His only words between the songs was to say “We are Rage Against The Machine from Los Angeles, California.” Nothing more, nothing less. Again, I was disappointed in the band, this time for Zack de a Rocha’s inability to connect with the audience. This tour was also the first and only time I saw the band play live, at the Manchester Apollo. That one definitely has that groove going, perfectly shown here in a cover by a high school brass band. Bulls On Parade in particular is brilliant – and on its own is as strong as anything on the first album. Over the years, it’s grown in my estimation still nowhere near as strong as its predecessor but not the million miles away I first thought it was. Of course, I was wrong, but man I was disappointed at the time. I didn’t like the cover either – they’d gone from one of the most arresting images of all time with the monk committing self-immolation on the debut, to some weedy looking boy dressed as a superhero. My initial thoughts were that the songs – and most importantly, the grooves – of the debut record had been replaced by guitarist Tom Morello investing in a couple of new guitar pedals. I can even remember my first listen to this, thinking ‘Is that it?’. The four years spent between Rage Against The Machine’s peerless 1992 debut and this 1996 follow-up felt like an eternity. It was prominently featured in the ending credits of The Matrix Reloaded and was also included in the film's soundtrack.When you’re a teenager a year can feel like a lifetime. "Calm Like a Bomb" made its live debut on June 11, 1999, at the K-Rock Dysfunctional Family Picnic in Wantagh, New York at Jones Beach Amphitheater. He has occasionally referred to the extremely high whammy-pedal effects used in songs such as this as " pterodactyl sounds." In Rolling Stone magazine's feature article on the new "Guitar Heroes," a section was printed about Tom Morello, and “Calm Like a Bomb” was cited as the prime example of his skill and fame on the guitar. Tim Commerford uses a combination of a home-made overdrive pedal and the Jim Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah pedal on his bass throughout the song. The song also features a reference to Emiliano Zapata. Like many of RATM's songs, the song's lyrics discuss social inequalities. "Calm Like a Bomb" is notable as a display of guitarist Tom Morello's creative use of a whammy pedal. Tom Morello eventually used the name "Battle Hymns" for a track on his debut album, One Man Revolution in 2007. One of the titles was even a verse from “Calm Like a Bomb” - "The Riot Be the Rhyme of the Unheard". Competing artists were given titles to put on their covers including "Agunzagun", "Battle Hymns", and "The Battle of Los Angeles". The artwork most commonly associated with the song is from a competition the band held for the then upcoming album The Battle of Los Angeles. It did however receive enough radio airplay to become an album favorite. Like their song " Tire Me" from the 1996 album Evil Empire, “Calm Like a Bomb” never had a music video or was released on any media formats. " Calm Like a Bomb" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine from their third album The Battle of Los Angeles. Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk 1999 song by Rage Against the Machine "Calm Like a Bomb"
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