Bad Brains

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Bad Brains is a pioneering American band known for fusing hardcore punk with reggae and for its influential role in the early Washington, D.C. punk scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf band
hardcore punk band
activeYearsStart 1977
album Bad Brains NERFINISHED
Build a Nation NERFINISHED
God of Love NERFINISHED
I Against I NERFINISHED
Into the Future NERFINISHED
Quickness NERFINISHED
Rise NERFINISHED
Rock for Light NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Mind Power NERFINISHED
bassist Darryl Jenifer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Bad Brains NERFINISHED
drummer Earl Hudson NERFINISHED
formedIn late 1970s
genre alternative rock
crossover thrash
funk rock
hardcore punk
heavy metal
punk rock
reggae
guitarist Dr. Know NERFINISHED
hasMember Darryl Jenifer NERFINISHED
Dr. Know NERFINISHED
Earl Hudson NERFINISHED
H.R. NERFINISHED
influenced Beastie Boys NERFINISHED
Faith No More NERFINISHED
Fugazi NERFINISHED
Living Colour NERFINISHED
Minor Threat NERFINISHED
Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED
Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED
movement hardcore punk movement
notableFor fusing hardcore punk with reggae
influential role in the early Washington, D.C. punk scene
pioneering hardcore punk
notableSong Banned in D.C. NERFINISHED
I Against I NERFINISHED
Pay to Cum NERFINISHED
Sacred Love NERFINISHED
Sailin' On NERFINISHED
origin Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Rastafari movement NERFINISHED
scene Washington, D.C. hardcore scene
vocalist H.R. NERFINISHED

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Inside Out influencedBy Bad Brains
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Ric Ocasek produced Bad Brains
this entity surface form: Bad Brains – Rock for Light