Rage Against the Machine

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Annotation

Released in anticipation of Rage Against the Machine’s 1996 Big Day Out festival headliner/Australia tour.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-14 11:45 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: Anger Is a Gift…
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1Darkness
engineer:
Finn Halle and Rog Patterson (British folk / progressive rock musician and sound engineer)
producer:
Rage Against the Machine
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
bass guitar:
Timmy C.
drums (drum set):
Brad Wilk
guitar:
Tom Morello
vocals:
Zack de la Rocha
arranger:
Rage Against the Machine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1994) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Dub City Music in Bremen, Bremen, Germany
recording of:
Darkness
lyricist:
Zack de la Rocha
composer:
Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
publisher:
PressmanCherryBlossom (in 1993), Retribution Music (in 1993), Sony Songs Inc. (in 1993) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
2.753:41
2Year of the Boomerang
44:02
3Freedom (remix)
recording of:
Freedom
lyricist:
Zack de la Rocha
composer:
Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
publisher:
Retribution Music and Wixen Music Publishing (American music publishing company, affiliated to BMI)
36:13
4Take the Power Back (live)
recording engineer:
Joel Lonky (on 1993-04-11)
recorded at:
86th St. Music Hall (Post Expo86 venue) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (on 1993-04-11)
live recording of:
Take the Power Back (on 1993-04-11)
lyricist:
Zack de la Rocha
composer:
Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
2.356:13

Credits

Release

art direction:Nicky Lindeman
Rage Against the Machine
photography:Lindsey Brice
mixer:Andy Wallace (engineer)
producer:GGGarth (Canadian music producer and engineer)
Rage Against the Machine
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2001994 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Michael Goldstone
associated singles/EPs:Bombtrack
Bullet in the Head
Freedom
Killing in the Name
included in:×2: Rage Against the Machine / Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine / Evil Empire / The Battle of Los Angeles
The Collection
part of:Consequence of Sound: 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time (2025) (number: 13) (order: 13)
15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (number: 14) (order: 14)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 24) (order: 24)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 51) (order: 51)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 59) (order: 59)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 97) (order: 97)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 120) (order: 120)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 165)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 221) (order: 221)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 221) (order: 221)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 365) (order: 365)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 368) (order: 368)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 714) (order: 715)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/7939 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Rage-against-the-machine/Rage-against-the-machine [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9wzf [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bfrj [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/R/Rage_Against_the_Machine/Discography/Rage_Against_The_Machine/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/rage-against-the-machine/rage-against-the-machine/ [info]
https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/rage-against-the-machine/rage-against-the-machine [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/18926/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Rage_Against_the_Machine/824 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000091696 [info]
Wikidata:Q540943 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Rage+Against+the+Machine/Rage+Against+the+Machine [info]