Black Flag have introduced a brand new lineup surrounding founding guitarist Greg Ginn.
The brand new lineup was unveiled in a put up on the group’s Instagram web page, with Ginn now joined by vocalist Max Zanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston. The announcement additionally teased the band’s first new music in 12 years, together with upcoming stay performances.
“We’re turning the web page,” the put up reads. “BLACK FLAG is coming into a brand new period — and we’re hyped to welcome three unimaginable new members… the brand new lineup is already within the studio and the rehearsal area — writing, jamming, and bringing recent vitality.”
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Ginn resurrected Black Flag in 2013 with the discharge of the comeback album What the…, a widely-panned effort that Ginn has since acknowledged as subpar. The Black Flag identify has been marred with negativity ever since.
Singer Ron Reyes, an unique member of the band and frontman on the comeback album, was fired onstage shortly after its launch, and he later went on to accuse Ginn of kid abuse following claims made by Ginn’s ex-wife, Marina.
In an e mail to Consequence in 2014, Marina mentioned that Ginn left her “destitute, battered and with out youngster help” after their relationship led to 2006. She accused him of then exploiting and blackmailing her. Public court docket data in Lengthy Seaside, California confirmed that Ginn pleaded no contest to home battery in 2006, and he was sentenced to a few years of probation.
Along with his private points, Ginn caught backlash from longtime followers in 2013 after he sued former bandmates Keith Morris, Dez Cadena, Chuck Dukowski, and Invoice Stevenson for violating the Black Flag trademark — which he owns — whereas reuniting below the moniker FLAG. That lawsuit was settled in April the next 12 months.
You’ll be able to see the social media put up saying Black Flag’s new lineup beneath.