Evil Empire (album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Zack de la Rocha
- Guitar: Tom Morello
- E -Bass: Tim "Bob" Commerford
- Drums: Brad Wilk
Evil Empire is the second album of crossover band Rage Against the Machine. It was released in April 1996, almost four years after their debut album.
Genesis
The title is a saying of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, the Soviet Union as an "evil empire " (English " Evil Empire " ) designated.
The overall sound of the album differs from that of the other three albums. Although here also mix rap and rock, but are not available as in the previous and subsequent albums, the heavy metal riffs, but in eight of the eleven tracks of rhythm and rap vocals Zack de la Rocha's in the foreground. This new style has received mixed reviews. The song Bulls on Parade was the first single, followed by another four extractions.
Evil Empire was No. 1 on the Billboard charts and the song Tire Me won a 1996 Grammy for Best Metal Performance.
Title list
- The soundtrack for the film Higher Learning - The Rebel songs Year of tha Boomerang and Tire Me occur.