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{{Short description|American musician, lead singer of Rage Against the Machine}}

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| Name = Zack de La Rocha

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'''Zacharias<!-- spelling per source --> Manuel de la Rocha'''<ref name="McIver 2014 p. 13">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIz4AgAAQBAJ&q=zacharias&pg=PT13 |title=Know Your Enemy: The Story of Rage Against the Machine |publisher=New York |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-78323-034-1 |page=13 |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band [[Rage Against the Machine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=380021|title=Anti Records Signs One Day as a Lion|last=Tao|first=Paul|date=July 1, 2008|publisher=Absolutepunk.net|access-date=July 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1073322|pure_url=yes}} One Day as a Lion] at [[AllMusic]]</ref> Through both Rage Against the Machine and his activism, de la Rocha promotes [[left-wing politics]] in opposition to [[Big business|corporate America]], the [[Military industrial complex|military-industrial complex]], and government oppression.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dean|first=Robert|date=2020-01-20|title=The Journey of Reclusive Rage Against the Machine Frontman Zack de la Rocha|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/zack-de-la-rocha-editorial/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha''' (born [[January 12]], [[1970]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[California]]) is a rapper, musician, poet and activist, best known as the [[lead singer]] and [[lyricist]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]].

==Early life==

De la Rocha was born in [[Long Beach, California]], on January 12, 1970, to [[Robert de la Rocha|Robert "Beto" de la Rocha]] and Olivia Lorryne Carter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lavin |first1=Lauren |title=THE TRAGIC REAL-LIFE STORY OF RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE |date=August 10, 2020 |url=https://www.grunge.com/235099/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-rage-against-the-machine/ |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> His father is a [[Mexican-American]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/almara86.htm|title=Carlos Almaraz Oral History Interview Conducted by Margarita Nieto for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, YEAR|last=Snyder|first=Jennifer|date=January 8, 2016|website=www.aaa.si.edu|language=en|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040402/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/almara86.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> with distant African and [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi Jewish]] heritage,<ref>{{cite book |title=Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic...Church Records, 1596–1967 |pages=257}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic...Church Records, 1596–1967 |page=228}}</ref> while his mother was born to Manuel García Urias, a Mexican-American, and Olive Pearl Fleming, who was of German and Irish heritage.<ref name="California birth">California, Birth Index, 1905–1995</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.feelnumb.com/2012/07/14/zack-de-la-rocha-playing-guitar-with-los-tigeres-del-norte/ |title=Zack de la Rocha Playing Guitar With Los Tigeres del Norte |date=July 14, 2012 |publisher=FeelNumb.com |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922043631/http://www.feelnumb.com/2012/07/14/zack-de-la-rocha-playing-guitar-with-los-tigeres-del-norte/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beto was a [[muralist]] and a member of [[Los Four]], the first [[Chicano]] art collective to be exhibited at a museum ([[LACMA]], 1973). De la Rocha's great grandfather, Jose Isaac de la Rocha Acosta (1882{{ndash}}1920), was a Mexican revolutionary who fought in the [[Mexican Revolution]]. His maternal grandfather, Manuel García, was originally from [[Sonora]] and worked as an agricultural laborer in the U.S. De la Rocha would later see the hardships his grandfather endured reflected in the struggles of the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/frontera.htm |title=Interview by Jesus Ramirez Cuevas |publisher=Musicfanclubs.org |date=July 7, 1998 |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>

In 1983, de la Rocha's father [[Roberto de la Rocha|Roberto]] (known as Beto)&mdash;a member of [[Los Four]], the first [[Chicano]] art collective to be exhibited at a major museum ([[Los Angeles County Museum of Art|LACMA]], 1974)&mdash;suffered a [[nervous breakdown]] and took his religious ideals to extremes. He destroyed his art, and, when de la Rocha visited him on the weekends, he was forced to fast, sit in a room with the curtains closed and the door locked, and help destroy his father's paintings. The Rage Against the Machine song [[Born of a Broken Man]] refers to Beto's nervous breakdown, and Zack's determination to not become the same.

De la Rocha's parents divorced when he was six, and he moved from [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]] to [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] with his mother, who attended the [[University of California, Irvine]] and earned a [[PhD]] in anthropology.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-battle-of-rage-against-the-machine-101068/|title=The Battle of Rage Against the Machine|first1=David|last1=Fricke|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 25, 1999|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> De la Rocha later described Irvine as "one of the most [[racism|racist]] cities imaginable" and said that "if you were a Mexican in Irvine, you were there because you had a broom or a hammer in your hand."<ref>{{cite web|last=Tannenbaum|first=Rob|url=http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/george99.htm |title=All The Rage |publisher=Musicfanclubs.org |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>

After a while, he was unable to cope with this lifestyle and stayed with his [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], which at the time had one of the highest percentages of [[White American]]s in [[Southern California]]. For elementary school, he attended the [[UC Irvine]] Farm School, a laboratory school housed in ranch hands' bungalows associated with a slaughterhouse operation that was formerly on the site - houses that are among the very few still in existence from the [[Irvine Ranch]]. Among the people he met there was [[Tim Commerford]].

