Almost 10 years after political rap-rock outfit Rage Against the Machine released its final album and wandered off into the sunset, former leader Zack de la Rocha has finally resurfaced with some new music.
While his new project, One Day as a Lion, will probably never be as popular as RATM guitarist Tom Morello’s band, AudioSlave, the music will probably still appeal to the same fanbase. In fact, diehard Rage fans will probably enjoy this record much more than AudioSlave’s oddly-sensitve radio-ready balladry.
And, if nothing else, de la Rocha can rest easy knowing that his album is nowhere near as awful as ex-AudioSlave singer Chris Cornell’s latest, Scream.
So, how does One Day as a Lion stacks up against Rage?
Honestly, One Day as a Lion sounds a lot like Rage Against the Machine. Zack’s vocals were the center of that band, so it makes sense that putting him in front of a new band bent on stuttering rap-rock beats would bring back fond memories of that group. Tom Morello’s guitar is of course gone, and while that does make a big difference in the sound, One Day as a Lion fills the space with rumbling, discordant keyboard riffs and noises.
The sound is a little empty compared to RATM, but overall, should satisfy fans who’ve missed de la Rocha’s verbose mic skills.
Check out the band’s new video, and tell us what you think.
