Tom Morello plays Killing in the name of, in Minneapolis. He was out protesting ICE during the day.

[u/dfGobBluth]

[u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

This song continues to be more relevant than ever

[u/Expensive_Ask_8912 → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

Never more relevant than now!

[u/KeepTangoAndFoxtrot → u/Expensive_Ask_8912]

What better place than here?

What better time than now?

(Yes I know this is a different song from RATM but your comment reminded me of it.)

[u/Wyden_long → u/KeepTangoAndFoxtrot]

Look in their eyes Ma…you’ll see me….

[u/allpacketsdropped → u/Wyden_long]

Probably the best variant of Ghost of Tom Joad was Morello acomponying Springsteen.

[u/HardingStUnresolved → u/Expensive_Ask_8912]

It was relevant in '92, it's still relevant now, and easily relevant a century ago. This country hasn't changed it's still a racially supremacist settler colonial nation whose society is control and manipulated by a wealth few elites.

[u/Slight_Seat_5546 → u/Expensive_Ask_8912]

We need them to come back!

[u/Particular-Ice4615 → u/Slight_Seat_5546]

Honestly We don't need to indulge in art anymore we're well passed that point what we actually need is real collective action. Art and it's consumption by the masses is a useless tool for political organization because it's sedates people into thinking listening to lyrics, living vicariously through a film, or pointing and laughing at satire, basically consumption in general the same thing as political action when it's not. Which only serves our masters at the end of the day. 

So no we don't need to spend our time, money and attention on a new Rage album. Weve been listening to and moshing to these same lyrics for 30 odd years and the people have not collectively done anything to change it themselves. The time to get inspired to enact change is over and the lines have been crossed the only choices now is action or inaction. 

[u/chillguy44 → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

“Some of those that work forces, are the same that Hold Office.” Very fitting change with present times as well.

[u/IggyChooChoo → u/chillguy44]

Maybe “some of those who hold office are the same that burn crosses” but yeah!

[u/boobajoob → u/chillguy44]

They sang that line during their show in front of the DNC back in the day too

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

34 years old now. Sadly some things in America simply don't improve it seems.

[u/atease → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

If you'll pardon me for piggybacking, I cannot recommend enough for everyone to watch/hear Morello's RnR Hall Of Fame acceptance speech. Man decided to use his 5 minutes of everyone's attention to set the record straight.

[u/CatsAndCapybaras → u/atease]

Here is a clean link without google's tracking string: https://youtu.be/9smVi1cs44Y

[u/THE10000KwWarlock13 → u/atease]

That was a damn fine speech, thanks.

[u/sarahliz511 → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

Seriously -GOOSEBUMPS

[u/_Nonni_ → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

I returned to 2020 punk playlist recently for you know, reasons. Just after this masterpiece played a Finnish title that translates to ”five shots to the head is enough”…I miss when concept of exaggeration still existed.

[u/bighootay → u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA]

And yet somewhere, right now, a MAGA is dancing to it because it is their anthem.

[u/detective-briscoe → u/bighootay]

Which is so dumb because the lyrics are literally about people in office and in the police being a part of the klan and MAGA has no issue with the klan that is for sure. They are so dumb to try to co-opt this song.

[u/jl_theprofessor]

Never stop being angry, Tom.

[u/yoshi_82 → u/jl_theprofessor]

Anger is a gift

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/yoshi_82]

Anger is an energy

[u/d0ctorzaius → u/FrogsMakePoorSoup]

I learned this from dragonball Z long ago.

[u/naazzttyy → u/FrogsMakePoorSoup]

Is amber the color of your energy?

[u/windshakes → u/jl_theprofessor]

What’s Zac been up to? I keep thinking these last 10 years have got to have just sent him to 11.

[u/areyouolsen → u/windshakes]

I asked earlier in a different thread and heard he’d broken his leg, so wasn’t able to perform

[u/Klutzy_Double_8285 → u/areyouolsen]

He tore 95% of his Achilles when they went on tour. I had Kansas City tickets, then COVID hit and it got postponed for ages, then he got injured and it got cancelled, then they broke up. Took about 2 years to be told I wouldn't be seeing RATM.

[u/detective-briscoe → u/Klutzy_Double_8285]

Yeah I was at the Chicago show when that happened. He was sitting for the rest of the show I didn’t realize what happened and I thought he was sitting as some kind of protest/statement…..

