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Black Flag

Formed 1976

  • Principal Members
  • Chuck Dukowski
  • Greg Ginn
  • Henry Rollins
  • Bill Stevenson

Biography

Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes.

Black Flag forged a unique sound early on that mixed the raw simplicity of the Ramones with atonal and microtonal guitar solos and frequent tempo shifts...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1976 Formed (as Panic) by guitarist Greg Ginn
  • 1978 Adopt the name Black Flag
  • 1978 Set up SST Records
  • 1981 Henry Rollins joins as lead vocalist
  • 1983 Legal problems prevent them from the using their band name
  • 1984 Release four albums in 12 months
  • 1986 Split
  • 2003 Reunite briefly (without Rollins)
 

Key Releases

  • Damaged

    1981

    Probably the band's most consistent album and the one MCA refused to release. Fast, furious and no fun.

    Review on BBC Music

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Inspired

Influences

  • Henry Rollins
  • Circle Jerks


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