The Grammy Award-winning band “Rage Against the Machine” reunited after a seven-year hiatus to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, this weekend.
The always contoversial group took the opportunity on the occasion of their much-anticipated reunion to make some pretty vile statements about the Bush administration (video available here).
Not surprisingly, fans of the band actually set fire to American flags during the performance.
The potentially offensive remarks have been strategically placed after the break for those lacking the stomach for them as reported by The Gauntlet. Enter at your own risk:
The Los Angeles nü-metal pioneers had said they shockingly got back together because the current political environment needs them — and there was clearly no doubt Sunday just how, well, enraged Rage are about what's going in the world, particularly in Iraq.
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Although de la Rocha said virtually nothing between songs, one tirade in the middle of "Wake Up" said it all. "Our current administration needs to be tried, hung and shot," the singer boldly stated. "We need to treat them like the war criminals they are."
Dontcha just love today’s musicians? Think they'll likely get another Grammy for this performance?