One of the most successful rock bands of the 1990's. They defined the
nu-metal genre, with an invigorating blend of
rap and rock.
Now, to the downside: RATM was signed to the "evil empire": Epic Records -- the
RIAA lawsuit wielding, spyware cd distributing crooks they rail against in their songs, making them millionaires in the process - how's that for
irony?
They also introduced the worst fad in decades: "Che Guevara" t-shirts. The man spend his life fighting against capitalism, and little teenage punks buy overpriced t-shirts with his name on it because they associate his image with "rebellion" or "standing up for the people," when they haven't read one history book on his life.
Ignorant RATM fans can downvote this all they'd like, but they still have true fans, like myself, who enjoy their
music and their overall goal of raising youth's interest in
politics, but realize that they're just as backwards as every other corporate
whore band.
Dumb
Rage against the
Machine fan: Dude, why are you hating on them, man? They're totally not corporate whores!
Me: Can you not see that "EPIC Records" logo on the CD, tard? Epic Records has also signed
Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion...how's that "raging" against the machine?