==Musical career==

===Early career===

The lifestyle Beto forced upon de la Rocha brought culture shock upon him as well as an identity crisis. He was alienated from the Chicano community and was an outsider in the California [[suburbs]] where Chicanos were typically only seen doing menial work. In high school he became involved in the [[punk rock]] and [[hardcore punk]] scene and played guitar and sang for various bands, including a punk band called Juvenile Expression and later a [[straight edge]] band called Hardstance. His interest in bands like the [[Sex Pistols]] and [[Bad Religion]] turned into an appreciation for other bands like [[Minor Threat]], [[Bad Brains]], and [[The Teen Idles]].

De la Rocha met [[Tim Commerford]] in elementary school. In junior high school, they both played guitar in a band called Juvenile Expression. De la Rocha's interest in [[punk rock]] bands like [[The Clash]], [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]], [[Sex Pistols]], and [[Bad Religion]] turned into an appreciation for other bands like [[Minor Threat]], [[Bad Brains]], and [[The Teen Idles]]. In 1987, he joined the [[straight edge]] band Hard Stance. In 2018, Indecision Records officially released Hard Stance's entire discography.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indecision To Release HARD STANCE Discography LP |url=http://restassuredzine.com/news/6222-indecision-to-release-hard-stance-discography-lp |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

De la Rocha eventually formed [[Inside Out]], which gained a large following in [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]] and Irvine. They released a single record, ''[[No Spiritual Surrender]]'', on [[Revelation Records]] in 1990 before breaking up. In de la Rocha's words, Inside Out was "about completely detaching ourselves from society to see ourselves as...as spirits, and not bowing down to a system that sees you as just another pebble on a beach. I channeled all my anger out through that band."

===Inside Out===

De la Rocha felt that his Chicano heritage separated him from his immediate environment. Although he was never as economically deprived as his fellow Chicanos, he felt the same tension and rejection as they did. An incident with a particular influence on de la Rocha was a teacher's offhand remark about a "wetback station." He found himself relating to [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] acts such as [[Public Enemy]], [[KRS-One]], and [[Run-DMC]]. After Inside Out broke up, he embraced hip-hop and began [[freestyling]] at local clubs, where he met [[Tom Morello]] and [[Brad Wilk]]. Eventually de la Rocha's Juvenile Expression bandmate Commerford joined them and [[Rage Against the Machine]] was formed.

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By 1988, singer Eric Ernst had departed from Hard Stance, leading to de la Rocha taking on lead vocals. Now lacking a guitarist, the remaining members contacted [[Vic DiCara]], whom some knew from their previous band that never made it past rehearsals. This act, now named Inside Out, began writing music heavily inspired by acts like Minor Threat and Bad Brains,<ref name="Know Your Enemy">{{cite book |last1=McIver |first1=Joel |title=Know Your Enemy: The Story of Rage Against the Machine}}</ref> and soon were associated with the [[youth crew]] movement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schreurs |first1=Jason |title=THE WARRIORS – SEE HOW YOU ARE |url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/the_warriors_-_see_how_you_are/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> Their sole release was the 1990 EP [[No Spiritual Surrender]], issued through [[Revelation Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dude |first1=Mike |title=Inside Out No Spiritual Surrender (1990) |date=August 15, 2008 |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7550/inside-out-no-spiritual-surrender |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

Towards the end of the band's lifetime, DiCara and de la Rocha's writing styles began to fracture. De la Rocha wished to push the groups into a more political and [[hip hop music|hip hop]]-inspired direction, particularly influenced by [[Run-DMC]], whereas DiCara wished for the band to write more music inspired by [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]]. While de la Rocha's influence was prevalent on performed yet unreleased Inside Out tracks like ''Darkness of Greed'' and ''Rage Against the Machine'', the band broke up because of this conflict in 1991.<ref name="Know Your Enemy" /> De la Rocha later said that the band was "about completely detaching ourselves from society to see ourselves as ... as spirits, and not bowing down to a system that sees you as just another pebble on a beach. I channeled all my anger out through that band."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static-void.com/vault/InsideOut.htm |title=Inside Out |publisher=Static-Void |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revelationrecords.com/bands/show/119 |title=Inside Out |publisher=Revelation Records |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105634/http://www.revelationrecords.com/bands/show/119 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The band had a brief reunion in 1993, performing in a number of locations including multiple in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Carlos |title=Sunny Singh (Founder, Hate5Six.com) |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/sunny-singh-director-and-founder-hate5sixcom |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

===Rage Against the Machine===

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Before long, Rage Against the Machine was on the main stage at [[Lollapalooza]], in 1993, and was one of the most politically charged bands ever to receive extensive airplay from radio and [[MTV]]. De la Rocha became one of the most visible champions of left-wing causes around the world fighting for the causes of [[Leonard Peltier]] and [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]], and supporting the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|Zapatista]] movement in [[Mexico]]. He even spoke on the floor of the [[United Nations|UN]], testifying against the United States and their treatment of Abu-Jamal. The music and the message were so intertwined for him that he did not consider any of Rage's albums a success unless they provoked tangible political change.

