Henry Rollins' post-Black Flag project blended hardcore aggression with mid-90s metal-funk experiments.
For the early sound, check out 'Burned Beyond Recognition'. To hear where they ended up, 'Inhale Exhale' shows that heavy groove they developed.
The band mattered because they carried hardcore's confrontational spirit forward without getting stuck in one sound. Early tracks like 'Burned Beyond Recognition' delivered pure aggression, but by 'Weight' they were wrapping that intensity in heavy grooves. Their lyrics, especially on songs like 'Liar' and 'Low Self Opinion', dealt bluntly with personal and social themes in a way that felt direct and unflinching.
They formed in 1987 right after Rollins left Black Flag, with early albums like 'Life Time' and 'Hard Volume' continuing his raw hardcore approach. By the mid-90s, their sound had broadened on 'Weight', pulling in metal and funk elements while keeping Rollins' intense vocal style front and center.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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