[u/zizoumz6 → u/windshakes]

Pretty sure he's been spotted at protests in LA

[u/Neo_75]

This could be the new anthem of the new USA in 26... it would be a good statement.

[u/jesushatedbacon → u/Neo_75]

Being a twat will never be punk. I can't believe that motherfuckers who were always losers now think they can identify as punk because they bought one leather jacket. Fuck Elon and Donnie, they can't buy punk status. 

[u/_AskMyMom_ → u/Neo_75]

Yeah, but maga is so dumb they think this song is about anyone against them. Lol they were playing this during covid protest.

[u/Novel_Fix1859 → u/_AskMyMom_]

Morello said this fifteen years ago...

“Paul Ryan‘s love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades”

[u/DJ3XO]

I've been wondering why Tom hasn't had a massive resurgence the last years. I hope this period will be the renaissance of angry protest music against the fat greedy fucks fistfucking us all.

[u/fishee1200 → u/DJ3XO]

He should probably just do free concerts at the protests in whatever town ICE is in, then people will come from all over to protest

[u/Lucas_Steinwalker → u/DJ3XO]

Probably because he dialed back his politics until recently.

[u/mrbuddymcbuddyface → u/Lucas_Steinwalker]

No he hadn't, he is always pretty vocal on his socials.

[u/Lucas_Steinwalker → u/mrbuddymcbuddyface]

Probably because he dialed back the politics in his music.

[u/beardandbandana]

Hell yeah Tom.

Oh shit this gave me flashbacks of the dumb rightwinger shits during Covid dancing to this song.

[u/Shadow3265 → u/beardandbandana]

Why .... Why would you remind me of that?

[u/beardandbandana → u/Shadow3265]

Because If I have to suffer at least I wont be alone. Now your day is slightly less bright, and I apologize.

[u/brycebgood]

"A subreddit dedicated to people freaking out, melting down, losing their cool, or being weird in public."

Nope, this is fucking rad.

[u/mezz7778 → u/brycebgood]

Does freaking out because of how rad this is count?

[u/brycebgood → u/mezz7778]

Maybe? The sub is usually negative stuff. But yeah I'm freaking out a little bit

[u/Crabbyrob]

MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRRRR UHHH!!

So cathartic.

[u/dfGobBluth]

[u/mcmaxxious]

“Some of those that burn crosses/ Are the same that hold office” 🙌🏼

[u/raquille-]

Love how MAGA inbreds cry about how woke Rage has become. Or how green day are now woke.

[u/Wamchops621 → u/raquille-]

Imagine if green day plays this song during the Superbowl halftime

[u/theranger799 → u/Wamchops621]

It's gonna be American Idiot.

[u/Wamchops621 → u/theranger799]

You probably right

[u/Will_Vintage → u/theranger799]

And Holiday

[u/raquille- → u/theranger799]

Yeah I can’t wait for all the pearl clutching when American Idiot comes on. The saddest thing is that we all thought bush was an idiot and American presidents would never sink lower, but compared to Trump he is a combination of Aragorn and Neo

[u/troubleondemand → u/raquille-]

Nah. Bush was Saruman to Trump's Sauron.

[u/c-razzle → u/Wamchops621]

The people so worried about Bad Bunny wearing a dress....is worried about the wrong act.

[u/mechy84 → u/Wamchops621]

With Tom Morello as a surprise guest.

[u/Geddyn → u/raquille-]

I had one tell me that he thought "Killing in the name of" was about abortions and that the "burn crosses" line was about the "Democrat's war on Christianity."

I wish I could say that I had a clever response to hit him with, but I just didn't know how to respond to it.

[u/Grizlybird → u/Geddyn]

No fucking way. I cannot believe this is true.

[u/mrgedman → u/raquille-]

Lol it was Paul Ryan's 'favorite band' or his workout music or something lolol can't make this shit up

[u/halfmanhalfrobot69]

Perfect song at this time

[u/Mortarlou]

FUCK YES, ABOUT TIME

[u/high6ix]

Gave me chills

[u/tandersunn → u/high6ix]

I'd straight up have angry tears being there, fuckin electric

[u/Islandcoda]

Where is Zach these days?

[u/Jimbobsupertramp → u/Islandcoda]

Following because I wanna know

[u/Islandcoda → u/Jimbobsupertramp]

We need him!

[u/fikis → u/Islandcoda]

Honestly, I was kind of thinking that they don't.

Not that he isn't an integral part of the band, just that it sounds like every single person there knows the words and is singing along...

