Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California. The band was active from 1987 to 2006 and was led by former Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins. They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early-mid 1990s.
Rollins Band
The Rollins Band
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
1987–1997, 1999-2003, 2006
- Henry Rollins
- Chris Haskett
- Sim Cain
- Theo Van Rock
- Andrew Weiss
- Melvin Gibbs
- Jim Wilson
- Marcus Blake
- Jason Mackenroth
Critic Steve Huey describes their music as "uncompromising, intense, cathartic fusions of funk, post-punk, noise, and jazz experimentalism, with Rollins shouting angry, biting self-examinations and accusations over the grind."[1]
In 2000, Rollins Band was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, ranking at No. 47.[2]
Musical style and influences[edit]
The band have been categorized under the alternative metal, post-hardcore, hard rock and funk metal genres.[10][11][12][13] Mid-career albums such as Weight also had a pronounced jazz influence.[14][15] They were part of the early 1990s Los Angeles alternative metal scene, alongside Tool, Jane's Addiction, Rage Against the Machine and Green Jellÿ.[12] Their influences include '70s metal and rock bands, including Black Sabbath, The Velvet Underground, Pink Fairies and Thin Lizzy,[10] as well as progressive rock and jazz fusion bands like King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra.[16][17] Rollins' shout-singing style proved influential to later alternative and nu metal artists, such as Coal Chamber, Korn, Chevelle, Godsmack and System of a Down.[10] The Rollins Band songs "Tearing" and "Shine" have been covered by Pearl Jam.[18]