Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
The event’s historical channel has recently posted pro-shot footage of Rage Against The Machine‘s headline performance at the May 27, 1996, “Pinkpop” festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands, as per theprp. That year at the festival, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers performed a twelve-song set. Additionally, they welcomed Public Enemy‘s Chuck D, a fellow politically engaged future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, onstage for a performance of the Public Enemy song “Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos” and the then-unreleased song “Zapata’s Blood.”
Prophets of Rage was formed by Chuck D and 3/4th of Rage Against the Machine years later. Rage Against The Machine performed at the “Pinkpop Festival” for the third time with this set; their fourth and last appearance came in June of 2008.
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In 1991, the American rock group Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or Rage) was founded in Los Angeles, California. It included guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, and vocalist Zack de la Rocha. They combined anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and revolutionary lyrics with elements of heavy metal, rap, punk rock, and funk. They had sold more than 16 million records globally as of 2010. In 2023, they were admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rage Against the Machine‘s self-titled first album was well received when it was released in 1992; Rolling Stone listed it as the 368th best album of all time in 2003. After performing at the 1993 Lollapalooza festival, they became commercially successful.