[[File:Zack De La Rocha CIW Rally.jpg|thumb|De la Rocha performing live]]

Following the dissolution of Inside Out in 1991, de la Rocha embraced [[hip hop]] and began [[freestyling]] at local clubs, at one of which he was approached by former [[Lock Up (American band)|Lock Up]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]], who was impressed by de la Rocha's lyrics, and convinced him to form a band. Morello recruited former [[Greta (band)|Greta]] drummer [[Brad Wilk]]–who had previously auditioned for Lock Up before that band's dissolution earlier that same year–and de la Rocha recruited his former Juvenile Expression bandmate, Tim Commerford, to play bass. The band was named after an unreleased Inside Out record, ''Rage Against the Machine''.

Rage's second and third albums peaked at number one in the United States, but did not result in the political action de la Rocha had hoped for. He became increasingly restless and undertook collaborations with artists like [[KRS-One]], [[Chuck D]], and [[Public Enemy]].

Rage Against the Machine released their [[Rage Against the Machine (album)|debut album]] in 1992 to critical and commercial success. The band was on the main stage at [[Lollapalooza]] by 1993 and was one of the most politically charged bands ever to receive extensive airplay from radio and [[MTV]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}}. Rage's [[Evil Empire (album)|second]] and [[The Battle of Los Angeles (album)|third]] albums peaked at number one in the United States, but did not result in the political action de la Rocha had hoped for. He became increasingly restless and undertook collaborations with artists such as [[KRS-One]], [[Chuck D]], and [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]]. He left Rage Against the Machine in October 2000, citing "creative differences," at which time he issued a statement saying: "it was necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ratm.net/articles_rollingstonejan01.html |title=Rage Against the Machine: Articles<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510190320/http://www.ratm.net/articles_rollingstonejan01.html |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in reference to the disagreement over the release of ''Renegades''. The other members of the band sought out separate management and secured the immediate release of ''Renegades''. After searching for a replacement for de la Rocha, the other members of Rage joined [[Chris Cornell]] of [[Soundgarden]] to form [[Audioslave]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=Rage Against the Machine&nbsp;– Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p23206/biography|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|year=2004|access-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref>

===="Creative differences"====

In October 2000, de la Rocha left [[Rage Against the Machine]], due to "creative differences." It is rumored that [[Tim Commerford]]'s [[2000 in music|stunt]] at the 2000 [[MTV]] Video Music Awards, where he climbed on one of the fixtures on stage because RATM had lost the award for Best Rock Video to [[Limp Bizkit]], may have contributed to de la Rocha's decision to leave the band.

===Solo career===

Reportedly, an unknown insider working for Epic, and musician [[Saul Williams]], had hinted that Zack left the band because ''Renegades'' was due to be released against his wishes. The other members of the band sought out separate management and managed to secure the immediate release of the album. This may have prompted De La Rocha to quit. On October 18, 2000, he released the following statement:

[[File:Go At it Now!.jpg|thumb|left|Zack de la Rocha on stage with [[Rage Against the Machine]] in 2007]]

Following the disbandment of Rage Against the Machine, de la Rocha worked on a solo album he had been recording since before the band's dissolution, working with [[DJ Shadow]], [[El-P]], [[Muggs]], [[Dan The Automator]], [[Roni Size]], [[DJ Premier]] and [[Questlove]] with production partner [[James Poyser]].<ref name="zackquit">{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Mark |date=October 18, 2000 |title=Zack de la Rocha Leaves Rage Against the Machine |work=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=460baa38-4bb2-4eab-9395-22a301d24afb&entry=index |access-date=February 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210182204/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=460baa38-4bb2-4eab-9395-22a301d24afb&entry=index |archive-date=February 10, 2008 }}</ref> The album never came to fruition, and de la Rocha started a new collaboration with [[Trent Reznor]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]], in which around 20 tracks were produced.<ref name="reznor">{{cite web | last = Moss | first = Corey | title = Reznor Says Collabos With De La Rocha, Keenan May Never Surface | work = [[MTV News]] | date = May 10, 2005 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501617/20050510/reznor_trent.jhtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050511194325/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501617/20050510/reznor_trent.jhtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 11, 2005 | access-date = February 17, 2007}}</ref> Reznor thought the work was "excellent",<ref name="reznor"/> but said the songs will likely never be released as de la Rocha was not "ready to make a record" at that time.<ref>{{cite web | last = Gargano | first = Paul | title = Nine Inch Nails (interview) | work = Maximum Ink Music Magazine | date = October 2005 | url = http://www.maximumink.com/articles.php?articleId=845 | access-date = February 17, 2007 | archive-date = October 12, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081012002009/http://www.maximumink.com/articles.php?articleId=845 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

:I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed. It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively as a band, and from my perspective, has undermined our artistic and political ideal. I am extremely proud of our work, both as activists and musicians, as well as indebted and grateful to every person who has expressed solidarity and shared this incredible experience with us.

