Rage Against The Machine Frontman To Release One Day As A Lion EP

One Day As A Lion, the project featuring Zach De La Rocha (vocalist for Rage Against The Machine) and Jon Theodore (former drummer of The Mars Volta) has inked a deal with Anti Records. The group's eponymous debut EP is scheduled for release on July 22.

One Day As A Lion's sound is described in a press release as "a defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.

According to the band, One Day As A Lion's name was "taken from the infamous 1970 black-and-white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez, featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: 'It's better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a lamb.' This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound."

"One Day As A Lion" was recorded by Robert Carranza at Ocean Way Recording and was mixed by Mario C at MCJ Studio.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Wild International
02. Ocean View
03. Last Letter
04. If You Fear Dying
05. One Day As A Lion

For more information, visit Myspace.com.

Thanks for the info to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[DarkBlueIce]

interesting...ill have to check that out.

but i am one of many who want another Rage album

[boomtank]

don't know what to expect, hope it's a bit like RATM, but that's just a little spark of hope..

[mcyrus10]

i wanted another rage album too, but i think this will be very interesting. Jon is a fantastic drummer and i think this will be some good stuff

[AngerIsAGift06]

sick

[BucketheadRules]

I'm there

[BABErahamLincon]

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

[Acrimony]

I'm kinda hoping for something not like rage, but something different but with as much quality. Just a little different flavor.

[LegsOnEarth]

oh my god. cant wait!

[conkersbfd182]

im pumped

[not_dead_enough]

Typical, his solo career dwindles to near non-existence during Audioslave's crusade, now that RATM are back on-track he goes and pursues this! I hope this isn't some kind of power-play he's doing...

[dirtymexican863]

BABErahamLincon wrote:

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

Agreed, he's very versatile

[screen21]

wow
i gotta check this out
de la rocha is an amazing artist

[Nakon14]

yesss this is finally coming out cant wait

[celldweller454]

i thought he was dead or something

[Amito]

awesome

[StratDune]

celldweller454 wrote:

i thought he was dead or something

you on crack or something?

[Amito]

awesome stuff

[Quicksand15]

im really looking forward in hearing this!

[shwilly]

celldweller454 wrote:

i thought he was dead or something

you should do some research or something

[eltravo]

Theodore is one of the best drummers of this decade, I can't wait to hear this.

[Slaytanic1986]

this is gonna sound like nothing i have ever heard before.

zacks solo record that he was supposed to have released in like 2005 never came out... for shame!

[_GoingBlind_]

At least you can guarantee Zach will say some pretty profound stuff. Always the blunt artist. "can you no spin it Mr.De La Rocha" j/k. I love his lyrics.

[fede01_8]

dirtymexican863 wrote:

BABErahamLincon wrote:

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

Agreed, he's very versatile

ratm is one of my favorite band, but vocal wise all the song sounds the same

[therescue06]

buying

[aradroxar]

One Day As A Lion's sound is described in a press release as "a defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.

Real helpful...

[CrabShrapnel]

dirtymexican863 wrote:

BABErahamLincon wrote:

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

Agreed, he's very versatile

I love RATM and all but Zack is NOT versatile. In the words of Indigo Montoya "That word. I do not think it means what you think it means".

5 tracks better not cost me $10+ or the money better go to starving hippie fetuses in under-developed communist nations or some crap like that.

[marssox]

truly a revolutionary. One of the most influential lyricist of our time

[A Poe]

**** u crabshrapnel. u obviouly dont know jack shit about de la rocha if u dont know the man is versatile. the guy paved a whole new way for music. this man is more versitale than u will ever know guy. zach gets my upmost respect, he does it like no one else.

[AAAAAAAAAARGH]

A whole new way for music? Explain. Really/

[A Poe]

De La Rocha is definatly versatile crabshrapnel, he paved a whole new way in music. The guy has my upmost respect. No one does it like ZDLR!

[A Poe]

rap metal buddy

[tona_107]

A Poe wrote:

**** u crabshrapnel. u obviouly dont know jack shit about de la rocha if u dont know the man is versatile. the guy paved a whole new way for music. this man is more versitale than u will ever know guy. zach gets my upmost respect, he does it like no one else.

you can't even spell versatile correctly, it's no wonder you misconstrue its meaning.

[Vrstone87]

I love RATM, but I'd rather not see another album, they've all done their own things and had their glory. Everyone will always remember them for what they've already done, I'd like to keep that memory and not see them go down the drain like Metallica did with St. Anger, it is for this same reason, I do not think Zeppelin should do new material. I'm not here to bash anyone, that is just my thoughts.

[motorbreath_445]

if RATM aren't gonna release new material, thats cool, they've earned the right to make that decision, but at least go on one last gigantic tour so i can see them, lol

[Nightmare_xxx]

This could really go either way, I hope it's awesome

[XHAIL]

aradroxar wrote:

One Day As A Lion's sound is described in a press release as "a defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.

Real helpful...

IT MEANS GET READY FOR SOME MOTHER F*CKING ROCK!!!!!

checked

[titsmcgee852]

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

[mister bass guy]

cool. ill def check it out.

