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Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. . After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 19
SST was founded in 1966 by Greg as Solid State Transmitters – later rebranded to release Black Flag albums. Henry Rollins graffiti in Asbury Park, New Jersey, by Shepard Fairey. Black Flag's career is chronicled in Our Band Could Be Your Life, a study of several important American underground rock bands.
On arriving in Los Angeles with the band, Garfield took the pseudonym Henry Rollins. [16] The five-piece Black Flag lineup of Ginn, Dukowski, Robo, Cadena and Rollins recorded the band's first full-length album, Damaged, in 1981.
It consists of covers of Black Flag songs performed by the Rollins Band, with vocalists from various well-known rock, hip hop, punk and metal artists (as well as certain members of Black Flag) singing. All money raised from sales of the album were donated to the legal funds of the West Memphis Three. It is the final release by the Rollins Band.
The former Black Flag frontman has trekked to more than 100 countries, including Iran, North Korea and Russia. "I had a great time (in Tehran) and learned a lot," Rollins said.
Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California.The band was active from 1987 to 2006 and was led by former Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early-mid 1990s.
Henry Rollins. April 4, 2021 at 8:45 AM ... I joined Black Flag during the summer of 1981 and started touring 7-11s all through the United States and Canada. Things that spring to mind: Austin ...
Family Man is the third album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. Released in 1984 through SST Records, it features spoken word tracks by vocalist Henry Rollins and jazz-indebted instrumental tracks. It is also the first album to feature bassist Kira Roessler. "Armageddon Man" is the only track on the album in which Rollins and the ...