On working with DJ Shadow and Reznor, de la Rocha admitted in a 2008 interview that:

{{blockquote|When I left Rage ... first off, I was very heartbroken, and secondly, I became obsessed with completely reinventing my wheel. In an unhealthy way, to a degree. I kind of forgot that old way of allowing yourself to just be a conduit. When I was working with Trent and Shadow, I felt that I was going through the motions. Not that what was produced wasn't great, but I feel now that I've maybe reinvented the base sounds that emanate from the songs.<ref name="latimesblogs.latimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/08/these-days-the.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Zack de la Rocha talks to Ann Powers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722171831/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/08/these-days-the.html |archive-date=July 22, 2010 }}</ref>}}

After searching for a replacement for de la Rocha, the other members of Rage joined up with [[Chris Cornell]] of [[Soundgarden]] to form [[Audioslave]].

In 2000, de la Rocha appeared on the song "Centre of the Storm", from the [[Roni Size]]/[[Reprazent]] album ''In The Mode'',<ref>{{cite web | last = Phillips | first = Liam | title = ''In The Mode'' review | work = The Manitoban | date = October 17, 2001 | url = http://themanitoban.com/2001-2002/1017/music.shtml | access-date = February 17, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927030321/http://themanitoban.com/2001-2002/1017/music.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> while in 2002, he appeared in a minor role in the first part of the [[Blackalicious]] song "Release" on the album ''[[Blazing Arrow]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Moss | first = Corey | title = Zack De La Rocha Joining Blackalicious on Blazing Arrow | work = [[MTV News]] | date = March 1, 2002 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452688/20020301/blackalicious.jhtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031107225619/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452688/20020301/blackalicious.jhtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 7, 2003 | access-date = February 17, 2007}}</ref> A new collaboration between de la Rocha and [[DJ Shadow]], the song "March of Death" was released for free online in 2003 in protest against the imminent [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]]. As part of the collaboration de la Rocha released a statement which included the following:

===Zack's Speech===

On September 13, 2000, [[Rage Against the Machine]] performed their last show to date at the [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], during which de la Rocha gave a notable speech:

{{cquote|So who went out and joined us for the Democratic National Convention? I've never seen so many fucking cops in my whole life. It's like everybody knows that everybody went out there, the only thing we were out there to do is express how much we hate both the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] because they sold this fucking country out. And by expressing our rights to resist, what do they do, they open fire on the crowd. I don't care what fucking television station said the violence was caused by the people at the concert, those motherfuckers unloaded on this crowd. And I think it's ridiculous considering, you know, none of us had rubber bullets, none of us had [[M16 rifle|M16s]], none of us had billy clubs, none of us had face shields. All we had was our fists, our voices, our microphones, our guitars, our drums, and anytime we get beaten in the streets for protesting, we take it to the court system, and the court system don't wanna hear it. Look what happened to [[Amadou Diallo]] in [[New York City|New York]], they shot that brother 41 times and let all four officers go. It's time for a new type of action in this country.}}

{{blockquote|Lies, sanctions, and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that, which is why I'm joining the millions world wide who have stood up to oppose the Bush administration's attempt to expand the U.S. empire at the expense of human rights at home and abroad. In this spirit I'm releasing this song for anyone who is willing to listen. I hope it not only makes us think, but also inspires us to act and raise our voices.<ref>[http://www.zackdelarocha.com/ Zack de la Rocha.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225135819/http://www.zackdelarocha.com/ |date=February 25, 2007 }}, official website promoting "March of Death". Retrieved February 17, 2007.</ref>}}

===Post-Rage work===

According to a ''Spin'' magazine interview, de la Rocha has recorded several tracks with various artists, among them [[Reprazent]] and [[DJ Shadow]] intended for a solo album. In 2001, he was recording material on separate occasions with [[The Roots|Roots]] drummer [[?uestlove]] and [[Company Flow]] frontman [[El-P]]. In 2002 de la Rocha contributed background vocals to the first part of "Release" on the [[Blackalicious]] album ''[[Blazing Arrow]]''.

