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Rage Against The Machine Bassist Launches New Band WAKRAT

• 5th Apr 2016

Rage Against The Machine bassist and former Audioslave member Tim Commerford has formed a new punk and hardcore influenced band – WAKRAT – who will be making their UK debut at the Reading and Leeds festivals. In addition to Commerford, who sings and plays bass, the group consists of drummer Mathias Wakrat and guitarist Laurent Grangeon.

Commerford said “With Wakrat, we’re a band, and we’re going to play all the time, and we’re going to pay our dues the old-school way. This is the kind of music that I grew up on and always wanted to do. It’s the same feeling as 1991 when Rage Against the Machine first started playing. It felt uncomfortable and doesn’t feel right, and I love that feeling. I am enjoying myself right now on a musical level more than I’ve ever enjoyed myself in my entire career. It’s incredible that I’m saying that; it’s a beautiful thing.”

Whilst WAKRAT finish recording their debut album, they’ve just launched their first video for the track ‘Knucklehead” which you can check out below.

August 2016 Live Shows:

Thurs 18th Vienna, Frequency festival
Sat 20th Belgium, Pukkelpop festival
Sun 21st Holland, Lowlands festival
Fir 26th Paris, Rock en Seine’ festival
Sat 27th UK,Reading festival
Sun 28th UK, Leeds festival