Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Tom Morello Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has put the word out for 10,000 guitarist to join him in New York City's Bryant Park on Tuesday, May 1, at noon ET, as part of the May Day Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.

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Serj Tankian / Zack de la Rocha Kevin Winter, Getty Images

March Metal Madness has been heating up all week long with some close match-ups and a ton of voting from metalheads worldwide. Yesterday we wrote about the Megadeth vs. Dio battle having an only 13 vote difference at one point, but today the most captivating duel is between System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine.

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Tom Morello is one of the greatest and most innovative guitarists on the planet, as well as being one of the loudest political voices within the world of rock. Morello has been all over our news category as of late, from a quarrel with Rush Limbaugh, to praising guitarist Randy Rhoads and organizing a flash mob for the 'Occupy' movement at the SXSW festival.

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In the aftermath of Rush Limbaugh's controversial rant regarding Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, sponsors and musicians alike have been cutting ties with his popular radio show. Now, the controversial radio host has caught the wrath of Rage Against the Machine, who didn't mince words when demanding Limbaugh stop using their music.

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Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen NBC

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello performed several songs with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' last night (March 2) and it was quite the onstage collaboration. It was a collision of hard rock and classic rock and the result was nothing short of explosive. Out late on a Friday night or catching up on Zs after a long week and therefore missed the performance? Don't fret. We've got footage below for you to enjoy.

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Tom Morello / Bruce Springsteen Kevin Winter / Mike Coppola, Getty Images

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is featured as a primary musician on legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album, 'Wrecking Ball.' Along with Morello, former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain also lends his talent to Springsteen's 17th studio effort.

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Tom Morello Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has joined an extensive list of artists who have signed up to join Occupy Musicians, a newly-launched online initiative for "sound engineers, sound artists, producers, DJs, instrumentalists, composers, and lyricists" who support the Occupy Movement and its syndicate of protests in cities on all corner of the globe.

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Zack De La Rocha Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Time will tell whether Rage Against the Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha's involvement with the Occupy Movement will find its way into any of his future song lyrics. But for now, the rapper and rocker has written a poem for those who have been motivated into action by corporate greed and the division between those who have and those who have not.

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Rage Against the Machine guitar virtuoso Tom Morello brings his message of peace wherever he travels, even when he happens to find himself between two dudes arguing outside his concert. After Morello's Oct. 25 show at the iconic Troubador in Los Angeles, the self-proclaimed "peacemaker" quickly sprung into action after a heated verbal argument started between a bouncer and a concertgoer.

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The revolution is being televised -- and Facebooked, Tweeted and YouTubed. As expected, Tom Morello took to the streets around New York's Wall Street today (Oct. 13) to perform an acoustic set under his Nightwatchman guise in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Fans and protestors alike were out in full force with digital cameras ready to document every guitar strum, vocal line and inspiring call to action by the Rage Against the Machine axe-man..

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