Rage Against The Machine kicked their long-awaited reunion tour off last July, only for vocalist Zack De La Rocha to tear his ACL on stage. The band sadly canceled their European tour as a precautionary measure while De La Rocha headed to physical therapy. The injury turned out worse than expected, causing Rage Against The Machine to cancel their future North American dates as well.
Then to make the band's future even more mysterious, only guitarist Tom Morello showed up to Rage Against The Machine's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. So what the hell is going on? According to drummer Brad Wilk, Rage Against The Machine will not play any more shows or go on any more tours.
Wilk oddly specifies in his statement that Rage Against The Machine is himself, Morello, De La Rocha, and bassist Tim Commerford. So who knows if someone's trying to put together an alternate version of the group, or if it was just an innocuous addition to the statement.
"I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the canceled RATM shows," wrote Wilk. "I don't want to string people or myself along any further. So while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again. I'm sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen. I really wish it was…"
So there you have it – the Rage Against The Machine reunion was short-lived and sadly over. Please enjoy some pro-shot footage of the reunion shows we did get thanks to the legendary Hate5Six.
