Aug 13, 2006

Where is Zack De La Rocha?

Rage Against the Machine disbanded in 2000, leaving in its wake a mass of pseudo-political and half-assed bands scurrying to fill the void. Most of those bands sucked - and still do - and, in my opinion, only seemed to "talk the talk."

One of the last videos released by the band was Testify, from the Battle of Los Angeles album. It features a pointed criticism of the candidates for president in 2000, saying that both George W. Bush and Al Gore were merely different voices of the same mouth.



What do you think the band would be singing about today? Tom Morello and the rest of the band has moved on, hushing their political beliefs in the new band, Audioslave, and Zack de la Rocha has all but fallen off the face of the earth. His solo album never saw the light of day, and all we could do is guess what the band would be doing in light of the recent political happenings in the U.S.

de la Rocha on the break-up, from Wikipedia:

I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed. It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively as a band, and from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal. I am extremely proud of our work, both as activists and musicians, as well as indebted and grateful to every person who has expressed solidarity and shared this incredible experience with us*.

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