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Black Flag: Damaged

5 December 1981 · 45 YEARS

Damaged

Black Flag

The arrival of Henry Rollins coincided with these sessions, injecting a visceral, unhinged energy that anchored the hardcore style. This work exists as a confrontational document, molding sheer agitation into a template for future aggression.

Following long-standing conflicts involving the record company, the engineering feels abrasive, enclosed, and dangerously volatile. The audio preserves the toughness of the early eighties Los Angeles climate, where friction between the group and industry leaders propelled every jarring power chord.

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