Editing Black Flag (band) (section)

==Style and legacy==
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Black Flag are primarily a [[hardcore punk]] band and are considered to be one of the first [[hardcore punk]] bands.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shaw |first=Chris |date=July 10, 2014 |title=Black Flag Waves On |url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/the-flag-waves-on/Content?oid=3701626 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115080235/http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/the-flag-waves-on/Content?oid=3701626 |archive-date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2015 |website=[[Memphis Flyer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Azerrad |first=Michael|author-link=Michael Azerrad |title=Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991 |date=July 2, 2002|page=119|publisher=Underground Music |isbn=0-316-78753-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Blush|first=Steven|author-link=Steven Blush|title=American Hardcore: A Tribal History|page=56|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AgdUYZ6U0wC&q=black+flag+hardcore|publisher=[[Feral House]]|year=2001|isbn=978-0922915712|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201001516/https://books.google.com/books?id=7AgdUYZ6U0wC&q=black+flag+hardcore|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/punkinprint/p/Hardcore.htm |title=Hardcore Punk – Defining Musical Genres |last=Cooper|first=Ryan |work=[[About.com]] |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024815/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/punkinprint/p/Hardcore.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Ryan Cooper of [[About.com]] and author Doyle Greene, Black Flag is one of the pioneers of the {{nowrap|[[post-hardcore]]}} genre for the [[experimental music|experimental]] style they later started playing.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics |publisher=MacFarland & Company |first=Doyle |last=Greene |date=March 10, 2014 |isbn=978-0-7864-7809-5 |pages=43–44}}</ref><ref name="PH">{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/punktionary/g/posthardcore.htm |title=Post-Hardcore – A Definition |last=Cooper|first=Ryan |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063251/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/punktionary/g/posthardcore.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Black Flag experimented with a [[sludge metal]] sound on their album ''[[My War]]''.{{sfn|Earles|2014|p=41}}<ref>{{cite journal|date=August 2009|title=Sludge Special|journal=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]|issue=187|page=44|issn=1350-6978}}</ref> Black Flag also have used elements of styles such as [[jazz]],<ref name=Sideleau>{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/4312/black-flag-slip-it-in |title=Black Flag – Slip It In |publisher=Punknews.org |first=Brandon|last=Sideleau |date=August 28, 2005 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110118/https://www.punknews.org/review/4312/black-flag-slip-it-in |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanyaland.com/2013/06/13/get-in-two-vans-black-flag-split-its-punk-legacy-tonight-the-middle-east/ |title=Get in two vans: Black Flag split a punk rock legacy /// tonight @ the Middle East |publisher=Vanyaland |first=Daniel|last=Brockman |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103839/http://www.vanyaland.com/2013/06/13/get-in-two-vans-black-flag-split-its-punk-legacy-tonight-the-middle-east/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[blues]],<ref name=Metallica>{{cite book |title=If You Like Metallica...: Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love |publisher=[[Backbeat Books]] |first=Mike|last=McPadden |isbn=9781617130380 |date=May 1, 2012 |quote=The subsequent incarnation of Black Flag incorporated blues, free jazz, and extended instrumental passages, propelling the perimeters of their sound so far afield that they ultimately came apart in 1986—just as thrash took over.}}</ref> [[spoken word]],<ref name=FamilyManReview /> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref>{{cite book |title=If You Like Metallica...: Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love |publisher=[[Backbeat Books]] |first=Mike|last=McPadden |isbn=9781617130380 |date=May 1, 2012 |quote=Black Flag truly drew a line in the mosh pit, however, with the release of ''My War'' in 1984. While other hardcore bands solidified their sound into a formula of ever faster and shorter outbursts, ''My War''{{'s}} songs are slow and dense and complex. In short: They're metal.}}</ref> [[blues rock]],<ref name=Sideleau /> [[free jazz]],<ref name=Metallica /> [[math rock]],<ref>Steven Blush, ''American Hardcore: A Tribal History'', "Thirsty and Miserable", Los Angeles: Feral House, 2001, p. 66</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/changing-rules-rhythm-have-you-heard-math-rock-35676 |title=Changing the rules of rhythm: Have you heard of Math Rock? |publisher=The News Minute |first=Manek|last=Kohli |date=November 3, 2015 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105112822/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/changing-rules-rhythm-have-you-heard-math-rock-35676 |url-status=live }}</ref> and {{nowrap|[[instrumental music]]}}.<ref name=Metallica /><ref name=FamilyManReview>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1963|first=Pemberton|last=Roach|access-date=2011-07-01}}</ref>

Throughout their ten-year career as a band, Black Flag's experiences became legendary, especially in the Southern California area. Much of the band's history is chronicled in Henry Rollins' own published tour diary ''[[Get in the Van]]''. Black Flag were reportedly blacklisted by the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] and Hollywood rock clubs because of the destructiveness of their fans, though Rollins has claimed that police caused far more problems than they solved.

SST Records, an independent American record label that was initially founded to release Black Flag's debut single, released recordings by influential bands such as [[Bad Brains]], [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]], [[Descendents]], [[Meat Puppets]], and [[Hüsker Dü]]. As well, SST released some albums by [[Negativland]], [[Soundgarden]],  [[Sonic Youth]], and [[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]].
SST was founded in 1966 by Greg as Solid State Transmitters – later rebranded to release Black Flag albums.

