THRILLING IN THE NAME

ZEAL & ARDOR’S MANUEL GAGNEUX REVIEWS PROPHETS OF RAGE

“this is the third time I’ve been lucky enough to see Prophets Of Rage perform live, but it’s the first time I’ve experienced it from the front row. their show is cleverly structured to make the audience lose their minds. It begins with a 15-minute set by DJ Lord, spinning recognisable and iconic tunes. as the crowd reaches its boiling point, the rest of the gang make their entrance. Luxembourg is in hysterics!

“Not missing a beat, they release the Prophets Of Rage track upon the masses. Full cups of beer suddenly become airborne, and what follows is a mix of Rage against the machine covers – Testify, Take The Power Back, Guerrilla Radio – peppered with iconic tracks from Public enemy and cypress hill. Both

Rock Superstar and Fight The Power leave their marks on us.

halfway through, tom, tim and Brad leave the stage, while DJ Lord, chuck D and B-Real give us a distilled, eight-track set of classic hip hop songs ending in house Of Pain’s Jump Around. the majority of the male audience members relieve themselves of their shirts and morph into a sweaty, jumping mess. I barely manage to resist the urge!

the others come back and give an instrumental rendition of audioslave’s

Like A Stone, inviting the crowd to sing along. It works brilliantly. the rest of the set just keeps adding to the aggressive and oddly inclusive energy, culminating in that night’s final song, Killing In The

Name. I am smushed, drenched in sweat and supremely happy.”