Editing Rage Against the Machine (section)

=== 2009–2015: UK "Killing in the Name" Christmas campaign, European tour, and L.A. Rising ===
[[File:Rage Against The Machine 11.jpg|alt=The band onstage|thumb|Performing in 2010]]

In December 2009, a campaign was launched on Facebook by [[Jon Morter]] and his wife Tracy, in order to stop, most notably, ''The X Factor'' hits from becoming almost automatic Christmas number ones on the UK Singles Chart. It generated nationwide publicity and took the track "[[Killing in the Name]]" to the coveted [[List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones|Christmas number one]] slot in the [[UK Singles Chart]], which had been dominated for four consecutive years from 2005 by winners from the popular TV show ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''.<ref name="New Musical Express"/> Before the chart was announced on December 20, 2009, the Facebook group membership stood at over 950,000, and was acknowledged (and supported) by [[Tom Morello]],<ref name="Twitter"/> [[Dave Grohl]],<ref name="Gigwise"/> [[Paul McCartney]],<ref name="Rolling Stone 2009"/> [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Fightstar]],<ref name="Official Fightstar Facebook"/> ''[[NME]]'', [[John Lydon]],<ref name="NME"/> [[Bill Bailey]],<ref name="NME"/> [[Lenny Henry]],<ref name="NME"/> [[BBC Radio 1]],<ref name="YouTube"/> [[Hadouken! (band)|Hadouken!]],<ref name="Twitter 2009"/> [[the Prodigy]],<ref name="Chartattack"/> [[Stereophonics]],<ref name="Chartattack"/> [[BBC Radio 5 Live]],<ref name="Rage Against 5 Live"/> and even the 2004 ''X Factor'' winner [[Steve Brookstein]],<ref name="test"/> amongst numerous others. On the morning of December 17, Rage Against the Machine played a slightly censored version of "Killing in the Name" live on [[Radio 5 Live]], but four repeats of 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me' were aired before the song was pulled.<ref name="BBC Radio 5 Live"/> During the interview before the song they reiterated their support for the campaign and their intentions to support charity with the proceeds. The campaign was ultimately successful, and "Killing in the Name" became the number-one single in the UK for Christmas 2009.<ref name="The Official Charts"/><ref name="BBC news"/> [[Zack de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha]] spoke to BBC One upon hearing the news, stating that:

{{Blockquote|We're very very ecstatic and excited about the song reaching the number one spot. We want to thank everyone that participated in this incredible, organic, grass-roots campaign. It says more about the spontaneous action taken by young people throughout the UK to topple this very sterile pop monopoly. When young people decide to take action they can make what's seemingly impossible, possible.<ref name="BBC news"/>}}

The band also set a new record, achieving the biggest download sales total in a first week ever in the UK charts.<ref name="BBC news"/> De&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha also promised the band would perform a free concert in the UK sometime in 2010 to celebrate the achievement.<ref name="BBC news"/> True to their word, the band announced that they would be performing a free concert at Finsbury Park, London, on June 6, 2010.<ref name="Blabbermouth"/> The concert, dubbed "The Rage Factor", gave away all the tickets by free photo registration to prevent touting over the weekend of the February 13–14, followed by an online lottery on February 17. This proved to be popular, with many users facing connection issues. The tickets were all allocated by 13:30 that same day.<ref name="NME 2010"/> After allowing ticket holders to vote for who they wanted to be the support acts for "The Rage Factor", it was announced that [[Gogol Bordello]], [[Gallows (band)|Gallows]] and [[Roots Manuva]] would support Rage Against the Machine at the concert.<ref name="Gigwise 2010"/>

In addition to the free gig at Finsbury Park, the band headlined European festivals in June 2010 including the [[Download Festival]] at [[Donington Park]], England, [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park]] in Germany and [[Rock in Rio]] Madrid in Spain.<ref name="Download Festival 2010"/> They also performed in Ireland on June 8 and the Netherlands on June 9. Zack de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha had stated that it was a definite possibility that the band would record a new album, the first time since 2000's ''Renegades''.<ref name="O'Neal"/> Morter confirmed this, stating the discussions he and the band had backstage before the Finsbury Park gig saying the band did write new material, but they had no motivation to release them until now. De&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha mentioned the very strong reaction from the [[Download Festival]] 2010 audience as an incentive for releasing new material.<ref name="Rock Radio"/> In addition, the band returned to Los Angeles on July 23, 2010, for their first U.S. show in two years and their first hometown show in 10 years.<ref name="Soundstrike"/> The concert benefited Arizona organizations that are fighting the [[SB1070]] immigration law. On the night of the show, a spokesperson announced to the crowd that ticket sales—all of which are non-profit to the bands—had raised $300,000. The band has been confirmed to do a short South American tour in October, performing at venues such as the SWU Festival in Brazil, the Maquinaria Festival in Chile, and Pepsi Music Festival in Argentina. It was the first time the band played in those countries.

