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Evil Empire

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Snakecharmer

Duration 3:56

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Evil Empire

Evil Empire

Rage Against the Machine · 1996 · Track 5

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Duración3:55
ÁlbumEvil Empire
Año1996
ISRCUSSM19502590

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The story behind

Rage Against the Machine recorded Snakecharmer in 1996, a track that goes straight to the skin. The song lasts just over three minutes, but in that time it puts you in the skin of someone moving between noise and fury. The title, Snakecharmer, sounds like something mysterious, but in reality it's a metaphor for describing how power is used to control. The band uses it as an instrument to criticize the system, and does so with a sound that blends metal with rap, without losing the weight of the words. The song stood out in the Billboard Top 200 chart, reaching number one. It remains a reference in the band's discography today, with over a million plays on Last.fm.