In what year was the band behind the Evil Empire Tour nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album?
The Battle of Los Angeles (album) The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by the American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, released on November 2, 1999 by Epic Records. The album was released three years after their previous studio album, "Evil Empire" (1996). The album is Rage Against the Machine's most recent album consisting of original material. "The Battle of Los Angeles" was nominated for a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
Metallica (album) Metallica (commonly known as The Black Album) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it received widespread critical acclaim and became the band's best-selling album. "Metallica" produced five singles that are considered to be among the band's best-known songs, which include "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam", and "Sad but True". "Don't Tread on Me" was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release, but the song did not receive a commercial single release. The album marked a change in the band's sound from the thrash metal style of the previous four albums to a slower one. Metallica promoted the album with a series of tours. In 2003, the album was ranked number 252 on "Rolling Stone"' s 500 greatest albums of all time.