Zack de la Rocha

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Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist.

He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of rock band Rage Against the Machine.

With former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore, de la Rocha also co-founded One Day as a Lion in 2008.

Early life

De la Rocha was born in Long Beach, California, on January 12, 1970, to Robert "Beto" de la Rocha, and Olivia Lorryne Carter. His father is a Mexican-American, with some African and Sephardi Jewish heritage, while his mother was born to Manuel García Urias, a Mexican-American, and Olive Pearl Fleming, who was of German and Irish heritage. 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 (1882–1920), was a Mexican revolutionary who fought in the Mexican Revolution. His grandfather Isaac de la Rocha (1909 - 1985) was 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.

De la Rocha's parents divorced when he was six, and he moved from East Los Angeles to Irvine with his mother, who attended the University of California at Irvine and earned a PhD in anthropology. De la Rocha later described Irvine as "one of the most 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."

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Musical career

In elementary school, De la Rocha met Tim Commerford, and in junior high school, they both played guitar in Juvenile Expression. De la Rocha's obsession with punk rock bands like The Clash, The Misfits, Sex Pistols, and Bad Religion morphed into an appreciation for other bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and The Teen Idles. He formed the Straight Edge band Hard Stance in 1987. Hard Stance's complete discography was released by Indecision Records in 2018.

Eric Ernst, the singer, had departed from Hard Stance by 1988, resulting in Rocha's role as lead vocals. Vic DiCara, who some of them knew from a previous band that never made it to rehearsals, was contacted by the remaining members, who were still missing a guitarist. This group, now called Inside Output, began writing music heavily inspired by acts such as Minor Threat and the Bad Brains, and was soon linked with the youth crew movement. The 1990 EP No Spiritual Surrender was the sole release for the 1990s, which was released by Revelation Records.

DiCara and Rocha's writing styles began to disintegrate as the band's lifetime came to an end. Rocha wanted to push the group in a more political and hip hop-inspired direction, particularly inspired by Run-DMC, whereas DiCara wanted for the band to write more Hare Krishna inspired songs. Although Rocha's presence was strong on live tracks such as Shadow of Greed and Rage Against the Machine, the band disbanded in 1991 due to this conflict. De la Rocha said later that the band was "about completely detaching ourselves from culture to see ourselves as... as spirits, not bowing down to a system that sees you as just another pebble on a beach. "I channeled all of my frustration through that band."

In 1993, the band appeared in a number of venues, including multiple in Salt Lake City.

Following the dissolution of Inside Out in 1991, de la Rocha adopted hip hop and started freestyling at local clubs, one of which was approached by former Lock Up guitarist Tom Morello, who was captivated by de la Rocha's music and encouraged him to form a band. Morello recruited Brad Wilk, a former Greta drummer who had previously appeared for Lock Up before its dissolution earlier this year, and Tim Commerford, his former Juvenile Expression bandmate, Tim Commerford, to play bass. Rage Against the Machine, an unveiled Inside Out record, was selected by the band.

Rage Against the Machine's debut album in 1992 became a critical and commercial hit. By 1993, the band was on the main stage of Lollapalooza, making it one of the most politically charged bands to receive significant airplay from radio and television. Rage's second and third albums debuted in the United States at number one, but no political movement was forthcoming, as de la Rocha had hoped for. He became more and more restless, and undertook collaborations with artists such as KRS-One, Chuck D., and Public Enemy. In reference to the controversy over the release of Renegades, he left Rage Against the Machine in October 2000, quoting "creative differences" at the time. Renegades' other members of the band demanded separate attention and obtained Renegades' immediate release. Rage's other Rage members joined Chris Cornell of Soundgarden to become Audioslave after looking for a replacement for de la Rocha.

de la Rocha performed on a solo album before the band's disbandment, and with DJ Shadow, El-P, Muggs, Dan The Automator, Roni Size, DJ Premier, and Questlove with production partner James Poyser. The album never came to fruition, but de la Rocha began a new partnership with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, which saw about 20 songs. Reznor thought the recording was "good," but that the songs would not be released as de la Rocha was not "ready to make a hit" at the time. In a 2008 interview, de la Rocha spoke to DJ Shadow and Reznor, who revealed that he worked with them.

de la Rocha appeared on the Roni Size/Reprazent album "In The Wind" in 2000, while in 2002, he appeared in a minor role in the first part of the Blackalicious song "Release" on the album Blazing Arrow. The song "March of Death," a de la Rocha and DJ Shadow collaboration, was released for free online in 2003 in reaction against Iraq's impending invasion. The following was published as part of de la Rocha's collaboration:

"We Want It All" was one of the compilations that inspired Fahrenheit's 9/11. This album also contained "No One Left," Tom Morello's debut album on Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello as The Nightwatchman. de la Rocha performed with Son Jarocho band Son de Madera on October 7, 2005. He appeared as MC and again with Son de Madera at the November 22 Concert at the Farm, a benefit concert for the South Central Farmers. He performed and appeared with the band, as well as performing his own original songs, including "Sea of Dead Hands." De la Rocha's first solo album was complete on September 8, 2016, and it would be announced in early 2017. The news came with a new song called "Digging for Windows," which was released on YouTube and BitTorrent. The album has to date, but there have been no further announcements made.

Rage Against the Machine rumors had been around for some time in mid-January 2007 and were confirmed on January 22. The band was confirmed to be headlining Coachella 2007 on the final day of Coachella 2007. The final day of the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was headlined by Rage Against the Machine, as a full band. The band performed in front of the largest crowds of the festival, with a Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) backing. The appearance was originally thought to be a one-off, but it wasn't to be the case. The band appeared in 7 more shows in the United States in 2007, and in January 2008, they appeared in Australia and New Zealand for their first shows outside of the US. The band continued to tour around the world, headlineing many big festivals in Europe and the United States, including Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. De La Rocha said this of the friendship between him, Commerford, Wilk, and Morello was revealed in a 2008 interview.

Rage Against the Machine's founder and others reunited in 2011 for one last show, headlining, and LA Rising, July 30, 2011. The Lavatory was stuffed with the performance.

For the spring of 2020, a second reunion tour was confirmed. The band was supposed to perform 52 shows (39 in the United States, 5 in Canada, and 8 in Europe) from March 26 to September 12, but the tour was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After de la Rocha tore his Achilles tendon halfway through the second exhibition, the tour was eventually cancelled.

One Day as a Lion was founded in 2008 by de la Rocha and former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore. Joey Karam of The Locust appeared on keyboards later for their live shows. The group is made up of rock drumming, electro keyboards, and hip-hop vocals. With Theodore's drums on the drums for their self-titled EP, De la Rocha played keyboards as well as vocals. On July 22, 2008, they announced One Day as a Lion, their debut EP.

Even on their debut EP You Laugh, Rocha played drums for a short time in 1988 for a brief period of hardcore punk band No For An Answer.

Rocha formed Farside in 1989, and the group continued to perform guitar until 1991.

Rocha formed a band with John Porcelly in Huntington Beach, California, where Rocha was the vocalist and Porcelly played guitar. Although Rocha never officially had a name, at one time, Rocha suggested the term "Rage Against the Machine," but Porcelly believed the term to be too long, causing Rocha to use it as the name for his other band at the time. The band's music incorporated elements of hardcore punk and hip hop.

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