The mind of a revolutionary

Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band formed in 1991. It consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford. The group is credited with their revolutionary views, which are expressed in many of their songs, including Know Your Enemy from their debut self-titled album.

Rage Against the Machine incorporates a unique sound, which consists of the fusion genres rap and rock. Zack de la Rocha expresses his radical revolutionary rhymes and harsh vocals and Tom Morello plays alongside him with his signature guitar-riffs, that oftentimes don’t even sound like they are produced by a guitar.

The song is about is about how the “system” is corrupted and how we must unify and fight it together. We should start a revolution and ditch the capitalist system that has given few people control over many, they are the “enemy”.

Fun fact: the person singing in the bridge is actually Maynard James Keenan from Tool