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Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
By Jackson Maxwell published
This year's nomination class also includes Joy Division and New Order, Missy Elliott, The Spinners, Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon
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Tim Commerford and Jonny Polonsky on the unlikely origins and promising future of their eclectic new trio project, 7D7D
By Richard Bienstock published
The Rage Against the Machine bassist on why playing with Polonsky is like “jamming with Hendrix”, and his failed experiments with short-scale basses in RATM

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"
By Matt Owen published
The bassist has opened up about his private battle with cancer, and revealed he had surgery just two months before the band set out on tour earlier this year

Rage Against the Machine cancel 2023 North American tour dates following Zack de la Rocha's Achilles tendon tear
By Sam Roche last updated
“It’s been almost three months since Chicago, and I still look down at my leg in disbelief,” the frontman writes in an apologetic letter to fans, his bandmates and crew

The greatest guitar albums of the '90s
By Jenna Scaramanga published
From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello

Tom Morello’s greatest guitar solo wasn’t on any studio album – and it crammed all his tricks into one epic lead
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Back in 1993, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist threw everything he had at this revolutionary solo

Rage Against the Machine perform Fistful of Steel for the first time since 1997 as New York residency raises $1 million for charity
By Matt Owen published
The funds were generated from charity pricing tickets, and will be distributed between a handful of non-profit organizations

Rage Against the Machine cancel European tour dates following frontman Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury
By Matt Parker published
The band have shelved dates, including festival headline slots, following medical advice
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