Tom Morello has begun teasing his new single “Unconquered“. That track finds him joining forces with an outfit also known for their fierce political belief: Irish rappers Kneecap. July of 2025 saw Morello publicly hail Kneecap as, “the Rage Against The Machine of now.” Morello was quoted on ‘The Strombo Show‘ as saying of that outfit at the time:
“[They’re at] at the top of the list, at the top of the list. I mean, they’re clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now, like there’s them, and there’s a gap to the next one.”
He further remakred:
“What they’re doing in their art is what people could probably stand to do more in their lives: to really speak truth to power. And, you know, Kneecap are not terrorists. What is terroristic is, you know, 20,000 dead Palestinian children. That’s the story. Not, I mean, some Irish rappers who don’t like that that’s happening. [That] should not be the story.”
Morello‘s praise for that group however didn’t sit well with another politically-outspoken individual in the metal and rock world: David Draiman. The latter labeled Morello‘s advocacy for Kneecap as “Shameful“, citing Kneecap‘s stances on Palestine and Israel.
“Unconquered” is scheduled to arrive online in full on September 25th as part of Morello‘s forthcoming new solo rock album, “Everyone Gets Everything They Want“, which is set to land on the same day.
@tmorello x @KNEECAPCEOL “UNCONQUERED” 9/25/26 pic.twitter.com/Oo968e3O8o
— Tom Morello (@tmorello) September 9, 2026
