Rage Against The Machine

The 1992 self-titled debut album by the band Rage Against the Machine is a politically charged and influential album that fuses hip-hop and heavy metal. Its cover art features a graphic photograph of Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức performing self-immolation in 1963.

The album was critically acclaimed for its blend of rap and heavy metal, political lyrics, and strong vocals, and is considered the first album to successfully merge these styles. Rolling Stone included it on lists of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" and "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Q magazine also named it one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Its legacy includes helping to pave the way for the nu-metal genre.