Viral ad on classifieds site was made five years after first publication, which had also reverberated on social networks
Rage Against The Machine It is one of the rock bands that most discuss politics in their lyrics. With left slope, the group makes all their songs very clear manifests of their ideas.
Therefore, it is hard to imagine that right -wing musicians have been influenced by the American quartet – even though the message is in the lyrics and, of course, not in melodies. But it happened. Twice.
In the early 2020, a band called Youth of America described as a kind of Rage Against the Machine on the right right and announcedthrough the American Craiglist classified site, which was looking for a vocalist. The initiative, of course, went viral in the X, social network at the time called Twitter.
Five years later, The same platform received a statement From a band that seeks bass and drummer to start “a right -wing version of the Rage Against the Machine.” The publication (via Igor Miranda website) states:
“I want to sing, play guitar and compose a lot of angry songs and would like to tour the region by opening political events. I also want to set up a repertoire with covers focused on freedom. If you love the United States and are angry with what the left and the globalists did with our country, contact me.”
Is the “guilt” from Tom Morello?
In May 2019, the guitarist of Rage Against The Machine, Tom Morellogave a statement in an interview with Harddrive Radio (via Blabberouth) who may have served as inspiration for the “right clones” of his band. The musician said the public should not wait for the return of his gap group – so especially young people should consider forming a project of their own and continuing to spread the message.
“I have no news about the Rage Against The Machine. Actuality requires people to rise. This is what I am doing with my things, with the PROPHETS OF RAGE. Don’t wait for Rage Against The Machine. Form your own band and do it. ”
Interestingly, the Rage Against The Machine He resumed his activities at the end of 2019, after a hiatus that lasted since 2011. The band performed a tour of North America last year, but had to suspend the activities for the singer again Zack de la Rocha recovered from a foot injury, which occurred during one of the shows. After that, they no longer resumed.
Rage Against The Machine do not disagree with politics
THE Rage Against The Machine It is as notorious by the political themes of the letters as the internal disagreements. The band announced the closing of their activities in the year 2000, after a series of conflicts between Zack de la Rocha and the other members – Tom Morellothe bassist TIM COMMERFORD and the drummer Brad Wilk. However, the bullshit were never on ideological issues.
In an interview of 2018 to the radio program IT’S ELECTRIC (via website Igor Miranda), Morello It made it clear that disagreements were due to several other subjects.
“At the 2007 meeting, something that helped have camaraderie was taking everything that had been controversial in the past, such as composing songs, doing interviews and everything else. We thought: ‘Let’s just do shows, have fun and look at each other in the eye, we disagree with many things. Zack be leading, either me, or TIM With some punk rock-style nonconformist element, but as a quartet there has never been a problem. “
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