MEMBERS:
Singer-Zack de la Rocha/
Guitarist-Tom Morello/
Bassist-Tim Commerford/
Drummer-Brad Wilk/We are fans of the band Rage Against The Machine. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: A TIME LINE[1991] Rage Against The Machine give their first public performance, in a living room in Orange County, California.[1992] Rage release self-produced 12-song cassette. It includes the original version of "Bullet In The Head," later included on Rage's Epic debut album. Through the band's fan club and at live shows, this tape sells over 5,000 copies.07/13/92 Rage support Porno for Pyros on the latter's debut performance, in Los Angeles, CA.09/11/92 First of two Rage shows on the second stage of Lollapalooza II, Irvine Meadows, Los Angeles, California.10/01/92 Rage begin first European tour, supporting Suicidal Tendencies (through 10/24/92).11/06/92 Rage Against The Machine released on Epic Records.12/26/92 "On the strength of the album, they must be viewed as one of the most original and virtuosic new rock bands in the nation..." -- Timothy White, Billboard.03/08/93 Rage begin US tour with House Of Pain.07/18/93 Appearing at Lollapalooza III in Philadelphia, Rage create a silent protest against censorship by standing naked on stage for 15 minutes without singing or playing a note. Each band member has duct tape across his mouth and a letter scrawled on his chest, spelling out "P-M-R-C."09/11/93 Rage headline sold-out Anti-Nazi League benefit at Brixton Academy in London, England. Supporting acts include Lush, Senser, Headswim and Green Apple Quickstep. The show raises money for ANL activities, publicizes 10/16/93 anti-Nazi march.10/14/93 Rage begin headlining US tour with "Rock For Choice" benefit at The Palladium in Hollywood, California.11/04/93 First sold-out headlining show at Roseland, New York City.11/17/93 Rage begin a US tour with Cypress Hill in Denver, Colorado.12/19/93 MTV "120 Minutes" premier of "Freedom" video, directed by Peter Christopherson. The video combines live performance footage with scenes from the 1992 documentary Incident At Oglala and text from Peter Matthiessen's book In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse.01/23/94 Rage headline Rock for Choice benefit at The Palladium, Hollywood, CA. Also appearing: Screaming Trees, Eddie Vedder, Mary's Danish, 7 Year Bitch, Green Apple Quick Step, Exene Cervenka.02/01/94 "Freedom" is the number one music video in the country, according to CVC Broadcast & Cable Top 50 chart.04/28/94 Rage organize a benefit concert "For The Freedom Of Leonard Peltier" at California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA. Rage headlines a bill including Cypress Hill, Quicksand, Mother Tongue, X and Stanford Prison Experiment, with guest appearance by the Beastie Boys. A check for $75,235.91 is later presented to the Leonard Peltier Defense Fund.10/22/94 Rage play "Latinpalooza," a joint benefit for the Leonard Peltier Defense Fund, the United Farm Workers, and Para Los Niños at Grand Olympic Grounds, Los Angeles, CA. Also appearing: Cypress Hill, Lighter Shade Of Brown, Fobia, Little Joe Y La Familia, and Thee Midnighters.12/30/94 Higher Learning, the soundtrack from the film directed by John Singleton, is released on Epic Soundtrax. It features a new Rage track, "Year Of Tha Boomerang," which is later included on Evil Empire.08/17/94 Rage Against The Machine is certified platinum for sales of one million copies. The album also certified platinum in Canada, UK, France, Belgium, and Chile; double platinum in New Zealand; and gold in Germany, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Australia.08/13/95 Rage organize and headline a benefit concert at the Capitol Ballroom, Washington DC. The show raises more than $8,000 for the International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Also appearing: Handsome, Sullivan Brothers, Girls Against Boys, Chuck D. of Public Enemy, and Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill.04/13/96 Rage appear on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The two-song performance is cut to one song when the band attempts to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers.04/14/96 Rage video for "Bulls On Parade," directed by Peter Christopherson, premiers on MTV's "120 Minutes."04/16/96 Evil Empire, the second album by Rage Against The Machine, is released on Epic Records.04/20/96 Rage play a free concert at the Velodrome at California State University, Dominguez Hills CA.05/03/96 Rage begin a headlining European tour in Madrid.05/04/96 Evil Empire enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at Number One with a bullet.06/16/96 Rage play the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA. The two-day event draws a sell-out crowd of over 100,000.the largest U.S. benefit concert since Live Aid in 1985, according to event producers Bill Graham Presents. Proceeds go to the Milarepa Fund, a San Francisco non-profit group working for the cultural survival of Tibet.
