and there isn't a single weak moment in the whole thing. It's alarming to think, their message is probably more relevant today than it was when it came out. Nothing else they did ever caught my attention quite like this record - it's really not the kind of thing I listen to much these days so it was great to reacquaint myself with it.
Am amazing Rock album, I love the instrumental parts and the pure hype it hives you while listening Favs sogns - Killing In the Name, Township Rebellion 5/5
This is one of the albums where I wish we had a 10 star scale, cause it's an 8 or 9 out of 10 for me. Going for a 5, because Killing In The Name Of remains amazing but the whole album is consistent and there's no filler. Every song goes hard.
Name ist Programm
Well that livened up an early start on a Monday! Epic album. Demands to be cranked up as loud as you can. I almost consider this to be hard funk at times as it’s got such a groove. And has the best Christmas Number 1 of all time on it! Can’t fault this. 5
Am absolute, genre defining album. From the first moment to the last, you're not with an unrelenting, raw mix of rap, funk and metal. I can only imagine what it would have been like to hear this when it came out
10/10. One of the BEST albums of all time.
This deserves a 5 for cultural significance alone. Killing In The Name is such a banger I remember going on killing sprees in GTA San Andreas as a 7 year old with that playing in the background. Thank you for influencing my angsty teenager years, Radio-X. No skips on this bad boy.
It does exactly what it says on the tin. I can’t recall any other band which produces music evoking such indignation. Other musicians (many contemporaries of RATM) make angry music, but RATM has such an altogether different subject matter so divorced from personal circumstance that it can hold up over 20 years later without coming across as corny like so much from its era. One of the GOAT debuts. Just insane groove end to end. Zach De La Rocha has a delivery that can only be described as vitriolic, and Tom Morello at least one of the most creative guitarists of all time. Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk may not be as notable as the other two but you couldn’t have made a record like this without their contributions. However, I want to know how fucking stupid you need to be to think that this band isn’t political though. Aside the politically motivated self-immolation on the cover, the liner notes include thanks to Huey P. Newton and Bobby Sands. That category of person however is totally eclipsed in idiocy by the individuals which can generously be described as medically stupid who think that the band are hypocrites for daring to not just play underground basement shows to smelly anarchist punks instead of making money off their music.
This really hits hard sitting in my comfortable job, at my desk working the email mines. It’s phenomenally angry without wearing out its welcome. I’m grateful that the empire allowed these guys to exist as controlled opposition, but I do wonder what the world would look like where instead of growling into the mic, Zach De La Rocha is a really angry faculty member at a university. This shit rocked, I’m gonna go watch the yellow Parenti video again. Highlights: Killing in the Name, Bullet in the Head, Wake Up
What a debut. A punch in the face out of the gate. Whether you agree with their views or they go over your head (like me) this is powerful and infectious. The riffs just keep coming wave after wave. Is there another vocalist like Zack? A unique talent. Every member is an amazing musician. Great production. Can’t listen too often because it’s so intense but what fun to revisit.
No comment needed.
Great!
La música y las imágenes de un tiempo de rabia tras caer del caballo. Para mí sigue envejeciendo como los buenos vinos. Tengo guardadas todas las canciones de este disco y todas merecen la pena escucharse con las letras en la mano y hacer un esfuerzo por entender el mensaje de rabia.
yeah!!
RAW. Nothing but a fury-tinged political manifesto against the capitalist nightmare, those who profit from it, and the police and other institutions who prop it up through force and hatred. While there's much to be said about Rage feeding into the machine through merch sales, tours, and general affiliation with major labels, the fact remains that this is an abrasive and sharp-tongued record that's as relevant today as it was over 30 years ago, potentially even more so.
There are many other reviewers on here who can more eloquently put how important Rage Against the Machine is lyrically, so I’ll let those reviews do the talking there. My review: banger after banger after banger. Tom Morello’s guitar is incredible for a variety of reasons. I arrived at work today about 5 minutes earlier than normal and I’m attributing that to this album.
Frickin’ banger!
2025 and it’s still relevant and we are still having to Rage! Very powerful album still
I've been pleasantly surprised that aggressive music has been covered on this list. I usually don't expect it. Don't let the meatheads who come for "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" distort the overall message.
Good bass lines. Had a good time, high energy. Fav: killing in the name, take the power back, wake up
Made me hop up and down the living room like a true socialist.
So many great riffs here. Tom Morello is a guitar genius. Zack's flows are pretty great too. Favorite track: Wake Up
Repeat listen
Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me
“How Long, not long, cos what you reap is what you sow” A true masterpiece of a debut album, one of my favourite bands ever and stills sends a message that’s as relevant then as it is today.
I have listened to this album so many times. Released during my sophomore year of college, and shaped so much of my headspace. You can feel the rage of Zach de la Rocha pouring from the speakers. My rating: 10/5 megaphones!
