Awesome Rage Against The Machine

Anthony Vincent is a master of vocal impressions and creative song arrangements. He recently asked his fans what song to sing in the style of David Bowie, and the most popular answer was Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name. Even just reading that had us intrigued, and Anthony’s sublime melding of styles does not disappoint.

We gon’ boogie oogie oggi, jiggle, wiggle, and dance… and the price is set. Combining Rage Against the Machine’s Testify with Pitbull’s Fireball seems like a match made in hell. Leave it to mashup master DJ Cummerbund to make it work, turning the angry political track into a dancefloor banger.

Now you do what Robotnik told ya. Chiptune musician fxsnowy took Rage Against the Machine’s track Killing in the Name and programmed it to play with the 16-bit sounds of the SEGA Genesis game console. It’s time for Sonic and Tails to rise up and take the power back.

Musical mashup genius Bill McClintock created a new musical group called James Against the Machine by combining Rage Against the Machine’s Take the Power Back and James Brown’s Soul Power, with a little Atomic Punk energy from Van Halen tossed in for extra flavor.

Each year, Tom BetGeorge puts on an awesome Halloween light show to help raise funds for the McHenry House Family Shelter. One of 2021’s displays was inspired by The Matrix, complete with those iconic green computer effects, and set to Rage Against the Machine’s Wake Up, the track from the ending sequence of the movie.

Musician Dan Dubuque cranks out an awesome cover version of Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name, shredding some epic sounds from his Weissenborn slide guitar. Be sure to check out his versions of Nirvana’s Heart Shaped Box, Queens of the Stone Age’s Little Sister, and the Rolling Stones’ Paint It Black.

Metaphump performs jazzy funk covers of rock and metal tunes. Here, they turn in an excellent rendition of Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name, with a groovy bassline and vibrant horn section. Their Metallica and Megadeth covers are worth a listen too.

Brass Against the Machine teamed up with vocalist Sophia Urista to create an amazing and energetic mashup, which combines the intensity of Rage Against the Machine’s Freedom with Beyonce’s Freedom. Download the track here.

Toys instrument band The Wackids cover Rage Against the Machine’s Killing in the Name Of the only way they know. We get that they’re just having fun, but they should try using Rick Syers’ tiny drum set for more range.

(PG-13: Language) On October 23, 1991, four men in baggy pants introduced themselves to the world with a nearly hour-long set at California State University, Northridge. Their self-titled debut album would go triple platinum a year after this gig.

Musician Rob Scallon once again digs out his one-string shovel guitar and shows that it doesn’t take multiple strings or frets to rock out, as he turns in a very respectable performance of RATM’s Killing in the Name on a garden tool.

Composer and arranger Nick Proch and his band of merry musicians turn in an exceptional arrangement of Rage Against the Machine’s 1996 classic Bulls on Parade, played on traditional orchestral instruments. We have to say we miss the wah-wah a bit though.

Nick Proch’s epic arrangement of Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 anthem Killing in the Name played on flutes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, violins, cellos, piano and any other instrument the band never used. Want more? Hit Kickstarter.