10 Hard Rock Bands That Should Be In The Hall Of Fame (But Aren't)
8. Black Flag
Sticking with punk for now, and a band that would have been running buddies with the Kennedys in the heady days of the early 80s.
Formed in California in 1976, Black Flag cycled through a number of vocalists before landing on Henry Rollins for their debut album Damaged in 1981.
Rollins' impressive singing style and vibrant on-stage performances soon caught the attention of the wider public, and the band were catapulted from local heroes to nationwide idols.
They helped shape the genre of hardcore punk and post-hardcore, paving the way for more recent acts such as Bring Me the Horizon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and My Chemical Romance.
Also, they used to get blacklisted from clubs because their fans broke too much stuff, which is awesome.
Black Flag straddle the line between underground and mainstream, which makes them a perfect candidate to represent the style in the HOF. They've got enough of a history to fill a webpage and their induction would help support a sadly overlooked genre.
More importantly, if they don't get inducted soon, then their fans are going to converge on Cleveland and burn the city to the ground.