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Brad Wilk

Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Born
September 5, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1968

About Brad Wilk

Brad 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). 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 tried out for Pearl Jam shortly after the release of their debut album Ten and had previously been in the band Indian Style with Eddie Vedder. In late 2013, Wilk joined the band The Last Internationale and recently recorded their debut album called We Will Reign with producer Brendan O'Brien. A. club circuit, during which they signed a record deal with Epic Records, and released their self-titled debut album that November. After a brief South America tour in 2010, they created their own festival, LA Rising, which they headlined on July 30, 2011. In November 2012, they released a XX anniversary boxset of their first album.

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Brad Wilk timeline

  1. After a brief South America tour in 2010, they created their own festival, LA Rising, which they headlined on July 30, 2011.
  2. In November 2012, they released a XX anniversary boxset of their first album.
  3. In late 2013, Wilk joined the band The Last Internationale and recently recorded their debut album called We Will Reign with producer Brendan O'Brien.

The world when Brad Wilk was born

Brad Wilk was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brad Wilk's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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