Shocking news from Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine. In a public post to his personal Instagram page, he has said the band has no plans to ever resume touring or play live ever again. This comes just 4 years after announcing their reunion from their prior 10 year hiatus, and wildly successful tours and festivals. Following a year of inactivity in 2023 when Zack De La Rocha has been recovering from his knee injury suffered in 2022. The band was elected to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, and only guitarist Tom Morello, a voting member of the Recording Academy, appeared to accept induction. Brad has also performed with Black Sabbath, Once Day As A Lion with De La Rocha, and Audioslave with Morello and Tim Commorford. Continue reading
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Rage Against The Machine Postpones Start of Reunion Tour Until July
Rage Against The Machine has announced they have postponed the kickoff of its much-anticipated “Public Service Announcement” to this summer. The North American leg of the trek was originally slated to begin in March 2020 before it was rescheduled several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trek will now kick off on July 9th in East Troy, Wisconsin. Shows that were supposed to take place between March 31 and May 23 will be rescheduled at a later date. The band made a post to social media announcing the update:
Rage Against The Machine Adds Additional Dates to Their World Tour
Rage Against The Machine has booked additional dates to its previously announced reunion tour. The trek, which will feature legendary rap duo Run The Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P) in direct support, will now include five shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York City: on August 10, 11 13, 14 and 17. Tickets to the newly added concerts on August 14 and August 17 will go on sale on Thursday (February 27) at 11 a.m. Also newly added is a second date in East Troy, Wisconsin.Continue reading
Rage Against The Machine Announces World Tour
Reunited Rap-Metal Legends Rage Against The Machine have announced a full world tour, including North America and European, Shows Too. The forty-date world tour brings back Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Tim Commferford will play their first shows of the tour along the Mexican/US border Including El Paso, Texas; Las Cruses, New Mexico; And Phoenix, Arizona. Afterwards, they will headline the 2020 installment of Coachella in Indio, California. Run The Jewels will provide direct support on the extended tour dates in North America. the rest of the spring and fall will see the group playing a number of arena shows and festivals, including Boston Calling, Firefly music festival and Ottawa Bluesfest. in august and September, they will play a handful of shows in Europe.Continue reading
Daughters – You Won’t Get What You Want
You Won’t Get What You Want (Ipecac) sees the welcome return of Rhode Island creatives Daughters: this being their first album since their 2013 reformation, and fourth in all. The band’s affinity for complex noise is undiminished yet has refined with age and experience.Continue reading
Rage Against The Machine Vinyl Remasters Due For Release Next Week
1990s music legends Rage Against The Machine has announced a remastered vinyl reissue series. Of their four studio albums and one of their live albums, next week, on September 26th. Their self-titled debut, the 3x multi-platinum 1992 release is now also included with the band’s previously revealed vinyl reissue series. Details and purchase link below. The band has been inactive the last few years while most of the lineup comprised the hip-hop metal group Prophets of Rage, while vocalist Zack De La Rocha continues his solo career and guest appearances with artists such as Run The Jewels. Continue reading
Watch Zack De La Rocha Join Run The Jewels For A Live Performance
As Zack De La Rocha’s (Rage Against the Machine) El-P produced, solo debut album gets closer to a release date, he joined Run The Jewels to perform ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)’ and ‘Kill Your Masters’, in Washington DC this past weekend. You can watch the clips below: Continue reading
Ghost Cult’s Most Anticipated Albums Of 2017
This past year was a huge one for music with so many bands releasing new material it was hard to keep up, even for us here at Ghost Cult. So many legacy bands, modern classic acts, and up and comers dropped new music this year, some may wish they had waited until 2017 to drop it like it’s hot. Without further ado, here are our picks for the new tunes you need in your life in 2017. Continue reading
Hear Zack De La Rocha Guest On The New Run The Jewels Album
Former Rage Against The Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha has done a guest spot on the new Run The Jewels album track ‘A Report To The Shareholders / Kill Your Masters ‘. You can hear the track below.Continue reading
Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha Releases A New Song
Zack de la Rocha has just released his first track in over a decade, and it’s absolutely awesome. Continue reading