Brad Wilk

Bradley Joseph Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–2024), Audioslave (2001–2007, 2017), and Prophets of Rage (2016–2019).

Brad Wilk
Wilk performing at Optimus Alive '08 in Lisbon, Portugal
Background information
Born (1968-09-05) September 5, 1968
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1990–present
Labels
Formerly of
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Audioslave
  • Prophets of Rage
  • Greta
  • Sound City Players
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

Wilk started his career as a drummer for Greta in 1990, and helped co-found Rage Against the Machine with Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha in August 1991. Following that band's breakup in October 2000, Wilk, Morello, Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell formed the supergroup Audioslave, which broke up in 2007. From 2016 to 2019, he played in the band Prophets of Rage, with Commerford, Morello, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord. He has played with Rage Against the Machine since their reunion.

Wilk has also performed drums on English metal band Black Sabbath's final album 13, released in June 2013. He briefly played with Pearl Jam shortly after the release of their debut album Ten.

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