[llama_guitarist]

Zach = awesome
Jon = awesome

Should be awesome, no? I'm really really really looking forward to Jon Theodore being involved in this, he's probably in my top 5 drummers.

Woo!

As for RATM, just do a show somewhat close to me, please.

[Black Revolver]

It's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.

i guess that means they dont know what it sound like either

[Remsen]

Black Revolver wrote:

It's a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.

i guess that means they dont know what it sound like either

lol +1

[AerialOverdrive]

[quote]CrabShrapnel wrote:

dirtymexican863 wrote:

BABErahamLincon wrote:

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

Agreed, he's very versatile

I love RATM and all but Zack is NOT versatile. In the words of Indigo Montoya "That word. I do not think it means what you think it means".
quote]

+10 that was amazing

[AerialOverdrive]

[quote]CrabShrapnel wrote:

dirtymexican863 wrote:

BABErahamLincon wrote:

Zach De La Rocha is in my top 5 rock vocalists list

Agreed, he's very versatile

I love RATM and all but Zack is NOT versatile. In the words of Indigo Montoya "That word. I do not think it means what you think it means".
[quote]

+10 that was amazing

[AerialOverdrive]

oops...sorry

[justinrobbins7]

"The name [is] taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights.

"It reads: 'It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.' This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound."

im not sure that this helps immensely in figuring out the sound, but it seems to at least give a direction?

[bs5538]

why would they lead you on like that. I wanted to see some rage. God damn it.

[Woogles]

Sounds sorta like what Tom Morello did when he did the Nightwatchman.

[therescue06]

titsmcgee852 wrote:

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

i dont like you.

[ips8]

i enjoyed zacks other solo/guest tracks, ive been waiting for one day as a lion for a while glad they finally got someone to release it. Now that Tom has his next cd coming out and Zack finally has his stuff ready...could this mean theyre finally ready to get back in the ****ing studio with timmy c and brad and give us some more rage... i mean what could be a better time then now for another rage cd?

[titsmcgee852]

therescue06 wrote:

titsmcgee852 wrote:

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

i dont like you.

Oh why not I didn't say it wasn't going to be good.

[CrabShrapnel]

A Poe wrote:

**** u crabshrapnel. u obviouly dont know jack shit about de la rocha if u dont know the man is versatile. the guy paved a whole new way for music. this man is more versitale than u will ever know guy. zach gets my upmost respect, he does it like no one else.

whoa, easy there tiger. ZDLR is definitely the man for the job when it comes to RATM. I can't imagine anyone else being the frontman. And I LIKE RATM! But please, versatile means he can do a lot of different stuff. So point out to me where he has really sung (I know he has once or twice on cover songs, but it was pretty weak), and that the lyrics were about something other than rebelling against American politics and capitalism.

[Bubban]

CrabShrapnel wrote:

A Poe wrote:

**** u crabshrapnel. u obviouly dont know jack shit about de la rocha if u dont know the man is versatile. the guy paved a whole new way for music. this man is more versitale than u will ever know guy. zach gets my upmost respect, he does it like no one else.
whoa, easy there tiger. ZDLR is definitely the man for the job when it comes to RATM. I can't imagine anyone else being the frontman. And I LIKE RATM! But please, versatile means he can do a lot of different stuff. So point out to me where he has really sung (I know he has once or twice on cover songs, but it was pretty weak), and that the lyrics were about something other than rebelling against American politics and capitalism.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zKdDVsp_NXc He sings here and his voice is quite nice.

[Toxtoth_O_Grady]

Two awesome artists combining? Sweeet!

[Shyne]

i think they should release it for free... neither of them could use the money and it's quite clearly going to be politically based and therefore would get to more people if it was released for free... at least for a period of time!
... my opinion =]

[jshizznit]

Hmm..heard some of it a couple of days ago

Not RATM, but still amazing, even possibly better than RATM, but just to my standards

[isabiggles]

I don't think he's versatile but i do think he's a great vocalist. Not only are his vocals nice to listen to but the lyrics are pretty cool aswell which is important for his vocal style.
I think if you want to look at versatility you need to check out Opeth or Benighted. Opeth have an amazing voalist who can sing really well and then put on a monstrous roar when he needs it. The guy from Benighted can go from a scream to a grunt in like a second.

But i look forward to this.

[sesslerite]

titsmcgee852 wrote:

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

Um. Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath?

[sesslerite]

isabiggles wrote:

. . . but the lyrics are pretty cool aswell . . .

Lyrics?

Yeah. Lets write MORE songs about capitalism. That'll show 'em!

Metal tries too hard to be political these days. It was cool when MegaDeth kind of did it, now it's just being worn out.

Not to hate on RAtM or De La Rocha. This is still gonna be a kick-ass album.

[viaquez]

sesslerite wrote:

titsmcgee852 wrote:

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

Um. Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath?

Or Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden on Iron Maiden

[titsmcgee852]

viaquez wrote:

sesslerite wrote:

titsmcgee852 wrote:

So. There will be a track called "One Day as A Lion", on an EP named "One Day as A Lion", by a band named "One Day as A Lion". Lol. should be good

Um. Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath?
Or Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden on Iron Maiden

I didn't look very hard, did i.

[f1sk]

hmmm cool ending