<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Rage-against-the-machine ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/rage-against-the-machine Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:55:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “You can recognize Tom by his sound. I would love to do the same. I'm trying to find the right pedals”: Måneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi reveals the piece of advice Tom Morello gave him that defined his debut solo record ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/maneskin-thomas-raggi-on-the-invaluable-advice-tom-morello-gave-him MMvUJdedfamMzTRUeFJvX8 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:55:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the worst guitar I’d ever played. I’d spent all my money making it. I was stuck with it. So I started writing songs”: Arm the Homeless was a disaster, then it changed rock history. Tom Morello reveals how Fender replicated its misfit charms ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-morello-fender-arm-the-homeless o2jDrfa7bZRakQrX8cAPub Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:58:49 +0000 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:47:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “On the real Arm the Homeless guitar, a dog chewed the headstock. Other than that, they’re absolutely identical”: Tom Morello has been playing a Fender Arm the Homeless replica live and none of us noticed – now it’s available to buy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-tom-morello-arm-the-homeless-guitar vFWaFX4FDR4SG2X2mYzjrk Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:09:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Carrey stormed the stage mid-song to air guitar his right leg like a maniac”: From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/top-50-snl-guitar-moments 74hqPhFYSyE35ewqdBsEUD Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:53:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called everybody! I looked at my heavy-metal Rolodex and just called up friends who Ozzy, Sharon and I had talked about having there”: Tom Morello on honoring Black Sabbath with the biggest metal show ever, and the all-star jam he is most psyched about ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-morello-on-black-sabbath-final-show-back-to-the-beginning 3F9ZnZbTMAp3jo2XsfjN9Y Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:47:13 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:49:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sounds just like Slash, doesn't it?” Slash joins forces with Tom Morello for a three-song cameo at LA Wildfire Relief shows – taking on MC5 and an AC/DC classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-morello-slash-la-wildfire-show tZginz4QZWZZQx6hGm4iRS Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:21:45 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:32:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm like the Pablo Escobar of bass. If a dude works on my pedalboard, it's almost like I have to kill him after he's done!” With Rage Against the Machine, Tim Commerford pioneered an all-time iconic bass tone. No wonder he's cagey about his setup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/tim-commerford-rage-against-the-machine-bass-tone bDLZBMUxKhitednviquFNV Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:18:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You wouldn't have thought that you would see those three guys together”: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/ozzy-osbourne-and-black-sabbath-final-show-tool-rage-against-the-machine-smashing-pumpkins-supergroup pKAkAmvT5eF2vweGumSKG6 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:55:29 +0000 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:53:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This bridge is a work of art”: Tim Commerford’s new Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay is a love letter to the pawnshop bass that shaped the first Rage record – and it’s uniquely primed for his playing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/tim-commerford-signature-ernie-ball-music-man-sting-ray oLdpn2HbHkGfBmECUScSiV Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:22:27 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:19:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He showed me chords, pinch harmonics, and was ceaselessly encouraging to me when I was a beginning guitarist”: Tom Morello reflects on his high school band with Adam Jones – and how the guitarist shaped him into the player he is today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-morello-adam-jones-high-school-band VYqSmrHiUx8hzUUxYKNxqS Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:24:46 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:13:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was having so much anxiety about getting a great sound that I wasn’t writing songs… I said, ‘I’m gonna stop thinking about it. This is going to be my sound’”: Tom Morello on his tone struggles and what he learned from teaching his son Roman how to play ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tom-morello-one-last-dance JCrbD9PGgqAV89vrW9DSSP Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:51:17 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d never played a Strat before. But when Audioslave was forming, I was looking for a new guitar. I went into a Guitar Center and found this Strat on the wall. It spoke to me deeply”: Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tom-morello-soul-power-strat PN84qAW3tGm3QLVP4WNwrQ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:47:04 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:46:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I went into that fire burn I was thinking, ‘What's the worst that could happen?’” That time Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerfordinjected himself with steroids then set himself on fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rage-against-the-machine-tim-commerford-set-himself-on-fire fENq8qCZzm7DveJ8j5HkYE Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:48:28 