The Battle of Los Angeles

by Rage Against the Machine

The Battle of Los Angeles cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 November 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:15
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 19 ratings

Artists on this release: TIM.COM, Zack de la Rocha

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Battle of Los Angeles' is a fiercely political, rhythmically devastating execution of rap metal. The band pairs aggressive, effect-laden funk metal riffs with incredibly angry, rebellious verses aimed squarely at systemic injustice and media manipulation.

Genres

Descriptors: anarchism, anti-religious, conscious, political, protest, rhythmic, rap, hard, guitars, ferocious

Tracklist

  1. Testify (3:30)
  2. Guerrilla Radio (3:26)
  3. Calm Like a Bomb (4:58)
  4. Mic Check (3:33)
  5. Sleep Now In the Fire (3:25)
  6. Born of a Broken Man (4:40)
  7. Born As Ghosts (3:22)
  8. Maria (3:48)
  9. Voice of the Voiceless (2:31)
  10. New Millennium Homes (3:44)
  11. Ashes In the Fall (4:37)
  12. War Within a Breath (3:36)

Credits

  • Rage Against the Machine - primary artist, art direction, co-producer
  • Aim茅e Macauley - art direction
  • Joey Krebs - artwork ["the street phantom"]
  • Andy Veasey - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Bannon Richardson - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Brian O'Connor - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Brian Ratt - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Bryan Wei Ming Chu - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Dave Ratt - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Dick Adams - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Ford Englerth - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Jim Vincent - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Jimmy Shoaf - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Joe Paul Slaby - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Keith Wissmar - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Pete Riedling - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Roger Patterson - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Slim Richardson - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Smitty And Big Pete - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Steve Wallace - crew [our fabulous crew]
  • Andrew Garver - edited by [digitally], lacquer cut by
  • Ryan Williams - engineer [2nd engineer @ southern sound]
  • Russ Fowler - engineer [additional engineering]
  • Sugar D - engineer [additional engineering]
  • Karl Egsieker - engineer [assistant @ southern sound]
  • Kevin Dean - engineer [assistant @ sunset sound]
  • Monique Mizrahi - engineer [assistant @ sunset sound]
  • Atom - engineer [assistant @ westlake]
  • Michael Parnin - engineer [assistant @ westlake]
  • Zack de la Rocha - lyrics by, performer [guilty parties], vocals, written-by, arranged by
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
  • Brendan O'Brien - mixed by, producer
  • Y.tim.K. - performer [guilty parties], bass
  • Brad Wilk - performer [guilty parties], drums, written-by, arranged by
  • Tom Morello - performer [guilty parties], guitar, written-by, arranged by
  • Steven Tirona - photography by [additional]
  • Danny Clinch - photography by [band photo]
  • eye cue - photography by [inside photography]
  • Cheryl Mondello - production manager [production coordinator]
  • Erin Haley - production manager [production coordinator]
  • Nick DiDia - recorded by
  • German Villacorta - recorded by [assistant @ a&m], mixed by [assistant @ a&m]
  • Roger Sommers - recorded by [assistant @ royaltone], mixed by [assistant @ royaltone]
  • Kevin Lively - recorded by [assistant @ silent sound], mixed by [assistant @ silent sound]
  • TIM.COM - written-by, arranged by

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