Ive been listening to rage so long that I've now become the machine
recht in je gezicht gespuwde teksten die nu meer dan ooit relevant zijn... op enkele goeie gitaarpartijen en drumslagen... beste debuut in jaren!
classic-great stuff
When this came out, nothing this loud, angry, or gloriously anti-establishment was anywhere near the mainstream. It kicked the door open and handed everyone a megaphone. Still feels necessary today, given the state of… * gestures broadly *. A perfect gateway into exactly what they were trying to light on fire.
Looooooove this, banger
The Revolution is already here - it just isn't evenly distributed yet.
Rage Against the Machine is such a unique band that I wasn't entirely sure what I would think. I've heard many songs from this album before (Killing in the Name and Know your Enemy, for two), but I've found even albums that I know some music from have let me down. RATM lands at the convergence of rap and metal: two genres that occasionally overlap, but never quite like this. Zack has a contagious energy, even when he isn't always going for a specific pitch, and the rest of the band went on to become Audioslave backing up Chris Cornell. The music is all full of grit, and the band perfectly performs as a whole band, not individual musicians. For the message the band is sending, this music style is very effective. While the music is a bit repetitive, each song feels like something different than the last.
Ultra classic. Great first album.
Just as relevant now as it was when it came out 10/10
A timeless and incredibly poignant protest rock album. We gotta take the fuckin power back!
I wasn’t going to listen to this album, because RATM was a regular rotation band for me in the 90s and I know what you get here. I wanted to hot take that this album is overrated and maybe a little boring, thirty years later (and I’m still a fan). It’s not. Still great. Anger is a gift.
Someone threw a grenade & BOOM!! the result Rage Against the Machine. Tom Morrello's turn tabl-- wha... that's his fucking guitar! Zach de la Rocha's angry growling & spitting truth about the world. This is a five album easily. BUT the problem I have is with this both ignorance & the fact that none of this ever changes. This album came out in 1992. All the shit that Rage has been spouting out against are still problems. Yeah cool you shed light on those issues but I listen to it in 2025. Same shit, different year. Not to mention, some of these issues, that you bring to light with the subtlety of crowbar smacked to face flew directly over fans heads. How stupid do you have to be to not figure that from the second song on the album? Ignorance plain & simple. I like protest songs & bands but they just seem to land on deaf ears.
Nostalgia: 5/5 Riffs: 5/5, Angry political lyrics that doestn't sound like propaganda: 5/5 Heavy and loud production: 5/5 Maynard James Keenan feat 5/5 Raging against the Machine 5/5
Really fucking good. But yeah, not much changed since then...
Sjel, rytme, engasjement, energirik, og best av alt ikke bare støy. Uten å se særlig på teksten så liker jeg den. Glad for å få hørt dette albumet. Hvertfall etter ett kjedelig DnB album som sugde (ga da den 3 men burde fått 2/1)
An absolute classic.
LOVE IT! Great pick. Familiar but all time favorite
I don’t think there’s really been anything like RATM, before or since and I’m not sure there ever could be. My personal and our collective fave debut album. I remember seeing the uncensored grainy hand-cam shot video for _Killing in the Name_ back when it came out in late 92 (possibly early 93). I don’t remember where I saw it but it left the 13 year old me wondering what the hell I’d just seen and whether it was something I shouldn’t have. It felt so subversive! The internet not being available back then it took me a few weeks to find out who they were and that they had an album out and it became one of only 4 purchased cassette tapes (along with 3 Nirvana ones) that I owned. With its fusion of rock and rap, still not bettered to this day, Tom Morello’s insane guitar sonics, (“_no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record_”) and Zack’s rebellious, anti-establishment tirades this was like nothing I’d heard and it’s subject matter is still prescient today. I’d have to wait until the Evil Empire tour in 96 before I saw them live but I’ve never been in a mosh pit like it. There were moments I thought I wouldn’t make it out, had to be picked up off the floor a couple of times and by the end my RATM ‘fuct’ tshirt was shredded and hanging off my body. Hands down one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to… what a band!
powerful
Absolute banger album, one of the best of all time and completely timeless.
Rocks so hard. Never really noticed how much funk is in their sound. They honestly do the funk/rock/rap thing better than a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who made that fusion their whole identity. The presence of a James Brown/George Clinton influence is probably what makes Rage so good and Audioslave lacking in comparison. Evil Empire is my personal favorite, but there’s no knocking this.
NOW YOU DO WHAT THEY TOLD YA
One of the easiest 5 stars I've handed out and would go more if I could. This is a monumentally incendiary achievement of an album and almost single-handedly invented a genre (that would come to be poorly copied and maligned eventually - and I supposed Licensed to Ill might like a word here but it's such an apples/oranges comparison I think). The opening 3-song salvo of Bombtrack, Killing in the Name of, and Take the Power Back is just unbelievable. The "mother****er!!!!" in Killing in the Name is one of the most viscerally angry moments in all of music for me. My middle school self loved this album but certainly didn't appreciate the message - that came with time, but Zack's lyrics are what really set Rage apart from their peers. Tom Morello invented sounds that literally never been heard out of a guitar before, and the rhythm section is just pummeling. No skips on this album for me, Wake Up is another high point and Freedom is just an epic closer. It's just so good and arguably they never quite recaptured these heights as a total work, although later albums had their individual high points. A stunning debut on all fronts.
