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    Jan 21, 2020 5 minutes

    NO TREBLE

    KEVIN JOHNSON

    Time to Rage again!

    Of all the new gear, albums, and bass videos which No Treble shared this month, there was one bit of news that dominated the site: Rage Against The Machine are back. The revolutionary rock band cryptically dropped the news that they’ll be performing five shows in 2020, including three dates in the Southwest and two headlining spots at Coachella in April. It will mark the first time that members Tom Morello, Zack De La Rocha, Brad Wilk, and Tim Commerford have performed together since L.A. Rising in 2011.

    Of course, bassists will be crowding the front of each show to watch Commerford’s muscular lines in songs like ‘Killing In The Name’, ‘Calm Like A Bomb’, ‘Take The Power Back’ and more. His playing launched a new wave of bassists, and influenced rock playing

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