BAD Brains..YeaAAAHHH! OOOKay!!

The influential hardcore/punk band BAD BRAINS, that formed in '77 has decided to work on a new album very shortly with its original members. How about some WIKIPEDIA trivia:
" * Henry Rollins, who had been personally encouraged by H.R. to become a singer himself – even to the point where H.R. would drag the young Rollins onstage and make him sing a song with the rest of the band, long before Rollins formed State of Alert or joined Black Flag – considered Bad Brains among the most important rock bands, and Dave Grohl stated that they were the "greatest live band ever". Rapper and hip-hop producer Lil Jon also considers the Brains among his favorite bands.

* Moby covered their song "Sailin' On" for the Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains (1999, Century Media) tribute album to the band. Living Colour and No Doubt have also covered "Sailin' On".

* Dr. Know played additional guitar on the Coheed and Cambria song "Time Consumer" featured on the album The Second Stage Turbine Blade.

* Billy Corgan credits the Bad Brains combination of thrash and reggae as a primary influence for the Smashing Pumpkins hybrid of soft and loud music after attending a live show by the band in 1986. Years later the Pumpkins had the Bad Brains open for them for a show in Paris, which Corgan has cited as a highlight of his career.

* Ranked number 99 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"."
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