Prophets of Rage

Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage in 2017
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active 2016–present
Labels Fantasy
Associated acts
Website prophetsofrage.com
Members

Prophets of Rage is an American rap rock supergroup. Formed in 2016, the group consists of three members of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave (bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk), two members of Public Enemy (DJ Lord and rapper Chuck D), and rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill.[4][5]

History

The band onstage with a large banner reading "Make America Rage Again"
The band on tour, 2016

Morello declared to Rolling Stone: "We're an elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit, and confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing."[4]

The band's name derives from the title of the Public Enemy song "Prophets of Rage" from its 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. To coincide with the band's protest performance at the Republican National Convention, it released its debut single, titled "Prophets of Rage". The band played its first live show on January 20, 2016.

From May 2016 through October 2016, the band embarked on a North American tour, dubbed the "Make America Rage Again Tour". The set list combined the catalogues of each of the band members' current and former groups, as well as new material written by the band. There is a "Make the World Rage Again" tour scheduled for 2017.

An EP The Party’s Over was released on August 19, 2016. Alongside the songs Prophets of Rage and The Party’s Over, the EP contains live cover versions of the songs "Killing in the Name" (Rage Against the Machine), "Shut 'Em Down" (Public Enemy) and "No Sleep 'til Cleveland", a rework of "No Sleep 'til Brooklyn" by the Beastie Boys.[6] The EP was produced by Brendan O'Brien.

On June 1, 2017, the band released a single with accompanying music video for the track "Unfuck the World" from their album Prophets of Rage. The band released the second single from the album titled Living on the 110 on July 11, 2017. On July 22, 2017, the band released the third single, Radical Eyes. The self-titled album, featuring all original material, was released on September 15 by Fantasy Records.[7][8]

The band was announced as the opening act on Avenged Sevenfold's 2018 End of the World summer tour in the US.[9]

On July 6, 2018, the band released their newest single, "Heart Afire". It's the first new music since their self-titled debut album last fall.[10]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

  • The Party's Over (2016)

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US

Main.

[11]

 US

Alt.

[12]

 US

Rock

[13]

 Rock

Airplay

[14]

"Prophets of Rage" 2016 4 35 30 21 The Party's Over (EP)
"Unfuck the World" 2017 — — — — Prophets of Rage
"Living on the 110" 16 — 50 41
"Radical Eyes" — — — —
"Heart Afire" 2018 — — — — Heart Afire
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ DiVita, John (July 18, 2016). "Prophets of Rage Release Newly Recorded Version of 'Prophets of Rage'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (July 26, 2016). "Watch Prophets of Rage Make Their TV Debut on Kimmel". Stereogum. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Eve (June 1, 2016). "Prophets of Rage LA concert recap: 8 massive moments". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Greene, Andy (May 31, 2016). "Prophets of Rage: Inside New RATM, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill Supergroup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Ted (June 3, 2016). "Prophets of Rage Plan to 'Cause a Ruckus' at Republican Convention, Tom Morello Says". Variety. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "PROPHETS OF RAGE To Release 'The Party's Over' Five-Song EP" (in englisch). Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. ↑ Leight, Elias (2017-06-01). "Prophets of Rage Prep Debut LP, Release Michael Moore Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Prophets of Rage: Prophets of Rage Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  9. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/avenged-sevenfold-plot-summer-tour-with-prophets-of-rage-w517309
  10. ↑ "Prophets of Rage Release Aggressive New Track, 'Heart Afire': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  11. ↑ "Prophets of Rage Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Prophets of Rage Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Prophets of Rage Chart History: Us Hot Rock". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Prophets of Rage Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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