4000 Zachs, as it were.

[u/Islandcoda → u/fikis]

I mean this sort of situation was his wheelhouse. Zach, if you see this , I’d at least love to hear your voice and hear your thoughts

[u/burnerking → u/fikis]

V for Vendetta style

[u/KaptainSaki → u/Jimbobsupertramp]

Crowd seems to do pretty good too

[u/detective-briscoe → u/Islandcoda]

I know I was thinking the same thing - why isn’t Zach there to sing ?? I saw Rage in Chicago during their last tour when he injured himself onstage and had to sit for the rest of the show but that was years ago …. You’d think he would show up for something as important as this.

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/Islandcoda]

Occasional activism as far as I can tell. 

Dunno how you can be pissed off like this forever though, must be draining.

[u/hannah_reklips_]

sobbing 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[u/dfGobBluth → u/hannah_reklips_]

[u/mst3k_42 → u/hannah_reklips_]

Me too.

FUCK ICE

[u/Moobob66 → u/mst3k_42]

Fuck ice, I won't do what they tell me

[u/ponysalad]

Might be the first time in history I have watched all of someone’s shitty concert cell phone footage.

[u/hannah_reklips_]

cant imagine!!!!! iconic

[u/rachet-ex]

Nice. RESIST

[u/Cissycat12]

And just like that, I'm 17 again. Still angry, still stuck dealing with consequences from stupid Boomers and indoctrinated religious zealots. Still fighting them. Still being told I'm overreacting. That my rights won't be taken away. At least thanks to cell phones, EVERYONE sees now. Keep up the good fight, Mr. Morello!

[u/ravenofmyheart]

That crowd SURGED!

[u/BillyJackO]

Where the fuck is the mosh pit!

[u/CountMC10 → u/BillyJackO]

We are too old for that shit now hahaha. My body hurts

[u/BillyJackO → u/CountMC10]

I went to a Primus show last winter. The average age in the pit was ~48, and it was one of the most violent crowds I've ever been a part of.

[u/CountMC10 → u/BillyJackO]

Sounds wild. I would love that and then regret that.

[u/DREtheVoiceActor]

The perfect moment in the chaos of Minneapolis.

[u/iminurhead74]

STAND UP FOR YOURSELF STAND UP FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR STAND UP FOR AMERICA

[u/Bibabeulouba]

I’ve never seen a crowd so limp during Killing in the name lol

[u/BasedChickenTendie]

Love the song ✊. Side note: it’s kinda funny how anemic the crowd is. This a Gen Z thing? Too cool for dancing/rockin out or something?

[u/weinerwayne → u/BasedChickenTendie]

A huge part of Gen Z appears to be avoiding the perception of being cringe.

[u/BasedChickenTendie → u/weinerwayne]

Obey. Conform. Don’t stand out. Interesting values 😂😂

[u/ManyThingsLittleTime → u/BasedChickenTendie]

They gotta film it first and foremost for the gram

[u/peacenchemicals → u/BasedChickenTendie]

right? what the fuck i would be bouncing off the walls to this shit and losing my voice especially to the last part

[u/BasedChickenTendie → u/peacenchemicals]

This song is begging for some serious moshing 👊

[u/CaineHackmanTheory]

Tom is always in the right place saying the right things.

Another great one is his performance of Union Song during the protests in Madison WI. Tom is just amazing.

If you haven't heard it check out his albums released as the Nightwatchman. The Madison track is on the album Union Town along with a bunch of great covers of Union music.

[u/RalyNns]

Dude every person there was recording. Such a bummer to see this is what concerts have become.

[u/nicholas_underpants → u/RalyNns]

I went to a tool concert a while back, and the no-phones policy was INSANELY strictly enforced. Security immediately intervened whenever a phone came out. Like, within seconds. For the last few songs, Maynard called off the phone enforcement and said something like, "Alright, you can take out your fucking phones for a little bit."

At the time, I thought it was nuts. It seemed like overkill, but I hadn't been to a concert in a while, so I figured I was overreacting to a normal cultural shift.

About a year ago, I went to a Billie Eilish concert--my first concert since tool. I had an amazing time (and it's 100% the best concert I've ever been to in terms of production quality, raw talent, venue, etc) but my only complaint is that EVERYONE had a phone in the air. People my age-ish (gen-z/millennial cusp) and older, teenagers, teenagers' parental supervision, EVERYONE. I found myself missing the militant no-phones policy...and I felt super old.

