Inside Out was an early ’90s straight edge hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. They released one EP, No Spiritual Surrender, in 1990. They played in and were respected by the same Southern California youth crew/straight edge scene as Infest and Chain of Strength, and integrated old-school metal into their sound. They broke up in 1991 after their guitarist, Vic DiCara, left the band to become a Hare Krishna monk. Singer Zack de la Rocha (previously the guitarist for Hard Stance) left straight edge hardcore behind and went on to form the highly successful political rap-metal outfit Rage Against the Machine, who immediately signed with the major Epic.