Rage Against The Machine biography

Members

Tim Commerford - bass guitar, backing vocals
Tom Morello - guitars
Zack de la Rocha - lead vocals
Brad Wilk - drums, percussion

Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Evil Empire (1996)
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
Renegades (2000)

Awards and nominations

Rage Against the Machine has received two Grammy Awards; Best Metal Performance for the song "Tire Me" and Best Hard Rock Performance for "Guerrilla Radio". The band has also received three nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards, but has yet to win an award. In 2008 the band were given a special "Hall of Fame" award from Kerrang!.

Grammy Awards

|- |rowspan="2"| || "Tire Me" || Best Metal Performance || |- | "Bulls on Parade" || rowspan= "2" | Best Hard Rock Performance || |- | || "People of the Sun" || |- | || "No Shelter" || Best Metal Performance || |- |rowspan="2"| || "Guerrilla Radio" || Best Hard Rock Performance || |- | The Battle of Los Angeles || Best Rock Album || |- | || "Renegades of Funk" || Best Hard Rock Performance ||

MTV Video Music Awards

|- | || "Bulls on Parade" || rowspan= "3" | Best Rock Video || |- | || "People of the Sun" || |- | || "Sleep Now in the Fire" ||

NME Awards

|- | 2010 || Rage Against the Machine || Heroes of the Year ||

Kerrang! Awards

|- || 2008 || Rage Against the Machine || Hall of Fame ||

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

|- | 2010 || Rage Against the Machine || Band of the Year || |- | 2010 || Christmas Number One and Free Concert || Event of the Year ||