...and then Zach de la Rocha released that non-RATM project, seemingly a wafting rumour never realised. The recent touring of RAGE (which I was blessed with a bunch of dance floor tickets at their Sydney show -and at which I learnt the fine art of jumping on crutches) was a further indication that the Zach side-daliance was never to materialise.
But here it is...the outfit is called One Day As A Lion and the debut EP is out worldwide 22nd July - apparently - but I downloaded it already (from iTunes peeps, not on the sly!). One Day As A Lion presents a collaboration between Zach and 'like-conscioused' Jon Theodore on drums. The sound is fierce, the lyrics confronting and the energy is high in a way that we have come to know from de la Rocha. Is it sinful to suggest that it confirms that Zach's departure from Rage took a fair bit of the soul away (I mean, what the fuck was Audioslave, really, if not a disappointing absence of Zach de la Rocha). One Day As A Lion indicates that a fire has been re-lit in the scape of political music and while it may not be burning as boldly as it was in the climax of Viet-now, it may be on it's way. Check em out here and watch this space for more news...
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