Black Flag

Fact Sheet

Musical genre:	Punk
Country	USA
Years active	1977-1986

The hardcore punk rock band Black Flag was formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, 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 guitar solos and frequent tempo shifts. Over this could be heard lyrics--mostly written by Ginn--about isolation, neurosis and paranoia, themes which did not disappear when Henry Rollins took on the role of lead singer in 1981. Most of the band's material was released on Ginn's independent label, SST Records.

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