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Evil Empire is the second studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released on April 16, 1996 by Epic Records. Its title refers to a term used in the early 1980s by President Ronald Reagan and many American conservatives to describe the former Soviet Union.
Evil Empire's debut album topped the US Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance, with two other songs also nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. The album is 3x platinum certified by the RIAA as of May 2000.