Black Flag is an American band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, CA by guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member Greg Ginn. Their discography includes seven studio albums and two live albums. Their discography includes seven studio albums and two live albums.
Black Flag, American band whose extensive touring and prolific recording helped to popularize hard-core punk, the genre that arose in California in the early 1980s in response to the punk movement of the 1970s. Black Flag was formed in 1977 by guitarist Greg Ginn, a graduate of UCLA. The band has released all of their material on Ginn’s independent label, SST Records beginning with 1981’s Damaged. The band has released all of their material on Ginn’s independent label, SST Records beginning with 1981’s Damaged. Ginn formed the band with bassist Chuck Dukowski; the pair soon added drummer Brian Migdol and vocalist Keith Morris.At the same time, Ginn and Dukowski formed an independent record label, SST, which released the band's first EP, Nervous Breakdown, in 1978. Black Flag is an American band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, CA by guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member Greg Ginn.