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Mainstream Rap-Metal started here, in Orange County, CA, during 1991, when lead vocals, Zach De La Rocha quit his old hardcore band, Inside Out, and met up with old friend Tom Morrello, lead guitarist, and later hired bassist Timmy Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk. A tale of overnight success, by the end of the next year they had released their first album, which went gold in weeks. With their hard hitting anti-establishment lyrics screamed by Zach in a way never before heard, Tom’s unbelievable guitar tweaking, and Tim and Brad’s catchy beats, it was no wonder why they sold. Zach de La Rocha had known Tim Morrello since elementary school, and both jammed together until they went their separate ways in their late-teens. Zach, after quitting as guitarist for “Hardstance,” started the hardcore metal band “Inside Out” in 1988 so he could get behind the mike. Tim played in various garage bands in Libertyville, IL, including “Electric Sheep,” which he founded with future Tool guitarist...