After the band break up in 2000, the band released their fourth studio album Renegades, which is composed entirely of cover songs. During their initial nine-year run, they became one of the most popular and influential political bands in contemporary music. The band's third album The Battle of Los Angeles was released in 1999. Four years later the band released their follow-up record Evil Empire. The band released their self-titled debut album Rage Against the Machine in 1992, which became a commercial success, leading to a slot at Lollapalooza in 1993. After Zack convinced his childhood friend Tim Commerford to join as the band's bass player the line up was complete. In 1991 Morello left Lock Up to start a new band, after being impressed by Zack de la Rocha freestyle rapping he invited him to join his band, he also drafted Brad Wilk who had previously auditioned as a drummer for Lock Up. In the late 80's Morello was recruited to replace original guitar player Mike Livingston in the rock band Lock Up, in 1989 the band released its only album Something Bitchin' This Way Comes. as well Morello introduced Jones and Maynard James Keenan to Danny Carey, who would come to form the band Tool. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University in 1986 with a BA in political science, he moved to Los Angeles, where he briefly worked as an aide to Senator Alan Cranston. Morello started playing guitar in the mid 80's in the band Electric Sheep together with future Tool guitarist Adam Jones on bass. This is the discography of Tom Morello, an American rock guitarist most known for his work with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Street Sweeper Social Club and as his folk alter-ego The Nightwatchman.
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