Brad Wilk

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Brad Wilk
Wilk performing at Optimus Alive '08 in Lisbon, Portugal
Background information
Born	(1968-09-05) September 5, 1968 (age 55) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal rap metal funk metal alternative rock hard rock heavy metal doom metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Epic Interscope
Formerly of	Rage Against the Machine Audioslave Prophets of Rage Greta Sound City Players The Smashing Pumpkins

Bradley Joseph Wilk (born September 5, 1968)^[1] 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 briefly played with Pearl Jam shortly after the release of their debut album Ten.^[2]