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TOM MORELLO

The Atlas Underground Fire

MOM + POP

Rage Against The Machine axeman brings Oli Sykes and Eddie Vedder into the fray

RAGE AGAINST THE Machine lived to transgress As they soundtracked 90s counterculture, their coalition of rap and rock tested both genres’ boundaries. Their onstage stunts, such as protesting censorship in the nude at Lollapalooza, decimated the lines of political correctness. And their guitarist, Tom Morello, somehow made funk-inspired licks sound perfectly heavy metal.

Two decades after RATM’s heyday, Tom still stirs controversy. His solo debut, was self-described as “a brand-new alloy

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