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Rage Against the Machine to Perform at Sportpaleis Antwerpen June 2
Rage Against the
Machine will be performing live at the Sportpaleis Antwerpen June 2 at 8:30
pm.
Los Angeles born, the American heavy metal
band, Rage Against the Machine is headed by Zack de la Rocha with Tom Morello
on guitar, Tim Commerford on bass and Brad Wilk on the drums. Drawing inspiration from Public Enemy and
Afrika Bambaataa, the group is known for their unique blend of hip hop, heavy
metal and punk as well as la Rocha’s stage energy and rhyming style and
Morello’s guitar techniques.
The band
released their first album, self titled, in 1992. After their appearance in the 1993
Lollapalooza, the band did not release an album until 1996 when they released
Evil Empire. Another three years later
the group released a third album, The Battle of Los Angeles. The group, however, broke up shortly after
the release of their fourth album, Renegades, in 2000.
La Rocha
went on to form Audioslave with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.
The
Sportpaleis Merksem is located in
Since the
building’s opening, Sportpaleis has featured several performances by artists,
such as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Destiny’s Child, Kylie Minogue, Gwen Stefani,
Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Donna Summer, James Brown, Macy Gray, The Police,
Justin Timberlake, En Vogue, Shaggy and Celine Dion.
The
facility was voted the 105h best venue by Billboard Magazine in 2007.
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