Also appearing: Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Fugees, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Lee Hooker, Beck, Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, De La Soul, and Richie Havens.07/16/96 Rage begin a headlining US tour in Atlanta, GA including five nights at Roseland in New York City, four shows at the Hollywood Palladium, and three performances as the special guest band on the main stage of Lollapalooza.07/31/96 (1) Rage's "Bulls On Parade," directed by Peter Christopherson is nominated for Best Hard Rock Video in the MTV Video Music Awards. (2) Evil Empire is certified platinum for US sales of more than one million copies.09/04/96 Rage begin a West Coast headlining tour in San Jose, CA with dates through 10/10/96.01/04/97 Two songs from Evil Empire, "Bulls On Parade" and "Tire Me," are nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance respectively in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.01/08/97 Rage Against The Machine is certified double platinum for US sales of over two million copies.01/20/97 More than 50 US commercial radio stations carry the two-hour debut of "Radio Free LA." The broadcast includes two live sets by a band comprised of Tom Morello (guitar), Zack de la Rocha (vocal), Flea (bass, of Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Steven Perkins (drums, of Porno For Pyros). Their sets include versions of "Down Rodeo," "Vietnow," "Tire Me," "People Of The Sun," "Bulls On Parade," and "Year Of The Boomerang." Also featured are live performances by Beck and Cypress Hill, and commentary by Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Noam Chomsky, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), and Chuck D (Public Enemy).02/26/97 "Tire Me" wins the award for Best Metal Performance in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards ceremonies held at Madison Square Garden in New York.04/25/97 At Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Rage Against The Machine begin a series of stadium concerts supporting U2. Rage's net earnings from these performances are donated to a group of activist organizations, including Friends & Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting), the National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, FZLN (Zapatista Front For National Liberation), and Women Alive.08/21/97 In West Palm Beach, Florida, Rage begin a headlining US tour with special guests Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu withdraw from the tour after just one week of shows. Foo Fighters and The Roots, among others fill subsequent support slots.10/30/97 Evil Empire is certified double platinum for US sales of over two million copies.11/25/97 Rage release a self-titled full-length home video that includes concert footage, non-album songs, and full-length uncensored versions of the band's controversial music videos. The home video comes with a bonus CD single, a new Rage studio recording of Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad."12/13/97 In Santa Monica, California, Rage's Tom Morello is arrested during civil disobedience in a "March Of Conscience" against sweatshop labor. The arrests are a protest by garment workers and their supporters against sweatshop abuses by Guess? Inc. In the same week, advertisements appear on billboards and bus shelters in Las Vegas and New York reading. A caption under a photo of the band reads: "Rage Against Sweatshops: We Don't Wear Guess?! A Message from Rage Against The Machine and UNITE (Union of Needletrades Industrial and Textile Employees)."01/06/98 "People Of The Sun," from Evil Empire, is nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 39th Annual Grammy Awards.01/12/98 The home video Rage Against The Machine is certified US platinum for sales of over 100,000 copies.05/--/98 Rehearsals begin for The Battle of Los Angeles.09/01/98 Recording of The Battle of Los Angeles begins (completed 10/01/98).01/23/99 Rage play an unadvertised show at the 500-capacity Troubadour in Los Angeles.01/28/99 Rage organize and headline a benefit concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ with proceeds donated to the International Concerned Family And Friends Of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Also appearing are Black Star, Bad Religion, and the Beastie Boys.01/05/99 "No Shelter," Rage's track on the platinum Godzilla soundtrack is nominated for Best Metal Performance in the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.04/12/99 In Geneva, Switzerland, Zack de la Rocha speaks before a full session of the International Commission of Human Rights of the United Nations on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and the application of the death penalty in the United States.04/24/99 Zack addresses a rally for Mumia Abu-Jamal rally in Philadelphia, PA. Later in the day, he presents a check for $80,000 to the International Concerned Family and Friends Of Mumia Abu-Jamal, representing proceeds from the 1/28/99 benefit concert.06/13/99 Rage Against The Machine play the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI. The bill also includes The Cult, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Blondie, Live, Biz Markie, Outkast, The Roots, Otis Rush, and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.07/25/99 Rage perform at