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In 1992 Rage Against the Machine released their self-titled debut album which became a commercial and critical success, leading to a slot in the 1993 Lollapalooza festival. Rage Against the Machine, often cited as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums of all time, it was one of the first albums to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the record, disc one of XX (the Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition) contains the original album re-mastered plus three live bonus tracks; disc two consists of the rare and sought-after 1991 self-produced demos (re-mastered) which lead to the band penning a deal with Epic Records; DVD one contains the complete live show from June 6, 2010 at Finsbury Park, London, England, all of the band’s music videos, and various live clips; DVD two contains the band's first ever public performance and various live clips from 1991-1994. This deluxe box with 12" lift off box also includes a vinyl LP of the original album re-mastered and a full-sized poster of the band.

BBC Review

Originally released in November 1992, Rage Against the Machine’s debut LP is one of the definitive rock albums of the 90s, and one of the most influential of all time.

Available in three different versions, this 20th anniversary set pairs the remastered album with a range of interesting, though ultimately inessential, video clips. Also included is concert footage and rare bonus tracks, including the band’s original 12-song demo.

Fusing metal’s volume and sheer aggression with the streetwise style of Public Enemy and Beastie Boys, RATM married metal and hip hop to incredible effect. No one since – certainly not the likes of Kid Rock or Limp Bizkit – has come close. An explosive cocktail of savage sonic beatdowns, caustic political invective and razor-sharp social commentary, it’s the sound of righteous anger vented with total conviction.

Although now perhaps better known in the UK as the song that, thanks to a popular grassroots campaign, bagged the 2009 Christmas number one slot, Killing in the Name is the track that broke the band. The first of four singles from the album, it enjoyed heavy radio airplay and became an instant club hit. With its pummelling riffs and notorious “F*** you, I won't do what you tell me” refrain, it’s the band’s signature track and the soundtrack for The Terminator generation.

None of the other singles lifted from this album – Bullet in the Head, Bombtrack and Freedom – is so arresting or immediate. In their own right, however, they’re great songs, and the remainder – particularly Take the Power Back, Know Your Enemy and Wake Up (featured prominently in the zeitgeist-changing movie The Matrix) – are never less than incendiary.

Overall, Rage Against the Machine has aged extremely well. Tom Morello’s inventive guitar work, Zack de la Rocha’s impassioned vocals, and the fierce rhythms laid down by bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk sound as urgent and unique as ever. They didn’t quite manage to change the world, but agitprop rock’s corporate swansong ended with a bang, not a whimper.

Disc: 1

Bombtrack

Killing In The Name

Take The Power Back

Settle For Nothing

Bullet In The Head

Know Your Enemy

Wake Up

Fistful Of Steel

Township Rebellion

Freedom

Bombtrack

Bullet In The Head

Take the Power Back

Disc: 2

Bombtrack

Take The Power Back

Bullet In The Head

Darkness of Greed

Clear The Lane

Township Rebellion

Know Your Enemy

Mindset's A Threat

Killing In The Name

Autologic

The Narrows

Freedom

Disc: 3

Testify

Bombtrack

People Of The Sun

Know Your Enemy

Bulls On Parade

Township Rebellion

Bullet In The Head

White Riot

Guerrilla Radio

Sleep Now In The Fire

Freedom

Killing In The Name

Killing In The Name

Killing In The Name

Bullet In The Head

Bombtrack

Freedom

Bulls On Parade

People Of The Sun

No Shelter

Guerrilla Radio

Sleep Now In The Fire

Testify

Renegades Of Funk

How I Could Just Kill A Man - Rage Against The Machine / Cypress Hill

The Ghost Of Tom Joad

Vietnow

People Of The Sun

Bulls On Parade

Bullet In The Head

Zapata's Blood

Know Your Enemy

Bombtrack

Tire Me

Killing In The Name

Disc: 4

Killing In The Name (Instrumental)

Take The Power Back

Autologic

Bullet In The Head

Hit The Deck

Township Rebellion (partial)

Darkness of Greed

Clear The Lane

Clampdown

Know Your Enemy

Freedom

Freedom

Take The Power Back

Fistful Of Steel

Bombtrack

Wake Up

Settle For Nothing

Clear The Lane

Untitled

Darkness of Greed

Wake Up

Disc: 5

Side: A

Bombtrack

Killing In The Name

Take The Power Back

Settle For Nothing

Bullet In The Head

Side B:

Know Your Enemy

Wake Up

Fistful Of Steel

Township Rebellion

Freedom

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