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:49:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bass players always are the last people to find out”: Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford doesn’t know if the band is over or not ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tim-commerford-bass-player-last-to-know-ratm WFrvPUrwr5FopMzpDS2kpB Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:56:08 +0000 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:56:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want to string people or myself along any further”: Rage Against the Machine are finished, according to drummer Brad Wilk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brad-wilk-ratm-wont-play-live-again H6NkzetV6rdw4Ntmt3X8yi Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:05:03 +0000 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:51:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of my favorite memories”: Praise rolls in for Tom Morello’s 12-year-old son, Roman, as footage emerges of him nailing Killing in the Name during Rage Against The Machine soundcheck ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/roman-morello-tom-morello-killing-in-the-name-soundcheck gcuV4PjQnLjY8qZb2PABBY Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:01:08 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:06:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello says his 12-year-old son “can shred circles” around him – watch Roman Morello tackle Ozzy Osbourne’s Mr. Crowley… with Jack Black on vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/roman-morello-jack-black-mr-crowley JKScdXUzC4N54Mf7szVMUj Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:28:06 +0000 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:09:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello breaks out the Takamine and joins the Hollywood picket line as he plays Woody Guthrie for striking union members ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-hollywood-strike-acoustic-set ixSM4QYWoYxG3gWS8AJBqP Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:00:27 +0000 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:04:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whenever we’d drop that bass riff, places would become unhinged”: Listen to Tim Commerford’s isolated bassline on Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tim-commerford-isolated-bassline-on-killing-in-the-name YsnuL8LFtMtYfAxCxSGXdM Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:56:43 +0000 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:06:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello says his favorite Nuno Bettencourt solo is one you haven’t heard – and it’s “his version of Eruption” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-favorite-nuno-bettencourt-solo-like-eruption NxagigJdCXhMvyrYoGt5j8 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:37:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt explains what’s underrated about Tom Morello’s guitar playing – and why it “pisses me off a little bit” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-whats-underrated-about-tom-morellos-guitar-playing Poqf9H5CcsFEeQ8eoFPgHK Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:57:37 +0000 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:06:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello’s guitar rig is now a Neural DSP plugin – watch the Rage Against the Machine firebrand demo his signature software… with a wrench ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neural-dsp-archetype-tom-morello FTxiu2C5DQ3KE5GscSaZtK Wed, 24 May 2023 13:55:16 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine, Sheryl Crow, Link Wray, Willie Nelson lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rock-hall-of-fame-2023-inductees ut4qHq7y99TjYAqH7JS95A Wed, 03 May 2023 15:48:18 +0000 Wed, 03 May 2023 15:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ That time Guthrie Govan covered Rage Against the Machine’s Bulls on Parade and took Tom Morello’s solo to mind-boggling new heights ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guthrie-govan-rage-against-the-machine-bulls-on-parade-cover pvHeBeCGmwUwiF4Xrnrz9d Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:32:45 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:46:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello says he has been relegated to rhythm guitar at home as his 11-year-old son “can shred circles around me” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-son-shreds-circles-around-me abt7NEv3rp7XzjZdSz5qHh Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:58:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/2023-rock-hall-of-fame-nominations uzzZpRZezZzoJ4BMunP5t8 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:42:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tim Commerford and Jonny Polonsky on the unlikely origins and promising future of their eclectic new trio project, 7D7D ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tim-commerford-jonny-polonsky-7d7d RjoJCXdS6Jg4RN8qKFDPG6 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:50:28 +0000 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford reveals he has been battling prostate cancer: "I would be on stage looking at my amp in tears" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tim-commerford-prostate-cancer-battle 6n3wGTJGkXsxxLpHLtDAWC Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:10:35 +0000 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:11:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine cancel 2023 North American tour dates following Zack de la Rocha's Achilles tendon tear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-cancel-2023-north-america-dates Ur54FtJZWHQ5znxbakQLFZ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:09:03 +0000 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:45:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest guitar albums of the '90s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-albums-of-the-90s MTPUYtZ7gWZxR6gXPmK6qg Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:40:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello’s greatest guitar solo wasn’t on any studio album – and it crammed all