The 2004 soundtrack ''[[Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' included one of the collaborations with Reznor, "[[We Want It All]]".<ref name="reznor"/> This album also contained "No One Left", the debut recording by former Rage Against the Machine guitarist [[Tom Morello]] as [[The Nightwatchman]]. On October 7, 2005, de la Rocha returned to the stage with new material, performing with [[Son Jarocho]] band Son de Madera. He later spoke as MC and again performed with Son de Madera at the November 22 Concert at the Farm, a benefit concert for the [[South Central Farm]]ers. He sang and played the [[Jarana jarocha|jarana]] with the band, and performed his own new original material, including the song "Sea of Dead Hands".<ref>Spin Magazine, February 2006</ref>

Although an album has yet to be released, not all of their work was unproductive. De la Rocha and DJ Shadow's song "March of Death" was released for free over the [[World Wide Web|web]] in 2003 in protest of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war in Iraq]].

On September 8, 2016, it was reported that de la Rocha's first solo album was complete and would be released in early 2017. The news came with a new song, produced by [[El-P]], called "Digging for Windows" that was released on YouTube and BitTorrent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/09/08/493137235/listen-rage-against-the-machines-zack-de-la-rocha-finally-goes-solo|title=Listen: Rage Against The Machine's Zack De La Rocha Finally Goes Solo|website=NPR.org|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=November 6, 2019|last1=Gotrich|first1=Lars}}</ref> However, to date, the album remains unreleased with no further announcements made.

===Rage Against the Machine reunion===

Zack released a statement along with his song:

[[File:RATM at Coachella.jpg|thumb|right|De la Rocha performing with Rage Against the Machine at Coachella 2007]]

Rumors that Rage Against the Machine could reunite at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] were circulating in mid-January 2007 and were confirmed on January 22.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title=Rage Against the Machine will reunite for Coachella |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 22, 2007 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-coachella22jan22,1,6747076.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true |access-date=January 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124114207/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-coachella22jan22,1,6747076.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=January 24, 2007}}</ref> The band was confirmed to be headlining the final day of [[Coachella Festival line-ups#2007|Coachella 2007]]. Rage Against the Machine, as a full band, headlined the final day of the 2007 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on April 29. The band played in front of a [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] (EZLN) backdrop to the largest crowds of the festival. The performance was initially thought to be a one-off, but the band played seven more shows in the United States in 2007, and in January 2008, they played their first shows outside the US as part of the [[Big Day Out]] Festival in Australia and New Zealand. The band continued to tour around the world, headlining many large festivals in Europe and the United States, including [[Lollapalooza]] in Chicago and the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. In a 2008 interview, de la Rocha said this of the relationship between him, Commerford, Wilk and Morello:

{{blockquote|So much has changed. When you get older, you look back on tensions and grievances and have another perspective on it. I think our relationship now is better than it's ever been. I would even describe it as great. We're going to keep playing shows&nbsp;– we have a couple of big ones happening in front of both conventions. As far as us recording music in the future, I don't know where we all fit with that. We've all embraced each other's projects and support them, and that's great.<ref name="latimesblogs.latimes.com"/>}}

{{cquote|Without just cause or reason, without legal or moral justification, and without a thread of proof that Iraq directly threatens the security of the United States, the Bush administration has headed to war. As I am writing this, bombs are raining upon the defenseless civilians of Baghdad in a continuation of a policy that has already claimed the lives of over 1 million innocent Iraqi people. People just like us who want democracy but find themselves cornered by a dictator on one side, naked U.S. aggression on another, and the oil beneath their country; for which it appears they are to be massacred.

Later in 2011, de la Rocha and the rest of Rage Against the Machine reunited to headline LA Rising on July 30, 2011. The show filled the [[LA Coliseum]].{{fact|date=October 2024}}

Lies, sanctions, and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that, which is why I'm joining the millions world wide who have stood up to oppose the Bush administration's attempt to expand the U.S. empire at the expense of human rights at home and abroad. In this spirit I'm releasing this song for anyone who is willing to listen. I hope it not only makes us think, but also inspires us to act and raise our voices.}}

A second reunion tour was announced for the spring of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vividseats.com/blog/rage-against-the-machine-tour-dates |title=Rage Against The Machine Announce 2020 Reunion Tour: Dates, Tickets |date=November 1, 2019 |website=[[Vivid Seats]]}}</ref> The band was scheduled to perform 52 shows (39 in the United States, 5 in Canada, and 8 in Europe) from March 26 to September 12<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tour.ratm.com/ |title="Public Service Announcement" tour Rage Against The Machine w/ Run The Jewels |date=February 26, 2020 |website=[[RATM]]}}</ref> but were forced to postpone the tour until 2022 amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-reschedule-reunion-tour-2021-993233/ |title=Rage Against the Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2021 |date=May 2, 2020 |website=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The tour was eventually cancelled after de la Rocha tore his Achilles tendon halfway through the second show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rage Against The Machine's Zack De La Rocha injures leg on stage, does most of show sat against monitor |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/zack-de-la-rocha-injury |date=July 12, 2022 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rage Against The Machine cancel 2023 North American tour due to Zack de la Rocha's leg injury |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/rage-against-the-machine-cancel-2023-north-american-tour-due-to-zack-de-la-rochas-leg-injury |website=Metal Hammer |access-date=22 July 2023 |date=4 October 2022}}</ref>

De la Rocha also worked on several audio tracks produced by [[Trent Reznor]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]], but according to Reznor, these songs will likely never be released, as Reznor stated that De la Rocha believed the material "wasn't good enough" to release.

