Rage Against the Machine's fiery legacy

A special edition of the group's searing self-titled debut — released months after the 1992 L.A. riots — recalls a city on edge and a band furiously demanding change.Twenty years ago this month, Rage Against the Machine released its self-titled debut album, a searing collision of hip-hop, funk and hard rock mixed with a pointed political invective. In a bit of timing that was maybe part coincidence and part destiny, it arrived in the wake of the L.A. riots.

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