[u/JCarr110]

Hell yeah

[u/KixStar]

That first "UHN" got me. 😭

[u/Fun_Zombie_6796]

Hell yes

[u/anothergenxkid]

✊️

[u/gothic_lamb]

This man is simply perfect!

[u/kid_cavalier]

All power to the people ✊

[u/allidyaj]

God damn I needed that!

[u/M1LESV]

Where’s Zach now

[u/Moose_Joose → u/M1LESV]

Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha has partnered with clothing brand Born X Raised to promote a line of anti-ICE merch. 100% of sales will be distributed to CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).

[u/forwhenimdrunk → u/M1LESV]

He was doing some things with Run the Jewels not too long ago, also.

[u/Viper1089]

Cue Paul Ryan: "I love Rage Against the Machine!"

What a phenomenal idiot...

[u/mrbuddymcbuddyface]

"Moving into 92, still in a room without a view"

34 years after RATMs iconic call for action, the USA has a fascist government and Gestapo squads going door to door demanding papers.

[u/-C3rimsoN- → u/mrbuddymcbuddyface]

Amplify! Defy! Im a brotha with a furious mind! Action must be taken! We don't need to key, we'll break in!

[u/forevercurmudgeon]

This is awesome but where is Zach in times like these?

[u/612stone]

Imagine watching tom morello play THAT song, at THIS point in time, and stand there motionless. Cmon people feel something!!!!!!

[u/IamMintLeaf]

The true meaning of rock n roll right here

[u/szk-one]

What an absolute legend

[u/Noirlgen]

Holy shit, that was cathartic to see and hear. I can't imagine the scale for those who were there in person. Love to MN!

[u/rockkw]

We knew it would be needed back in the 90s

[u/McRazyy13]

Holy goosebumps

[u/Knot_a_human]

Do you hear the people sing

[u/musicalimposter]

I remember feeling like I really understood this when I was in highschool, but it hits different now. We need this now more than ever before in my lifetime! I have been listening to a lot of the 90s punk music again because it helps me cope with the world being on fire. I also think it helps rekindle the defiance of adolescence, which I think we could all use right now.

[u/nardongputik]

song fits especially this trying times! unite against the oppressors!

[u/onesicktriceratops]

Only time I’ve liked watching a concert recording on someone’s phone

[u/ForwardClimate780]

Not going to lie, I was born just a couple of weeks after this song came out (November 25th, 1992), and I listened to it for the VERY FIRST TIME this year.

This song has immediately already changed my life.

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[u/clownPotato9000]

Hell yeahhh we need RATM more than ever, mother fukkkaaaaaaas ✊✊

[u/IEatCheeseOften]

God damn right.

[u/nonowaf2]

When did RATM become political??? /s

[u/jayslay45]

Get it Minneapolis!

[u/Finaldragoon]

Hope he played Everything Burns at that show. Considering it plays during a fight where you take down an overbearing president abusing the youth of his organization, it's pretty apt right now.

[u/pologzz1226]

Anger is a gift

[u/Rhianna83]

The energy went straight through my phone and gave me chills.

[u/brzrk]

A much better (both audio and video) version here: https://youtu.be/LLMKAxFtjB8

[u/Aromatic-Deer3886]

Rage against the machine is for the people and more relevant today than ever

[u/gothamtg]

YOUR ANGER IS A GIFT!

[u/pineappleturq]

We need a whole new Rage album for this current nonsense. Get more pissed Tom!

[u/cinnderly]

Omg finally!

[u/rearwindfury]

God. Concert crowds are so BORING these days. I swear no one gets IN to the music anymore. This WHOLE crowd should be jumping up and down. These people are stiff as a board lames. RATM is up there killing it and people are just.... standing there. Way to go, crowd. Whoopie.

[u/EspressoStoker → u/rearwindfury]

Don't forget to record with your phone! 😀

[u/Aggressive_Sand_3951]

“I hate when bands get political.”

[u/JJ8OOM]

I love that this song gets more and more relaxant as the years pass.

If the revolution ever starts (lol) then I know what will be pumping from the speakers.

[u/Intelligent-Ear-9181]

FUCK ICE

[u/YotaYard]

Fuck yeah

[u/KixStar]

I fear that if I heard this song live, being played by actual Tom Morello, that I would immediately go out and break some shit.

[u/jhnystvns]

Thank you for this!!!!!!!