===One Day as a Lion===

De la Rocha has largely remained out of the public eye ever since Rage's breakup. His most recent appearances have been on the ''[[Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' soundtrack with the track "We Want It All" (produced by Trent Reznor) and on the song "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" on [[Saul Williams]]'s self-titled album in 2004. Rumors of an impending solo album persist, though little real evidence of such a project exists.<ref>[http://www.ocweekly.com/music/music/zack-is-back/26288/ ''Zack is Back'']. OC Weekly.</ref> However, De la Rocha has been linked to a collaboration project with [[The Mars Volta]]'s ex-drummer [[Jon Theodore]], according to The Comatorium, an official fan site for The Mars Volta.

{{main|One Day as a Lion}}

In 2008, de la Rocha and former [[The Mars Volta|Mars Volta]] drummer [[Jon Theodore]] formed [[One Day as a Lion]]. They later added [[Joey Karam]] of [[The Locust]] on keyboards for their live shows. The group combines rock drumming, electro keyboards, and hip-hop vocals. De la Rocha played keyboards as well as providing vocals, with Theodore on the drums for their self-titled EP. They released their debut EP, ''[[One Day as a Lion (EP)|One Day as a Lion]]'', on July 22, 2008.

===Other projects===

Zack is also, according to the 2006 ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' article referenced above, actively working with the [[Son Jarocho]] group Son De Madera and has performed with them on a number of occasions including the 'Save The Farm' rally for the [[South Central Farm|South Central Farmers]] plot in Los Angeles, California. Among the songs de la Rocha performed was one critical of the [[Hurricane Katrina disaster relief|government's response]] to the [[Hurricane Katrina]] disaster. During his work with the South Central Farmers, Zack met up with old band mate Tom Morello, ending rumours that the pair no longer talk after Rage Against the Machine's break up in 2000. He also maintains contact with Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.

For a brief period in 1988, de la Rocha played drums for hardcore punk band [[No For An Answer]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Book |first1=Ryan |title=7 Highest Priced Records on eBay Right Now: The Beatles, Robert Johnson and The Stooges Included |date=April 3, 2015 |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/34336/20150403/7-highest-priced-records-ebay-right-now-beatles-robert-johnson-stooges-included.htm |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

In 1989, de la Rocha joined [[Farside (band)|Farside]], playing guitar in the group until 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farside |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/farside/ |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

===Reunion With RATM===

''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reported on [[January 19]], [[2007]] that there were rumors that Rage Against the Machine could reunite at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]. It was reported in the article that de la Rocha is on good terms with all the members of the band.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cohen | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cohen | title = Morello Goes Solo, Rage To Reunite? | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = Billboard.com | date = January 19, 2007 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003535273 | accessdate = January 21, 2007 }}</ref>. These rumors were confirmed in a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article on [[January 22]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Boucher | first = Geoff | title = Rage Against the Machine will reunite for Coachella | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | publisher = LATimes.com | date = January 22, 2007 | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-coachella22jan22,1,6747076.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true | accessdate = January 22, 2007 }}</ref> and later on the band's official website.<ref>[http://www.ratm.com/ Official Rage Against the Machine website]. Accessed [[January 24]], [[2007]]</ref> The band are billed to headline the final day of Coachella 2007 on Sunday, [[April 29]].<ref>[http://www.coachella.com/ Official Coachella 2007 website]. Accessed [[January 24]], [[2007]]</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Finn | first = Natalie | title = Rage On at Coachella | work = [[E! News]] | publisher = EOnline.com | date = January 22, 2007 | url = http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=66ffd892-90fe-44c0-8b4c-edab6e3990f3&entry=index | accessdate = January 24, 2007 }}</ref> ''Billboard'' reports that sources suggest this will likely be a one-off.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cohen | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Cohen | title = Rage, Bjork, Chili Peppers Sign On For Coachella | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = Billboard.com | date = January 22, 2007 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003535501 | accessdate = January 24, 2007 }}</ref>

In 1991, de la Rocha formed a band with [[John Porcelly]] based at the [[Revelation Records]] headquarters in [[Huntington Beach, California]], in which de la Rocha was the vocalist and Porcelly played guitar. Although the group never officially had a name, at one point in time, de la Rocha proposed the name "Rage Against the Machine", however Porcelly believed the name to be too long, leading to de la Rocha using it as the name for his other band at the time. The band's music merged elements of hardcore punk and hip hop.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_YVYYRMFXGY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201014075803/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YVYYRMFXGY&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite episode |title=Porcell |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YVYYRMFXGY|series= NYHC Chronicles |access-date= 31 May 2020 |date=22 May 2020 |number=21 |time=1h30m}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Footnotes and citations==

