Prophets of Rage
| Prophets of Rage | |
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 Prophets of Rage Live 2017 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Los Angeles , USA |
| founding | 2016 |
| resolution | 2019 |
| Website | prophetsofrage.com |
| Last occupation | |
| B-Real | |
singing |
Chuck D |
| Tom Morello | |
| Tim Commerford | |
| Brad Wilk | |
| DJ Lord | |
Prophets of Rage was an American crossover - band from Los Angeles , consisting of members of the band Rage Against the Machine , Public Enemy and Cypress Hill was and occasionally as a supergroup is called. The band, founded in 2016, released a studio album and an EP .
history
Foundation and background
In March 2016, former Rage Against the Machine musicians Tom Morello ( guitar ), Tim Commerford ( bass ) and Brad Wilk ( drums ) contacted public enemy rapper Chuck D to start a new musical project. During the discussion, the name of the Cypress Hill rapper B-Real was mentioned , who, like the public enemy DJ DJ Lord, joined the musicians. The Rage Against the Machine singer Zack de la Rocha does not belong to the new band. According to Morello, Commerford and Wilk, de la Rocha was not asked if he wanted to participate. However, they added that de la Rocha agreed with his bandmates' new project.
The two rap bands played a major role in the history of Rage Against the Machine, who played their first concert as opening act for Public Enemy and toured America with Cypress Hill in 1994. The band name comes from a public enemy song from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back . According to Tom Morello, the idea behind the project is that in what he describes as “critical” today, the music of the main bands “should be heard three times as loud as usual”. Morello refers to topics such as growing poverty , police violence and the presidential candidacy of the controversial businessman Donald Trump .
The Party's Over
Prophets of Rage played their first concert on May 31, 2016 at Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood . On July 19, 2016, the band released the single The Party's Over . The day before, played Prophets of Rage concert in the demonstration End Poverty Now: March For Economic Justice ( Engl. : End poverty now: march for economic justice ) in Cleveland . The band marched with the other attendees to Cleveland Public Square, about half a mile from the Quicken Loans Arena . It was there that the Republican Party's nomination convention began , at which Donald Trump was elected as a candidate.
The EP, also called The Party's Over , was released on August 19, 2016. In addition to the songs Prophets of Rage and The Party's Over , the EP contains live recorded cover versions of the songs Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine), Shut 'em Down (Public Enemy) and No Sleep 'til Cleveland , an interpretation of the Beastie Boys song No Sleep' til Brooklyn . The EP was produced by Brendan O'Brien . At the same time a tour through North America began. At the Loudwire Music Awards 2016, the Prophets of Rage were nominated in the Best New Artist category, but the award went to the band Shallow Side .
Prophets of Rage
In summer 2017 the band played at the European festivals Rock am Ring , Rock im Park , Nova Rock , Hellfest , Copenhell and the Bråvalla Festival . The British magazine Metal Hammer presented the Prophets of Rage with the prize in the Spirit of Hammer category at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards . The debut album Prophets of Rage was released on September 14, 2017 and reached number three in the Swiss, number six in the British and number 14 in the German album charts. The band three days before playing the song Living on the 110 in the NBC telecast The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon . On November 12, 2017, the band performed at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 in London as laudators for the category Best Hip-Hop Act and presented the award to Eminem .
In early 2018 the band took part in the Warped Tour in Japan . A US tour with Avenged Sevenfold and Three Days Grace planned for summer 2018 had to be canceled after Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows had problems with his vocal cords . Prophets of Rage was nominated for Best Debut Album at the Metal Hammer Awards 2018 . However, the award went to the band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons . A year later, the band released three new singles with The Ballot or the Bullet , Heart Afire and Pop Goes the Weapon and announced a different musical direction for their second studio album. In November 2019, the band Rage Against the Machine announced their reunion, which according to Chuck D and B-Real means the end of the Prophets of Rage.
Discography
Albums
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Prophets of Rage Fantasy Records |
DE14 (3 weeks) DE |
AT12 (3 weeks) AT |
CH3 (7 weeks) CH |
UK6 (2 weeks) UK |
US16 (1 week) US |
First published: September 15, 2017
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EPs
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| 2016 | The Party's Over self-published |
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CH39 (1 week) CH |
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US84 (1 week) US |
First published: August 19, 2016
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Music videos
- 2017: Unfuck the World
- 2017: Living on the 110
- 2017: Radical Eyes
- 2017: Hail to the Chief
- 2017: Hands Up
- 2018: Legalize Me
- 2018: Who Owns Who
- 2018: The Ballot or the Bullet
- 2019: Pop Goes the Weapon
Awards
| year | category | For | result |
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| 2016 | Best New Artist | Prophets of Rage | Nominated |
| year | category | For | result |
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| 2018 | Best debut album | Prophets of Rage | Nominated |
| year | category | For | result |
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| 2017 | Spirit of Hammer | Prophets of Rage | Won |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dominik Sliskovic: Why Zack de la Rocha is not part of the Prophets Of Rage. Musikexpress , accessed September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Martin Burger: Party Crashers. In: Visions . Issue 282, p. 24.
- ↑ PROPHETS OF RAGE Feat. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members: Video Footage Of Live Debut. Blabbermouth.net , accessed September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Watch PROPHETS OF RAGE Perform In Protest Of Republican National Convention. Blabbermouth.net, accessed September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ PROPHETS OF RAGE To Release 'The Party's Over' Five-Song EP. Blabbermouth.net, accessed September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Chad Childers: 6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List. Loudwire, accessed April 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Scott Munro: Golden Gods 2017: Mastodon, A7X & Gojira among winners. Team Rock, accessed June 14, 2017 .
- ↑ PROPHETS OF RAGE Perform 'Living On The 110' On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' (video). Blabbermouth.net, accessed July 26, 2018 .
- ↑ AVENGED SEVENFOLD Cancels Tour With PROPHETS OF RAGE; M. SHADOWS Recovering From Vocal Cord Issue. Blabbermouth.net, accessed September 15, 2018 .
- ↑ METAL HAMMER AWARDS 2018: These are the nominees! Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Chad Childers: Prophets of Rage Tease 'Different Direction' for Next Album, New Song Coming This Weekend. Loudwire, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Joe Divita: Prophets of Rage Are Done Following Rage Against the Machine Reunion. Loudwire, accessed November 3, 2019 .
Web links
- Official website
- Prophets of Rage at Allmusic (English)
- Prophets of Rage at laut.de
- Chart sources: Germany / Austria / Switzerland / UK