Rage In opposition to the Machine’s “Killing within the Identify,” has hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.
Written within the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots about racist cops who “are boot licking lackeys and thugs of the racist capitalist ruling class” (in accordance with Tom Morello), “Killing within the Identify” was first launched in November of that yr, and has since develop into a beloved anthem to many world wide… together with those that don’t fairly align with the track’s values, like Trump supporters, Man Fieri, Nigel Farage, and others.
Writing on Twitter on Saturday, Morello acknowledged the billion-stream milestone and thanked “all those that listened to it,” together with “those that find it irresistible, those that hate it, and those who have loved it with out understanding it.”
“Righteous proof that insurgent music and irony are alive and effectively,” he concluded.
In 2022, Consequence known as “Killing within the Identify” the most effective track by Rage In opposition to the Machine, with Jonah Krueger writing, “‘Killing within the Identify’ will not be solely the platonic best of a Rage In opposition to the Machine track, it’s one of many hardest-hitting political anthems ever written. From the earth-shattering opening guitar chords to the catharsis of the ultimate refrain, the observe has discovered a deserving spot within the historical past of widespread music.”
In different RATM information, the band just lately made their protest efficiency exterior the 2000 Democratic Nationwide Conference out there on streaming. Morello additionally has a pair of exhibits subsequent month in California, adopted by an look at Boston Calling 2025 in Could (get tickets right here).
“KILLING IN THE NAME” simply hit 1 billion streams on Spotify! Because of all those that listened to it: those that find it irresistible, those that hate it, and those who have loved it with out understanding it. Righteous proof that insurgent music and irony are alive and effectively.
— Tom Morello (@tmorello) January 11, 2025