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==Activism==

De la Rocha advocates in favor of [[Leonard Peltier]], [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]], and the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|Zapatista]] (EZLN) movement in Mexico. He spoke on the floor of the UN, testifying against the United States and its treatment of Abu-Jamal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release HR/CN/907|url=https://press.un.org/en/1999/19990412.hrcn907.html|website=Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |publisher=United Nations|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> De la Rocha has been particularly outspoken on the cause of the EZLN. De la Rocha and Rage Against The Machine hosted a benefit show in January 1999 alongside the [[Beastie Boys]] to raise attention towards Abu-Jamal's case. The concert was mired in controversy as New Jersey Governor [[Christine Todd Whitman]] denounced the show and encouraged people not to attend; the show ultimately sold out.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumia Abu-Jamal: The story of the Jan 28th 1999 concert|url=http://www.urban75.org/archive/news044.html|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.urban75.org}}</ref>

Zack's Chicano identity informed his band's commitment to what they view as the struggles of immigrants, people of color, and the Zapatistas. He renamed the People's Resource Center in Highland Park to the "Centro de Regeneracion".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-14|title=Regeneración: Public Resource Center|url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/departures/regeneracion-public-resource-center|access-date=2021-02-02|website=KCET|language=en}}</ref> There, many of the same artists and activists who had participated in the struggle over the Peace and Justice Center maintained their commitment to providing youth a space for cultural expression and training. Along with music workshops and the development of Radio Clandestina, Centro members also organized graffiti workshops and youth film festivals. The Centro lasted only two years; within that timespan it was viewed by its members and staff as an important space in the ongoing institutionalization of the community politics, cultural practices, and social networks of the Eastside scene in the nineties.

The EZLN and de la Rocha's experiences with them inspired the songs "People of the Sun", "Wind Below" and "[[Without a Face]]" from ''[[Evil Empire (album)|Evil Empire]]'',<ref name="chiapas">"[http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/chiapas.htm Interview with Zack from Chiapas]" (July 19, 1998), ''Accion Zapatista de Austin''. Retrieved October 6, 2007.</ref> and "War Within a Breath" from ''[[The Battle of Los Angeles (album)|The Battle of Los Angeles]]''. Zack de la Rocha asked their record label, Epic Records, for $30,000 to donate to the EZLN.<ref name="musicfanclubs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/prop.htm |title=the complete RATM site |publisher=Musicfanclubs.org |access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref> It is not known if they complied.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} The EZLN flag has been used as a stage backdrop at all of the band's shows since their reunion in April 2007. On his post-Rage political music, de la Rocha admitted that it was near impossible for him to draw the line between politics and music.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

On April 14, 2007, Morello and de la Rocha reunited on-stage early to perform a brief acoustic set at [[House of Blues]] in Chicago at the rally for fair food with the [[Coalition of Immokalee Workers]] (CIW). Morello described the event as "very exciting for everybody in the room, myself included". At Rage's first reunion show, de la Rocha made a speech during "[[Wake Up (Rage Against the Machine song)|Wake Up]]" in which de la Rocha called numerous American presidents [[War crime|war criminals]], citing a statement by [[Noam Chomsky]] regarding the [[Nuremberg Principles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chomsky.info/1996summer/|title=On Democracy, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Tom Morello|website=chomsky.info|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

Like bandmate Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha is [[vegetarian]]. In an interview, he stated, "I think vegetarianism is really great, and I stand really strongly behind it. I think that an animal goes through a lot of pain in the whole cycle of death in the slaughterhouse; just living to be killed. I just don't think it's worth eating that animal. There's so much other food out there that doesn't have to involve you in that cycle of pain and death."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dolm |first1=JJ |title=Did You Know These Heavy Metal Rockers Were Powered by Plants? |url=https://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifestyle/meet-the-veg-heavy-metal-masters-who-power-their-chords-with-plants/ |website=One Green Planet |date=December 22, 2014 |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

In November 2023, de la Rocha attended a [[Gaza war protests|pro-Palestinian protest]] in Washington, D.C. and signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Musicians for Palestine: Thousands of musicians sign letter for Gaza ceasefire |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/23/musicians-for-palestine-thousands-of-musicians-sign-letter-for-gaza-ceasefire |work=Euronews |date=November 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Zack de la Rocha skips Rock Hall Induction to Attend March for Palestine |url=https://phoenixxmusicmagazine.com/zack-de-la-rocha-skips-induction/ |work=Phoenix Music Magazine |date=November 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums===

====with Hard Stance====

De la Rocha played guitar on the following albums:

* ''Face Reality (EP)'' 7" (1988)

