RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Rage Against The Machine Vinyl LP

1992. A debut album so incendiary it arrived fully formed, like a Molotov cocktail thrown at the entire music industry at once. Rage Against The Machine didn't ease anyone into their sound, they just opened the door and let the fire in.

This is the one. The self-titled record that fused Zack de la Rocha's firewall lyricism with Tom Morello's guitar work that somehow sounded like a turntablist, a machine, and a riot all at once. Killing In The Name, Wake Up, Bombtrack, these tracks didn't age because the things they were angry about didn't go anywhere either. It sits comfortably in any collection that holds Dead Kennedys, Public Enemy, or Ministry, and it's essential listening for anyone who thinks punk and hip-hop were always natural allies. Which they were.

Vinyl LP. Rap metal, alternative metal, funk metal. Originally released 1992, USA.

Fans of: Public Enemy, Refused, Cypress Hill, Helmet, Body Count.