New group formation, considered the great pioneer of the American hardcore, was announced in April and debuted this month with a concert in Bulgaria
One of the most important names in punk and considered the great pioneer of hardcore in United States It’s new. And it is “new” really, because the three recently recruited members have less than half of the age of guitarist and boss Greg Ginnonly member present in all the band’s incarnations.
We are talking about Black Flagwhich in April underwent considerable reformulation. Greg dismissed the former musicians and announced three “freshmen”, all from the so -called generation Z (born between 1997 and 2010).
They are: the vocalist Max Zanellythe bassist David Rodriguez and the drummer Bryce Weston. On the other hand, they left Mike Vallely (vocal), Harley Duggan (low) and Charles Wiley (battery).
At 71 years old, Greg Ginn once again tries to revitalize the Black Flagformed in 1976 in Hermosa Beacharound Los Angeles. The debut of the new formation took place in Sofiacapital of Bulgariaon June 10th. Watch videos of recent presentations below.
In the April statement, the group also promised to work on unpublished compositions to release a new studio album. However, there is no prediction of dates.
About Black Flag
In the golden times, the Black Flag released a series of fundamental EP’s for the development of hardcore, as NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (1979) and Jealous Again (1980). In 1981, already with Henry Rollins On vocals, the band released Damagedhis influential debut album.
In the first half of the 1980s, the Black Flag He extrapolated the hardcore/punk and incorporated other elements. Even brought the heavy and dragged sound from the Black Sabbath On the B side of the disc My War (1984), considered a cornerstone for genres that later came, such as grunge and sludge.
THE Black Flag He ended activities in 1986. After nearly 20 years inactive, Greg Ginn resurrected the band punctually in 2003 and 2013 – and then more recurrently from 2019.
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Source: Rollingstone
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