Rage Against the Machine is a band.
`` Bombtrack '' is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine that opens their self-titled debut album . Rage Against the Machine ( also known as RATM or simply Rage ) is an American rock band from Los Angeles , California . During their initial nine-year run , they became one of the most popular and influential bands in music history , according to music journalist Colin Devenish . Rage Against the Machine is the debut studio album by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine . Renegades is the fourth studio album by the American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine , released on December 5 , 2000 by Epic Records .