Released on 25/10/1999
Label: Epic

Of course it''s hard rockin'', it''s Rage back with some more punky rap metal to frighten the Beastie Boys and intimidate the Chili Peppers. You know where you stand with Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morrello and co. – it''s razor sharp guitar harassment and enraged rap spat in the face of easy listening. No surprises then from ''Guerrilla Radio'' which is the sound of a band aggressively at ease with their role as white rock''s foremost agitators, taken from an album that sounds startlingly assured. Morello describes the album – ''The Battle Of Los Angeles'' – as, "the record we''ve been waiting our whole lives to hear, [incorporating] the angriest anger of the best punk and the deepest funk of the funkiest hip hop." He''s not far wrong.

    by James Poletti