Evil Empire

Herausgebracht: April 1996 von Epic Records (Sony)
Produziert von: Brendan O'Brian and Rage Against The Machine
Guity Parties: Zack de la Rocha (v), Tom Morello (g), Timmy C. (b), Brad Wilk (d)

Tracks: People Of The Sun, Bulls On Parade, Vietnow, Revolver, SnakeCharmer, Tire Me, Down Rodeo, Without A Face, Wind Below, Roll Right, Year Of Tha Boomerang
Gesamte Spielzeit: 46:39

Einführung:

4 years after the release of the debut "Rage Against The Machine", Rage surprised eager fans with another album of much different quality. Breaking from the label of "rap meets rock", "Evil Empire" has set a new standard in music. Although this album leans more towards the "hip-hop" spectrum, the influences of hardcore, post-Van Halen rock, and other styles like jazz and funk are still easily heard. Song styles vary differently, with VERY hip-hop oriented songs like "People of the Sun", "Vietnow", "Without a Face", and "Roll Right", to just plain "Rage" songs like "Wind Below", "Bulls on Parade", and "Year of tha Boomerang", it's hard to predict anything on this album. "Tire Me" is a relentless, fast paced song reminicsent of old school "punk" styles, and "Snakecharmer" is Zack at his emotional best. The first thing I noticed when I heard this record, was that Zack's voice seemed generally "raspier", Tom's guitar was more tweaked, Tim's bass was fatter, and Brad's drums snapped and thumped harder than on the first release. This is a much more mature record, as it took 4 years of struggle to create..

Titel:

Präsident Ronald Reagan sprach von der Sowjetuinion für gewöhnlich vom "Evil Empire". Rage spielt den Ball ganz einfach wieder zurück und weist darauf hin, das er vielleicht 'sein' Land besser kennen lernen solle, bevor er andere Länder so bezeichnet.

Cover:

Das Cover zeigt Ari Meisel, zum Zeitpunkt der Entstehung 15 Jahre alt und Schüler der United "Nations International School" in New York.

Musik-Videos:

Videos wurden zu People Of The Sun und Bulls On Parade gedreht.