Genres: Hardcore Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, L.A. Punk, American Punk, American Underground Active: 70's, 80's Formed: 1977 in Hermosa Beach, CA
Black Sabbath, X, The Stooges, The Ramones, MC5, The Doors, The Clash, Suicide, Thin Lizzy, The Velvet Underground, Buzzcocks, The Monks, The Sex Pistols The Germs, Misfits, The Sex Pistols, Fugazi, fIREHOSE, SWA, Dos, Dead Kennedys, Dc3, Redd Kross, S.O.A., Bad Brains, Jello Biafra, Buzzcocks, Minor Threat, Hüsker Dü, Big Chief, The State, Cheifs Swivelneck, Crucifucks, The Adolescents, The Lemonheads, Fugazi, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Christian Death, Corrosion of Conformity, The Queers, Dinosaur Jr., Faith No More, Fear, Kill Your Idols, Meat Puppets, Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Rancid, The Necros |  |
In many ways, Black Flag were the definitive Los Angeles hardcore punk band. Although their music flirted with heavy metal and experimental noise and jazz more than that of most hardcore bands, they defined the image and the aesthetic. Through their ceaseless touring, the band cultivated the American underground punk scene; every year, Black Flag played in every area of the U.S., influencing countless numbers of bands. Although their recording career was hampered by a draining lawsuit, which was followed by a seemingly endless stream of independently released records, the band was unquestionably one of the most influential American post-punk bands. A full decade and a half before the fusion of punk and metal became popular, Black Flag created a ferocious, edgy, and ironic amalgam of underground aesthetics and gut-pounding metal. Their lyrics alluded to social criticism and a political viewpoint, but it was all conveyed as seething, cynical angst, which was occasionally very funny.
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Release: November 21, 2000
Label: Music Video Distribution
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Label: Manson
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