Brad Wilk

Bradley J. Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American musician, actor, and activist from Portland, Oregon. He is best known as the drummer of rock bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage.

Wilk’s success as a drummer resulted from an audition for the band Lock Up. He didn’t make it in the band, but after Lock Up broke up in 1990 the guitarist Tom Morello contacted him and together they formed Rage Against the Machine. They played together until 2000 when they disbanded.

Wilk and the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine joined with Chris Cornell to form Audioslave. They released four albums together before disbanding in 2007 so Cornell could pursue his solo career.

In 2016, Wilk reunited with Morello, and Tim Commerford to start the band Prophets of Rage with Chuck D, B-Real, and DJ Lord. Together they cover songs from their former bands as well as new material. As a protest against the 45th President Donald Trump, they toured the U.S. under the statement ‘Make America Rage Again.’