Rage Against the Machine (demo tape)

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Rage Against the Machine
Demo Tape by Rage Against the Machine
Released	November 3, 1992
Recorded	Early 1992
Genre	Alternative metal Funk metal Rapcore
Length	56:37
Label	Independent release
Producer	Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Rage Against the Machine (demo tape) (1992) Rage Against the Machine (album) (1992)

Rage Against the Machine is the original demo tape by rock band Rage Against the Machine, released in early 1992.^[1] Almost all the songs found on the demo tape were recorded for the bands eponymous debut album, with only five songs being left out; "Darkness of Greed", "Clear the Lane", "Mindsets a Threat", "Autologic" and "Narrows". Some of the tracks are almost identical to the versions that appear in the debut album, whereas others have noticeable differences; the tempo of Take the Power Back" on the demo for example is much slower and has a different final verse.

The artwork features images from a newspaper's stockmarket section with a single match stuck to it. As with all the bands later recordings, the statement "no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record" can be found on the cover, and the band also refer to themselves as "Guilty Parties" as they did in subsequent albums.

The tape was recorded at Sunbirth Studio in Los Angeles, California before the band had performed in public. When the band began performing live shows they sold the tape for $5, and sold around 5,000 copies.^[2]

[edit] Track listing^[3]

1. "Bombtrack" – 4:13
2. "Take the Power Back" – 5:51
3. "Bullet in the Head" – 5:16
4. "Darkness of Greed" – 3:44
5. "Clear the Lane" – 3:53
6. "Township Rebellion" - 4:27
7. "Know Your Enemy" – 4:21
8. "Mindsets a Threat" - 4:01
9. "Killing in the Name" - 6:37
10. "Autologic" - 4:11
11. "Narrows" – 4:11
12. "Freedom" – 5:46

[edit] Personnel - "Guilty Parties"

• Rage Against the Machine – Producer

• Zack de la Rocha – Vocals
• Tom Morello – Guitar
• Tim Commerford – Bass (listed as Timmy C.)
• Brad Wilk – Drums

• Auburn Burell – Engineer

[edit] References

v • d • e Rage Against the Machine Tim Commerford · Zack de la Rocha · Tom Morello · Brad Wilk Demo Rage Against the Machine (demo tape) Studio albums Rage Against the Machine · Evil Empire · The Battle of Los Angeles · Renegades Live releases Live & Rare · Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Singles 1993: "Killing in the Name" · "Bombtrack" · "Bullet in the Head"  · 1994: "Freedom" · "Year of tha Boomerang"  · 1996: "Bulls on Parade" · "People of the Sun" · "Down Rodeo" · "Tire Me"  · 1997: "Vietnow"  · 1998: "The Ghost of Tom Joad" · "No Shelter"  · 1999: "Guerrilla Radio"  · 2000: "Sleep Now in the Fire" · "Testify" · "Calm Like a Bomb"  · 2001: "Renegades of Funk" · "How I Could Just Kill a Man" Related articles Full discography · Inside Out · Lock Up · Audioslave · The Nightwatchman