* ''Hard Stance (EP)'' 7" (1989)

====with Inside Out====

De la Rocha credited for vocals:

* ''[[No Spiritual Surrender]]'' (1990)

* ''Benefit 7"'' (live bootleg recording with [[Youth of Today]]) (1992)

====with Rage Against the Machine====

De la Rocha credited for vocals:

* ''[[Rage Against the Machine (album)|Rage Against the Machine]]'' (1992)

* ''[[Evil Empire (album)|Evil Empire]]'' (1996)

* ''[[Live & Rare (Rage Against the Machine album)|Live & Rare]]'' (1998)

* ''[[The Battle of Los Angeles (album)|The Battle of Los Angeles]]'' (1999)

* ''[[Renegades (Rage Against the Machine album)|Renegades]]'' (2000)

* ''[[Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium]]'' (2003)

====with One Day as a Lion====

De la Rocha credited for vocals and keyboards:

* ''[[One Day as a Lion (EP)|One Day as a Lion]]'' (2008)

===Solo and collaborations===

* "Mumia 911" from ''Mumia 911'', a benefit EP also featuring a dozen hiphop artists collectively known as ''The [[Unbound Allstars]]'' (1999)

* "C.I.A. (Criminals in Action)" with [[KRS-One]] and [[The Last Emperor (rapper)|The Last Emperor]], from ''[[Lyricist Lounge, Volume One]]'' compilation and remixed on 12" vinyl single (reissued in 2002), (1999)

* "Burned Hollywood Burned" from ''[[Bamboozled]]'' soundtrack (2000) with [[Chuck D]] and [[The Roots]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215545/|title=Bamboozled|access-date=November 6, 2019|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

* "Centre of the Storm" from ''[[In the Møde]]'', [[Roni Size]]/[[Reprazent]] (2000)

* "Release" from ''[[Blazing Arrow]]'', [[Blackalicious]] (2002)

* "Disavowed" from ''[[DJ Shadow discography#Singles|You Can't Go Home Again]]'' (''[[The Private Press]]'' era), [[DJ Shadow]] (additional drums and co-production) (2002)

* "March of Death" with DJ Shadow, free on marchofdeath.com (2003)

* "[[We Want It All]]" produced by [[Trent Reznor]], from ''[[Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' and digital single (2004)

* "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" from ''[[Saul Williams (album)|Saul Williams]]'', [[Saul Williams]] (2004)

* "Artifact" with DJ Shadow, unreleased, recorded circa 2002–2003; the instrumental appeared on DJ Shadow's album ''[[The Outsider (DJ Shadow album)|The Outsider]]'' (2006)<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pSgKWdQWu6c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140728081036/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSgKWdQWu6c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSgKWdQWu6c |title=DJ Shadow Artifact vocal version feat Zach de la Rocha |date=October 22, 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=March 23, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

* "Somos Más Americanos" from "[[MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends|MTV Unplugged presents: Los Tigres del Norte And Friends]]" [[Los Tigres del Norte]] (2011)

* "Melding of the Minds" from [[Event 2|Event II]], [[Deltron 3030]] (2013)

* "[[Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)]]" from ''[[Run the Jewels 2]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56526-killer-mike-and-el-p-detail-run-the-jewels-rtj2-album-announce-tour/ | title=Killer Mike and El-P Detail Run the Jewels' RTJ2 Album, Announce Tour | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date=September 2, 2014 | access-date=September 9, 2014 | author=Minsker, Evan}}</ref>

* "Digging for Windows" produced by [[El-P]] (2016)<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/CLishDbwy9c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160908140045/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLishDbwy9c&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLishDbwy9c|title=Zack de la Rocha – Digging For Windows (Official Audio)|date=September 8, 2016 |access-date=November 6, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

* "A Report To The Shareholders / Kill Your Masters" from ''[[Run the Jewels 3]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/12/zack-de-la-rocha-guests-on-run-the-jewels-new-album-rtj3/ | title=Zack de la Rocha guests on Run the Jewels' new album RTJ3 | publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=December 25, 2016 | access-date=December 26, 2016 | author=Young, Alex}}</ref>

* "Ju$t" from ''[[RTJ4|Run the Jewels 4]]'' (2020).

* "Irreversible Damage" from [[Shook (album)|''Shook'']] by [[Algiers (band)|Algiers]] (2023)

==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

Devenish, Colin (2001), ''Rage Against the Machine'': [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Griffin]] ISBN 0-312-27316-6

===Notes===

*{{cite book|last=Devenish |first=Colin |year=2001 |title=Rage Against the Machine |publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]] |isbn=0-312-27326-6}}

*{{cite book|last=Stenning|first=Paul|author-link=Paul Stenning|year=2008 |title=Rage Against the Machine: Stage Fighters |publisher=[[Independent Music Press]] |isbn=978-1-906191-07-8}}

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