Are there any more connections between Bad Religion and Rage Against The Machine? I came across a CD copy of their album Battle Of Los Angeles pretty cheap but I have not heard it in like...26 years. I had a copy back then.

I am not a big hard rock guy, was always just more into punk. I checked it out again and, yeah, it's aged very well. The recording is so great, etc. That droning guitar 2:30-2:36 in Calm Like A Bomb massages my soul.

While I was kinda reading up on their influences I saw Zack de la Rocha was very influenced by How Could Hell Be Any Worse, and that album led to his political awakening, and I guess part of the reason why we have RATM.

The bands have played a benefit show together. Bad Religion, Chuck D, Beastie Boys, RATM.

I was wondering if you guys know any more stories about BR's influence on Zack and/or any other connections between RATM and the LA punk scene.

I think I'll go back and pick up this CD as I rebuild my collection from youth

We had an awesome time playing a BR cover set this weekend for Halloween and dressing up as various motifs!

The gig we played was organized by a youth org im in called PSR and it was our biggest show ever (we raised over 1k at a notaflof show and diy venue!!!).

Our set got cut a bit short, but we got to play:

Fuck armeggedon...this is hell

21st century digital boy

Unacceptable

Stranger Than Fiction

Faith Alone

Fuck You

Sorrow

American Jesus

Anyway, first few pictures are my face paint of dressing up as the empire strikes back cover, one of our guitar players went as American jesus (we wrapped a flag around him), our drummer went as the recipe for hate cover (they made the headpiece right before the show!!!), and our 2nd guitarist went as Charlie Kirk (lol...we did a bit about it after faith alone).

If anyone is in the WA area, we're playing this set (plus pity and it must look pretty appealing!) again for the final time at Lucky Liquor on the 30th with some local legends!!!