his tricks into one epic lead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tom-morello-greatest-guitar-solo UmT7MDWaeV2WikYcvuDSFG Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:52:43 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:35:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine perform Fistful of Steel for the first time since 1997 as New York residency raises $1 million for charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-residency-charity kvMzWhUYBQwmzmSbBedrR7 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:21:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine cancel European tour dates following frontman Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-cancel-2022-europe-tour-dates RERVNu8HgPEhdpDTVC8mxW Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:24:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello accidentally wiped out by security guard in pursuit of stage invader ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-security-guard-tackle upsxLDfYi3a46ZihG9XXzm Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:58:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rage Against the Machine play their first show in 11 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-first-show-in-11-years dPyxgvhwZy9Ef3Ateur4bj Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:52:46 +0000 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:52:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Killing in the Name ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-fripp-toyah-willcox-ratm-killing-in-the-name YDX8F2LunLhY6hDrGh6STM Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:34:38 +0000 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:49:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine unveil thundering rehearsal clip ahead of summer tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-rehearsal-clip aj6vSgFaw4AvFfJzXJTRBi Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:25:02 +0000 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:26:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Limp Bizkit invite fan onstage for a raging “karaoke” cover of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/limp-bizkit-fan-ratm-killing-in-the-name-cover A7VKULPKXtvxeYWrTcZXK3 Wed, 25 May 2022 14:13:58 +0000 Wed, 25 May 2022 14:20:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine announce rescheduled dates for their upcoming Public Service Announcement tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-rescheduled-tour-dates EEeTupM2zvjVuqF2rKBxC7 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against The Machine, Judas Priest, Eminem, Pat Benatar, New York Dolls nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/2022-rock-hall-nominees oiP2wSjWC6QCPrsuRFr9si Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:08:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ernie Ball Music Man Tim Commerford Artist Series StingRay review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/ernie-ball-music-man-tim-commerford-artist-series-stingray-review 22bTPFhHCZtogdRv8ZAAUa Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:10:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine postpone dates on forthcoming Public Service Announcement tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-tour omEos83vPEpmy4VTkfr3Kh Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:14:15 +0000 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:43:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tim Commerford: "I’ve always shied away from having basses made for me, but with Music Man I’m really happy to say that this is a bass I’m part of" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tim-commerford-ebmm-stingray 2FKx7xKPqbXpA3ArYZoGWR Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:02:15 +0000 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:05:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tom Morello demonstrate just how close his MXR Power 50 Overdrive pedal gets to his trademark Marshall amp sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-mxr-power-50-demo rxhiT5HuyCJxezcgVMUQPY Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:56:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell recalls how Tom Morello inspired Layne Staley to step up his guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-tom-morello-layne-staley-guitar-playing 3TBhXhaeTPyzuwikveCetV Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:21:37 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:35:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello: “I’ve tried to create this alloy between two worlds – you don’t know where the guitar ends and the EDM begins. That feels like an exciting future for the electric guitar” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tom-morello-the-atlas-underground-fire 26sisPhh3Tb92EtEGhnoRk Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:20:33 +0000 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:50:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello to serve as New York Times op-ed columnist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-new-york-times-op-ed zSW8nGib7G6SsWedbDEzA3 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:40:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage and the machine: Fan generates six albums of RATM-style jams using AI – and gets real musicians to record them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ai-kittens-ratm-jams x4wunqALt5TGbmnn2y7h7F Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:36:03 +0000 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford partners with Ernie Ball for the Music Man Artist Series StingRay Bass collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tim-commerford-ebmm-stingray-bass CgRDSJfqFeNw8cCSYHTcM Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:16:37 +0000 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:35:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello explains why "the most essential tool for any guitarist to utilize is live performance" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tom-morello-live-playing ZZD2vfXawsv2HwrBvUSSD7 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:29:48 +0000