Now that I've been blasting so much newer weirdo hardcore and fucked-up punk, I've been getting a gnawing urge to pull out all of Black Flag's old records that had such a strong hand in influencing not only all of the bent adolescent skuzz that I'm addicted to, but also much of the noisy, brutal rock and sludgy crush that makes up so much of the music that I carry here at C-Blast. And what better place to start than with those early 7"s that introduced Black Flag's ferocious punk to the world...
Here's another crucial early Flag Ep, this time from the Dez-fronted era of the band circa 1982. The Pettibone art oozes with discontent, and is some of the hardcore sleeve art ever; The a-side "Six Pack" is another of their classic disaffected anthems, a furious rager with guitarist Greg Ginn now starting to peel off those demented skronky leads and contorted riffs that would become his trademark, while the b-side has "I've Heard It Before" slamming a killer blast of discordant punk, followed by "American Waste"'s excoriating mid paced pummel. Brutal.