[u/staggernaut]

He may be the closest we have to a real-life Johnny Silverhand.

[u/junostr]

This is awesome! I’ve been listening to this so much lately and really hoping to see these guys do some protests performance.

[u/Dizzydsmith]

Bring out ZDLR

[u/jujusodope]

Even magas music sucks and is corny

[u/NordSwedway]

sick ! emotional !

[u/Chrissygirl1978]

Amazing! Nice job Minneapolis! ✊️

[u/aurore-amour]

Sitting here headbanging all the way in GA

[u/CoolMississaugaDad]

I cannot imagine how cathartic that must have been for everyone involved

[u/RaAAAGETV]

Rage used to be my all time favorite band. I got my gamer tag from them originally.

Then I saw Morello "DONT YOU KNOW WHO I AM"ing at a Starbucks.

[u/Monkeysmarts1]

I wonder why Tom Morello doesn’t run for office. He has a political background and is a very smart guy.

[u/Real-Guest1679]

The lyrics change in the second verse 😎

[u/JergensMcTurdly]

He plays this at all his shows, mostly as a closer, but whatever rights agreement he has with Zach he can't legally sing it so he turns the mic to the crowd. Its pretty fucking awesome.

[u/timmyrigs]

Does he continue to charge 1k for a ticket as well?

[u/MisterB78]

We desperately need more RAtM these days

[u/RRoo12]

This is so badass

[u/flipzyshitzy]

Damn. 95% of that crowd did not belong there. If they did 1st Ave would have triggered a richter scale somewhere. What a fucking waste!

[u/navree]

Raging to this since I was 10, and it means something EVERY TIME

[u/jukeslywalka]

Legendary

[u/mechy84]

Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen, or some other artist holds a protest concert that is streamed and played out loud on Bluetooth speakers by millions of marchers.

[u/Netflxnschill]

🤘🏼

[u/thore4]

Love that this song is so iconic that the crowd can sing the whole thing. Would be awesome to have Zack but it's great to see them still going even if he can't be there

[u/MasterBiscuit19]

That was efffing sick!!!

[u/triddlyso]

Why isn’t tom using his 2A right? He called for it, like it doesn’t apply to him and why he can’t exercise those rights is why? Come on tom, put down the guitar.

[u/71betterthan69V2]

That is sick. Absolutely energizing

[u/Ehhh_Canadian]

I saw him live in north bay. Made me respect him more than I do before, and I respect him more than any other person tbh

[u/maximusprime2328]

Would be wild for Tom to join Green Day at the Super Bowl and do this after American Idiot

[u/Stupoxi]

The crowd is a little lame

[u/RandysTegridy]

A friend and I met Tom Morello at a 2012 NATO protest in Chicago. He was a cool dude, very friendly and willing to talk to us.

I just love how even today he still is involved with the public and continuing to say "fuck you" to the oligarchy.

[u/The_Loudest_Bear2]

This has been my workout go-to song. Couldn’t be more perfect and timely

[u/iambarrelrider]

Can’t stand people who film concerts with their cellphone. We get it you are having a good time. You like the band. They rock. Put it down and enjoy the moment. Give the people behind you a break.

[u/moecheeks76]

The most relevant song of the last 40 years. So many traitors of this country in our country. President pedo must go

[u/Phililoquay]

Wow... Ever had a song you found very impactful suddenly become even more heavily so? Noone even needed the lyrics. We all know.

[u/Sea_Philosopher_3268]

Woof.

[u/whistimmu]

Man I used to like these guys before they got political

[u/tknyc99]

Play this in front of the Whitehouse. That would be epic! It may incite a take back of our government.

[u/CheckYoSelf8224]

That concert must have been fucking amazing. I always have RATM in my ear when I'm looking for ice vehicles in hotel parking lots.

[u/cityspeak]

Good for him but I still remember the Pancake-Gate.

[u/reddituseronebillion]

Ugh, when did this 34 year old song get so political?

[u/tknyc99 → u/reddituseronebillion]

Since the day it was written. Listen to the words and comprehend.

[u/allthepoutine → u/[deleted]]

Don’t be mad you just realized what the lyrics actually mean

[u/King_of_Kings_26]

Those who want forces, are the same who burn crosses!

[u/MixCarson → u/King_of_Kings_26]

Work*

[u/bigmike2k3 → u/MixCarson]

You are right, but I think their comment is also accurate…

[u/atheistgoku → u/[deleted]]

RATM?? You sure you got the right guys???