Neke legendarne stvari su s razlogom legendarne čak i kad meni nisu baš najdraže. Ono ne bih mogla slušati Rage stalno, ali kako inovativno zvuče i danas, a tek kad bih se zamislila prije tridesetak godina da ovo čujem prvi put, mozak bi mi sigurno eksplodirao. Čujem dosta Audioslave jer sam ja na njima odrastala pa je i to veliki plus. Jedini rap koji zaista mogu reći da volim.
Another amazing album. Rage had a pretty big influence on my late teens and twenties, really opening my mind to a lot of injustices in an era that didn’t have the 24-hour news cycle and constant flood of information that we have now. It’s a real shame we didn’t get another album or two out of them before Zack shut up shop, but we have this masterpiece to remember them by.
what can I say
I still really like this.
I love this album
Heavy, but is nice background music for school work. Definitely old-school mid-2000's skater music- something you'd hear in a game like Tony Hawk games or Skate.
This is the first album I generated that I had already listened to. I liked it the first time and enjoyed it even more now. So much passion and energy. This album is still relevant 33 years later. Bombtrack is a great opener and really gets you pumped up. Favorites: Killing In The Name Of, Take The Power Back, Bullet In The Head, and Know Your Enemy
Very nice, very cool. Had only really heard one of these before but they all go hard.
Man, is there a more politically charged band? Rage Against the Machine stands as one of the most explosive debuts in rock history: a pure collision of fury, groove, and purpose. Zack de la Rocha’s lyrical fire burns over Tom Morello’s inventive guitar work, backed by a rhythm section that’s as heavy as it is precise. Every track hits hard; there isn’t a weak moment here. Kneecap might carry a similar revolutionary spirit today, but RATM remains unmatched - a band that sounded urgent in 1992 and feels even more relevant now.
What machine did you think they were raging against? The dishwasher? Fuck Nazis. Fuck fascists. Fuck ICE. Fuck Donald Trump and anyone who supports that piece of shit. No kings. Ever.
One of my favorite albums. A seminal recording. Songs like Killing in the Name, Bombtrack, Freedom, still strike a chord today in the political environment of 2025. Those songs inspired young people, like me, and help cement values that are more about people over country.
What a debut album! Crazy to think this was the stuff we were listening to at 10-12 years old haha. Rage is STILL the best protest music, the best rage music, and the best way to blow off some steam & get the adrenaline pumping. Shame we had to miss their 2020 show due to COVID... one of my all time cancellations I wish I had. Several generational bangers and instantly put them on the map. What more could you want?
Sure killing in the name is incredible but Bullet in the head is very much on par ‘they say jump you say how high’ might be one of my favourite hooks ever. Wake up reminds me of Kashmir by led zep in the best way possible. Theres a funky angle to the music but unlike something like ‘janes addiction’ which I received the other day theres a lot more honesty and better songcraft from RATM
The sound of the resistance!
Dope! Its a classic!
The great American protest album.
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Loved it
Esencial como Killing in the name.
Beautiful album easy five. This is like the second or third album I ever bought with my own money. Somehow they make political rock rap that isn’t cringey at all. Some of the best riffs ever, really important messaging, just a perfect album. Top 100 album ever probably. Know your enemy is one of the best rock songs ever written.
So incredibly, mind blowingly good.
Easy 5. Some albums make you feel like dancing, some albums make you feel like crying, and some albums makes you feel like joining a protest and overthrowing the government.
Bangers, like if kid rock wasn't cringe
This is their first fucking album? Are we sure? This is amazing! The musicianship on this is absolutely next level for whatever level of metal this is in the 90s. Tom Morello is of course celebrated, but he really proves his breadth and expertise here and it's incredible. What can you say about Zach De La Rocha? Unmatchable energy and anger. Maybe the angriest singer ever. I know Killing in the Name of, and it absolutely GRIPS you here, but the rest of the album is just so phenomenal. It is shocking to me how such a politically driven album can also be maybe one of the best albums of the 90s from a pure music standpoint at the same time. AND their first album? An incredible perfect storm.
Que ganas mas tontas de destruir al sistema me han dado Cumple con su proposito claramente.
95/100. Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut is one of my all-time favorite rock albums. The record fuses metal, rap, and funk into an exceptional and explosive sound that feels both innovative and timeless. Its politically charged, forward-thinking lyrics make a powerful statement that resonates just as strongly today. And with tracks like "Killing in the Name," which stands out as one of the best songs of all time, this album isn't just music, it's a rallying cry.