Editing Rollins Band (section)

===Precursors (1980–1986)===
[[File:Melvin Gibbs.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Gibbs in a July 1980 performance in Paris, France]]
Rollins was the singer for the Washington, D.C. [[punk rock]] band [[State of Alert]] from October 1980 to July 1981. Afterwards, he sang with California punk rock band [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] from August 1981 to August 1986. Black Flag earned little mainstream attention, but through a demanding touring schedule, came to be regarded as one of the most important punk rock bands of the 1980s.

Less than a year after Black Flag broke up, Rollins returned to music with guitarist [[Chris Haskett]] (a friend from Rollins' teen years in Washington D.C.), bass guitarist [[Bernie Wandel]], and drummer Mick Green.

This lineup released two records: ''[[Hot Animal Machine]]'' (credited as a Rollins solo record and featuring cover art drawings by [[Devo]] leader [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]) and ''[[Drive by Shooting]]'' (credited to "Henrietta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters"). The music was similar to Black Flag's, though it flirted more with [[heavy metal (music)|heavy metal]] and [[funk]].