[[File:Shephard Fairey Graffiti Henry Rollins.jpg|thumb|Henry Rollins graffiti in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]], by [[Shepard Fairey]]]]

Black Flag's career is chronicled in the book ''[[Our Band Could Be Your Life]]'' by music journalist [[Michael Azerrad]], who emphasized that the band was "required listening for anyone who was interested in [[underground music]]."<ref>Azerrad, Michael. ''Our Band Could Be Your Life''. 2001. Little Brown Books''. pp. 14.''</ref>

Many members of the [[grunge]] scene cited Black Flag's ''[[My War]]'' album as being influential in their departure from the standard punk model. [[Steve Turner (guitarist)|Steve Turner]] of [[Mudhoney]] stated in an interview, "A lot of other people around the country hated the fact that Black Flag slowed down ... but up here it was really great – we were like 'Yay!' They were weird and fucked-up sounding."<ref name="Azerrad419">Azerrad, 419.</ref>
Kurt Cobain listed both ''My War'' and ''[[Damaged (Black Flag album)|Damaged]]'' in his top 50 albums in his journal in 1993.<ref name="joyfulnoiserecordings.com">{{cite web|title=Top 50 by Nirvana|url=http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/|access-date=15 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018034220/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/top-50-by-nirvana/|archive-date=October 18, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Jeff Hanneman]] and [[Dave Lombardo]], both known for their work with [[Slayer]], mentioned Black Flag among their influences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3153 |title=Exclusive! Interview With Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman |work=Knac |access-date=2014-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010337/http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3153 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/dave-lombardo-interview/ |title=Dave Lombardo Interview |work=Musiclegends |access-date=2014-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215171759/https://musiclegends.ca/interviews/dave-lombardo-interview/ |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] bassist Flea has a Black Flag decal on one of his signature [[Modulus Guitars|Modulus]] bass guitars, and guitarist [[John Frusciante]] has cited Greg Ginn as one of his early influences as a guitar player.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/14473/78492|title=The New Guitar Gods|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2008-02-07|archive-date=October 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030123150/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/14473/78492|url-status=dead}}</ref> British acoustic artist and punk rocker [[Frank Turner]] has a Black Flag icon tattoo on his wrist and cites the band as one of his primary inspirations, particularly in regards to their work ethic.<ref name="TL1">{{cite news | url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/13612-frank-turner/ | title=Frank Turner | last=Moore|first=Rebecca | work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] | date=October 16, 2008 | access-date=April 25, 2009 | archive-date=December 6, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206043253/http://www.list.co.uk/article/13612-frank-turner/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RL1">{{cite news | url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/1185.html | title=Frank Turner: Think Black Flag | last=Turner|first=Frank | work=Rock Louder | date=August 2008 | access-date=April 25, 2009 | archive-date=March 15, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315085346/http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/1185.html | url-status=live }}</ref> With [[Million Dead]], if anything went wrong with their tour, Turner said they would "Think Black Flag".<ref name="RL1" /> Vocalist [[Maynard James Keenan]] of the bands [[Tool (band)|Tool]] and [[A Perfect Circle]], has described seeing Black Flag perform in 1986 as a young punk rocker in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], as a "revelatory and life-changing" experience. A Perfect Circle also covered the Black Flag song "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" on their [[Emotive (album)|''Emotive'']] album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=October_1994--RIP.html|title=Toe to Toe with Maynard and Hank|work=RIP Magazine|access-date=2010-03-08|archive-date=March 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330110108/http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=October_1994--RIP.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Punk band [[Rise Against]] portrayed Black Flag in the 2005 ''[[Lords of Dogtown]]'' film, and their cover of "Nervous Breakdown" is on the ''Lords of Dogtown'' soundtrack. Rise Against also does a cover of the Black Flag song "Fix Me" in the video game ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''. [[Initial Records]] released a Black Flag cover album in 2002 (re-released with additional tracks in 2006 by ReIgnition Recordings), ''[[Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag]]''. The compilation features 15 hardcore and metalcore bands – including [[Most Precious Blood (band)|Most Precious Blood]], [[Converge (band)|Converge]], [[the Dillinger Escape Plan]], [[Give Up the Ghost (band)|American Nightmare]], [[Drowningman]], and [[Coalesce (band)|Coalesce]].<ref name="Black on Black (Allmusic)">{{cite web|last=Monger|first=Christopher|title=Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag (2006)|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r821755|work=Allmusic|access-date=December 11, 2010|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008163735/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.allmusic.com&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bring Me the Horizon]] frontman [[Oliver Sykes]] also mentioned Black Flag as one of his biggest influences. Sykes has also had the tattoo of Black Flag logo showing the love for the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/oli-sykes-of-bring-me-the-horizon-talks-sempiternal-movies-and-more/10565341|title=Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon Talks "Sempiternal", Movies, and More|work=ARTISTdirect|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-date=June 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609072721/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/oli-sykes-of-bring-me-the-horizon-talks-sempiternal-movies-and-more/10565341|url-status=live}}</ref> American [[alternative rock]] band [[My Chemical Romance]] has also stated that the band has been heavily influenced by Black Flag.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/shows/subterranean/108030/gerard-way-tells-about-my-chemical-romances-influences.jhtml |title=Gerard Way tells about My Chemical Romance's influences|publisher=MTV |date=2006-09-14 |access-date=2011-05-14 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213074919/http://www.mtv.com/videos/shows/subterranean/108030/gerard-way-tells-about-my-chemical-romances-influences.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>