What is Black Flag?
{{Infobox Musical artist |Name = Black Flag |image = Black Flag 2011-12-18 03.jpg |caption = Black Flag (2011) |image_size = 250px |Background = group_or_band |Origin = [[Hermosa Beach, California]], United States |Genre = [[Hardcore punk]] |Years_active = 1976–1986, 2003 |Label = [[SST Records|SST]] |Associated_acts = [[Circle Jerks]], [[Descendents (band)|Descendents]], [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]], [[Dos (band)|Dos]], [[Gone (band)|Gone]], [[Nig Heist]], [[October Faction]], Tom Troccoli's Dog, [[Rollins Band]], [[S.O.A.]], [[Chuck Dukowski Sextet]], [[SWA (band)|SWA]], [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]], [[Redd Kross]], [[DC3 (band)|DC3]] |URL = |Past_members = [[Greg Ginn]]<br>[[Keith Morris]]<br>[[Raymond Pettibon]]<br>[[David Horvitz]]<br>[[Spot (producer)|Spot]]<br>[[Chuck Dukowski]]<br>[[Brian Migdol]]<br>[[Robo (musician)|ROBO]]<br>[[Ron Reyes]]<br>[[Dez Cadena]]<br>[[Henry Rollins]]<br>[[Emil Johnson]]<br>[[Chuck Biscuits]]<br>[[Bill Stevenson (musician)|Bill Stevenson]]<br>[[Kira Roessler]]<br>[[Anthony Martinez (drummer)|Anthony Martinez]]<br>[[C'el Revuelta]] }} '''Black Flag''' was an [[United States|American]] [[hardcore punk]] [[band]]. They formed in [[California]] in [[1976]] and broke up in [[1986]]. There were many different members in the band, but the leader was [[Greg Ginn]]. Ginn was the guitarist and wrote many of the songs. Black Flag was one of the groups that created the hardcore punk style. They toured the United States and Canada to play many live shows. They influenced many other musicians and fans to make their own hardcore bands. The band's first album, ''Damaged'' ([[1981]]), has been recognized as a classic punk album and one of the most influential punk records ever made. After breaking up, the lead [[singer]] [[Henry Rollins]] formed a new band by himself, [[Rollins Band]] and [[guitarist]] [[Greg Ginn]] worked on a separate career in the early [[1990s|90s]]. {{music-stub}} [[Category:19