Is There A RATM Reunion Brewing?
Back when I was in middle school, one of my favorite bands was Rage Against the Machine. While their songs tended to occasionally grate on and on about issues, there was no question that their musical talent was among the top in the industry. So it was a shock when Zack de la Rocha, lead singer, announced that he would be leaving the band in late-2000. Immediately fans of the band were in turmoil, bemoaning the premature break-up of the premier group.
Of course, the remaining members of the band, minus de la Rocha, found Chris Cornell and created Audioslave. Audioslave was a great replacement for Rage and at times, in my opinion, even surpassed them. But that is a different story entirely. The only important part about the Audioslave era is that it is, in fact, over right now. Cornell chose to purse his own solo career and the Rage/Audioslave members were left without a lead singer again.
This opened the door for Rage to reunite. While a reunion is far from complete, to this point, the band has played together and toured together in the past year. In fact, when the band put up concert tickets for their latest shows, to be played in 2008, for sale, they were all gone within a few minutes.
So what does this mean for the future? So far, nothing. But de la Rocha and the RATM/Audioslave band members aren’t going to remain in limbo, without a studio group, forever. And touring together and playing live shows has a good chance in stirring up old feelings of camaraderie. And while it may be too premature to declare a reunion at this point, it doesn’t seem impossible any more. And that, on it’s own, is great news for fans of the band.
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