After the "Rage Factor" celebratory show in [[Finsbury Park]] in London on June 6, 2010, after the campaign to get "Killing in the Name" to the No. 1 spot at Christmas, Zack de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha stated that it was a "genuine possibility". Stating that they may use the momentum from the campaign to get back into the studio and write a follow-up record to 2000's ''Renegades'' after 10 years. When talking to NME, Zack de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha said: "I think it's a genuine possibility, We have to get our heads around what we're going to do towards the end of the year and finish up on some other projects and we'll take it from there."<ref>{{cite news |last=Slater |first=Luke |date=June 7, 2010 |title=New Rage Against The Machine record "a possibility" / Music News // Drowned In Sound |url=http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140196-new-rage-against-the-machine-record-a-possibility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109081949/http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140196-new-rage-against-the-machine-record-a-possibility |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |newspaper=Drownedinsound}}</ref>

During an interview with the Chilean newspaper ''[[La Tercera]]'' in October 2010, De&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha allegedly confirmed that a new album was in the works, with a possibility of a 2011 release. De&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha is reported as saying, "We are all bigger and more mature and we do not fall into the problems we faced 10 or 15 years ago. This is different and we project a lot: we are working on a new album due out next year, perhaps summer for the northern hemisphere".<ref name="La Tercera"/> However, in early May 2011, guitarist Tom Morello said that the band was not working on a new album, but would not rule out the possibility of future studio work. "The band is not writing songs, the band is not in the studio", Morello told ''The Pulse of Radio''. "We get along famously and we all, you know, intend to do more Rage Against the Machine stuff in the future, but beyond sort of working out a concert this year, there's nothing else on the schedule (for 2011)".<ref name="Blabbermouth"/> The band created its own festival, the L.A. Rising. As Morello stated, the only Rage Against the Machine appearance for 2011 was a performance on July 30 at the L.A. Rising festival with [[El Gran Silencio]], [[Immortal Technique]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Rise Against]] and [[Muse (band)|Muse]].<ref name="Blabbermouth"/> During an interview on July 30, 2011, Commerford seemingly contradicted Morello's comments, stating that new material was being written, and specific plans for the next two years were in place.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vadala |first=Nick |url=http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/08/02/news/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-tim-commerford-says-new-material-in-the-works-next-two-years-planned-out/ |title=Rage Against The Machine Bassist Tim Commerford Says New Material in the Works, Next Two Years Planned Out &#124; mxdwn.com News |publisher=Mxdwn.com |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915134338/http://www.mxdwn.com/2011/08/02/news/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-tim-commerford-says-new-material-in-the-works-next-two-years-planned-out/ |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>

In an October 2012 interview with [[TMZ (website)|TMZ]], bassist [[Tim Commerford]] was asked if Rage Against the Machine was working on a new album. He simply responded, "maybe".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/10/04/rage-against-the-machine-new-album-bassist-tim-commerford|title=Rage Against The Machine -- New Album In The Works ... Maybe|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 4, 2012|publisher=[[TMZ (website)|TMZ]]|access-date=October 4, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007022012/http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/04/rage-against-the-machine-new-album-bassist-tim-commerford/|archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref> Asked by TMZ again in November 2012 whether a new album was being worked on, Commerford replied "definitely maybe&nbsp;... anything's possible".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/videos/0_c79v2n1a/|title=Rage Against the Machine Bassist -- Paul Ryan's a Dumbass for Liking Our Music|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=November 3, 2012|publisher=[[TMZ (website)|TMZ]]|access-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103143024/http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_c79v2n1a/|archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref> Later that month, however, Morello denied that they were working on new material, and stated that Rage Against the Machine had "no plans beyond" the reissue of their self-titled debut album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474150/rage-against-the-machine-no-plans-to-record-new-album|title=Rage Against the Machine: 'No Plans' to Record New Album|author=Graff, Gary|date=November 15, 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404083420/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474150/rage-against-the-machine-no-plans-to-record-new-album|archive-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref> Morello said he would be open to recording new Rage Against the Machine material, but added that it was "not on the table right now".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=182627|title=Tom Morello: Not Everybody In Rage Against the Machine Wants To Make New Album|date=November 22, 2012|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=November 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127182914/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=182627|archive-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>

The band announced on October 9 via their Facebook page that they would be releasing a special [[Rage Against the Machine (album)#XX 20th anniversary special edition|20th anniversary box set]] to commemorate the group's debut album. The full box set contains never-before-released concert material, including the band's 2010 Finsbury Park show and footage from early in their career, as well as a digitally-remastered version of the album, B-sides and the original demo tape (on disc for the first time).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/RATM?ref=stream |title=Rage Against The Machine |publisher=Facebook |date=January 6, 1983 |access-date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510065419/https://www.facebook.com/RATM?ref=stream |archive-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ratm.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.ratm.com/ |title=Rage Against The Machine XX 20th Anniversary &#124; Rage Against The Machine Official Site |publisher=Ratm.com |date=July 9, 2012 |access-date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007053601/http://www.ratm.com/ |archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref> The band released 3-disc and single-disc versions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Anniversary/dp/B009FHRRAA/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music |title=Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)(2 CD/ 1 DVD): Music |website=Amazon |access-date=December 24, 2012 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312031919/https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Against-The-Machine-Anniversary/dp/B009FHRRAA/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music |url-status=live }}</ref> The collection was released on November 27.<ref name="ratm.com"/>

In an April 2014 interview with The Pulse of Radio, drummer [[Brad Wilk]] indicated that, as far as he knew, Rage Against the Machine's 2011 performance at L.A. Rising was their final show.<ref name="Wilk final">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rage-against-the-machine-drummer-brad-wilk-says-band-may-have-played-its-last-show/|title=Rage Against The Machine Drummer Brad Wilk Says Band May Have Already Played Its Last Show|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502021519/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rage-against-the-machine-drummer-brad-wilk-says-band-may-have-played-its-last-show/|archive-date=May 2, 2014}}</ref> In February 2015, Tim Commerford said that uncertainty over when they might play again was typical of the band's functioning, speculating: "It could be tomorrow; it could be 10 years from now".<ref name="Timmy C. 2015 interview">{{cite news|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/tim-commerford-talks-electronic-music-and-his-new-band-future-user-616147/4/|title=Timmy C. speaks about Rage's future|publisher=musicradar.com|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403203420/http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/tim-commerford-talks-electronic-music-and-his-new-band-future-user-616147/4/|archive-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref> On October 16, the 2010 performance in Finsbury Park was released on DVD and Blu-ray.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}