Rage Against The Machine - selftitled debut [Original 1st press LP] 24-bit/96kHz 
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Rage Against The Machine - selftitled debut
Original 1st press LP / 472224 1
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC | m3u, cue & Log
Artwork | 1.1gb/360 mb incl. recovery | RS & FF | Rock | 1992

Allmusic.com rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Review!

“	Ultimately, if there's any disappointment to be had with this near-perfect album, it's that it still towers above subsequent efforts as the unequivocal climax of Rage Against the Machine's vision. As such, it remains absolutely essential.
- Eduardo Rivadavia/AMG
	”


Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by alternative metal band Rage Against the Machine. The album was released on November 11, 1992. It went to #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Tom Morello's guitar technique is more traditional on RATM relative to other albums. His guitar technique features a greater influence from metal on this album, as opposed to the hip hop and electronic inspiration that would mark his later work.

One track, "Know Your Enemy", features Tool / A Perfect Circle vocalist, Maynard James Keenan on "additional vocals" as well as Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins on percussion. Keenan has been known on occasion to appear onstage with the band to perform the song.

Critical recognition

In 2001 Q magazine named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album — in particular the song "Take the Power Back" — to test amplifiers and speakers.

Acclaimed BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named Rage Against the Machine as one of four 'Masterpieces'. This was his best album, on December 2nd, 2008.


Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Rage Against the Machine and all lyrics by Zack de la Rocha.

Side A

      "Bombtrack" – 4:05
      "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
      "Take the Power Back" – 5:37
      "Settle for Nothing" – 4:48
      "Bullet in the Head" – 5:09


Side B

      "Know Your Enemy" – 4:55
      "Wake Up" – 6:04
      "Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
      "Township Rebellion" – 5:24
      "Freedom" – 6:06



Personnel - "Guilty Parties"

      Rage Against the Machine – co-producer, art direction
      Zack de la Rocha – vocals
      Tim Commerford – bass
      Brad Wilk – drums, percussion
      Tom Morello – guitars
      Maynard James Keenan – additional vocals ("Know Your Enemy")
      Stephen Perkins – additional percussion ("Know Your Enemy")
      Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson – producer, engineering
      Andy Wallace – mixing
      Bob Ludwig – mastering
      Stan Katayama – engineer
      Craig Doubet – assistant engieer
      Jeff Sheehan – assistant engineer
      Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
      Nicky Lindeman – art direction


Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 5.1 Turntable with Pro-Ject Speedbox
Goldring 1042GX reference Cartridge
Belari VP-129 Tube Phono PreAmp with Sylvania 12AX7WA
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections by "Goldkabel"
Wavelab 5 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for redbook convertion

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Belari > Laptop > Wavelab 5.01 (24/96) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.