![]() ![]() New solo album ‘The Atlas Underground Fire’ continues Morello’s sense of inclusivity. “We wanted to provide an oasis of common sense and inclusion in this genre, where white supremacy can run free if not checked,” Morello tells NME today. The latter was inspired when he saw fascistic and racist tattoos in the crowd at Ozzfest in 2002. In addition to that, he’s teamed up with members of Public Enemy and Cypress Hill for Prophets of Rage and formed the ongoing Axis of Justice anti-racist non-profit organisation with System of a Down’s Serj Tankian. In the ’00s, after Rage, Morello and his Rage bandmates (besides frontman Zach de la Rocha) went on to form hard rock band Audioslave with Chris Cornell, while the guitarist also started his own folk-rock project, The Nightwatchman. The four-piece, who broke up in 2000 and (after a three-year reunion in 2007) reformed in 2019, are still the gold star of protest music. Formed in 1991, Rage became become one of the most influential groups in history, thanks to their unique blend of rock-rap inspired music, heavily politicised lyrics and incendiary live shows. ![]() It’s a bold – if unsurprising – statement from one of the world’s most iconic guitarists, but the Rage Against the Machine legend isn’t content with legacy.Īnd what a legacy he’s built. Give it a listen below.“I firmly believe the electric guitar is the greatest instrument ever invented,” says Tom Morello, zooming from his home studio in California. ![]() The end result of The Atlas Underground Fire is a wildly experimental and rewarding listen from Tom Morello, one that allows him to venture outside the realm of “guitarist” and immerse himself in collaborations with peers that pushes the envelope further, all the while adding to his singularly versatile catalog of music. We’re not just continuing to play music, there’s a way to make a record here.’” Like my phone sitting on a folding chair in front of my Marshall stacks. I read a Kanye West interview where he said he uses the voice memo of his phone, and I was like, ‘that’s crazy!’ And so I just started recording my guitar into my phone sending off these voicemail guitar tracks. Inspiration came from very unlikely place. And during lockdown, there was no engineer there. And I’d be like, ‘are you okay?’ But yeah, I have a nice studio at my house, but I don’t know how to work it. So it was a hectic time, and she would disappear for a few days at a time. “She actually mixed that song during the Israeli bombing of Palestine, while that was going on. “Let’s Get This Party Started” is that collaboration, a standout track on The Atlas Underground Fire:Įxplained Morello of that collaboration in particular: Speaking of the English band, which has morphed its sound over the years from pummeling death metal to more experimental, even synth-pop/rock recently, Morello told us, “they’re really flying the flag for rock and metal in 2021 and beyond.”Ĭlick here to pick up The Atlas Underground Fire on CD from our Rock Cellar StoreĬlick here to pre-order The Atlas Underground Fire on 2-LP from our Rock Cellar Store This is realized on the album with the tracks with Bring Me the Horizon, one of the leaders of the “new school” of rock and roll. The focus of the album, he added, was to help bridge the gap, musically, blending styles and pushing rock and roll forward. Creating a global conspiracy of rock’n’roll pen pals of diverse talents really kept me going and helped me push myself as an artist and guitarist. THE ATLAS UNDERGROUND FIRE! OUT EVERYWHERE NOW! Making this album was a life raft during a troubled time. Nobody could have predicted such a thing but yeah, that happened,” he told us in our new feature interview for October. If such a team-up brings to mind the image of the three icons sharing MP3s back and forth via email, well, Morello agrees: ![]()
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