It’s hard to overstate just how big a force Rage Against The Machine was in the 90s. Maybe one of the best examples is how they won a Grammy for the song “Tire Me”, despite the deep cut tune having no music video or radio airplay. The song is from Rage Against The Machine’s sophomore album, Evil Empire , which was released in 1996. The following year, at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, RATM was nominated in the Best Metal Performance category. They had some steep competition: Videos by VICE “Shoots and Ladders” – Korn “Suicide Note Pt. I” – Pantera “I’m Your Boogie Man” – White Zombie “Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)” – Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper The fact that Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper did not win was wild. There was a sense of legacy there that would normally have reigned supreme at an industry award show. They’ve both been nominated multiple times, but never won. Then there’s Pantera. Again, within the context of 1997, they would have seemed like a surefire winner.…