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Political furor and rock—in this case, an inventive, intense mix of rap, metal, punk and funk—had never quite come together in such ferocious fashion as they did on Rage Against the Machine’s astonishing 1992 debut LP. Zack De La Rocha’s vocal urgency and Tom Morello’s dazzling guitar innovations still explode out of the speakers today: "Killing in the Name," "Bullet in the Head," "Know Your Enemy," "Bombtrack" and more. The 180-gram vinyl edition here was mastered from the original master tapes and features the album’s much-talked-about original artwork. The CD edition adds bonus live performances of "Bombtrack," "Bullet in the Head" and "Take the Power Back" to the remastered album. And the special edition starts with the remastered album and three live tracks on CD one, adds a dozen original demos on CD two and includes a DVD: the "Killing in the Name," "Bombtrack" and "Freedom" music videos plus previously unreleased live performances of "Take the Power Back" (at the Vic Theatre), "Bombtrack" (at Soundstage) and "Wake Up" (at Nomads)! Epic.