Madam, – I would like to take issue with your article “X-rated metal beats X Factor star to UK Christmas No 1” (Front page, December 21st). It is stated that Rage Against the Machine are “a little-known American punk-metal band”.
Rage Against the Machine have received two Grammy Awards; Best Metal Performance for the song Tire Meand Best Hard Rock Performance for Guerrilla Radio.
The band has also received three nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards. Their second album, Evil Empire, entered Billboard's Top 200 chart at number one in 1996, and subsequently rose to triple platinum status. The following release, The Battle of Los Angelesalso debuted at No 1 in 1999, selling 450,000 copies the first week and then going double platinum. They also headlined the Sunday bill at Oxegen 2007. Hardly little-known. – Yours, etc,