Woodstock 99 in Rome, New York. A live recording from the set, "Bulls On Parade," is later included on the Epic double album Woodstock 99 (released 10/19/99).07/30/99 Performance at the Mount Fuji Festival in Naeba, Japan.08/01/99 Performance at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea.08/03/99 Performance at Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.10/10/99 Rage headline the Coachella Festival in Indio, CA.10/12/99 "Guerrilla Radio," the first single from The Battle of Los Angeles arrives in stores.11/02/99 On Election Day, Rage's third album The Battle of Los Angeles is released on Epic Records. The band makes its first ever appearance on "Late Night With David Letterman" (CBS network), performing "Guerrilla Radio" live on the streets of midtown Manhattan.11/10/99 The Battle of Los Angeles debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Albums chart.11/25/99 Rage is the subject of a Rolling Stone cover story written by David Fricke.12/03/99 The Battle of Los Angeles is certified double platinum for US sales of two million copies.04/11/00 Rage Against The Machine win five California Music Awards for Outstanding Guitarist (Tom Morello), Outstanding Hard Rock Album (The Battle of Los Angeles), Outstanding Group, Artist of the Year (a fan write-in vote), and the annual Arthur Sohcot Award for Public Service.08/15/00 Outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Rage plays a 40-minute free concert on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. The set includes a cover of "Kick Out the Jams," a song performed by the MC5 at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.09/08/00 At the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Rage perform "Testify" from The Battle Of Los Angeles while footage from the "Testify" video (directed by Michael Moore) plays on monitors behind the band. Later in the show, Rage bassist Tim Commerford climbs a fifteen-foot stage prop behind the podium as Limp Bizkit accept their award for Best Rock Video. He is arrested, handcuffed, and later charged with assault and resisting arrest.09/12-13/00 Rage Against The Machine play what turn out to be their final shows together, at the Olympic Grand Auditorium in Los Angeles. B-Real and Sen Dog of Cypress Hill join Rage for a version of the Cypress Hill hit "How I Could Just Kill a Man." The shows are recorded for a planned live album.10/19/00 Zack de la Rocha announces that he is leaving Rage Against The Machine. In a statement, Zack says that the band's "decision-making process has completely failed&It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively as a band and, from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal. I am extremely proud of our work, both as activists and musicians, as well as indebted and grateful to every person who has expressed solidarity and shared this incredible experience with us."The remaining Rage members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk issue their own statement later the same day. "We're proud of our history and what we've accomplished musically and politically over the last nine years," the statement reads. "We are committed to continuing with our efforts to effect change in the social and political arena and look forward to creating more ground breaking music for our fans. In other words, we'll keep it loud, keep it funky and most definitely rock on&"12/05/00 Renegades, the fourth album by Rage Against The Machine, is released on Epic Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a collection of songs originally written and recorded by such artists as the MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams"), Bob Dylan ("Maggie's Farm"), the Rolling Stones ("Street Fighting Man"), Minor Threat ("In My Eyes"), and "Renegades of Funk" (Afrika Bambaataa). The initial pressing of Renegades includes two bonus live tracks, "Kick Out The Jams" and "How I Could Just Kill a Man," recorded during Rage's final shows at the Olympic Grand Auditorium in Los Angeles.01/12/01 Renegades is certified platinum for sales of more than one million copies.02/20/01 The Battle of Mexico City, a new DVD by Rage Against The Machine, is released on Epic Records. The DVD includes the full-length concert and video journal of the band's trip to Mexico City, which Tom Morello calls "one of the musical and political highlights of our career& an amazing time in our lives that we were fortunate to have documented."02/21/01 In the 43rd annual Grammy Awards, Rage wins the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance "Guerrilla Radio," a track from The Battle of Los Angeles.04/29/01 Tom Morello is voted Best Guitarist for the fourth consecutive year at the 24th Annual California Music Awards. Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown presents Tom with the award.05/20/01 The Los Angeles Times reports that former Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell has officially joined Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk in a new, still-unnamed band. Peter Mensch of Q-Prime Management (representing the three former Rage members) and Cornell's manager Jim Guerinot both confirm that the four musicians have written 20 songs together and have begun recording an album with producer Rick Rubin.TO BE CONTINUED...
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