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Country: Germany Released: 2001 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Hardcore, Punk Tracklist A1One ShotA2Up For ItA3Gone Inside The ZeroA4Nowhere To Go But InsideB1HelloB2What's The Matter ManB3Your Number Is OneB4Soul ImplantC1Stop Look ListenC2I Want So Much MoreC3Hangin' AroundC4Marcus Has The Evil In HimD1Too Much Rock And RollD2Going Out StrangeD3We Walk AloneD4Let That Devil Out




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Rollins Band was an   band led by  and  .

They are best known for the songs "" and "", which both earned heavy airplay on  in the mid-late 1990s. Critic Steve Huey describes their music as "uncompromising, intense, cathartic fusions of ,  , and  experimentalism, with Rollins shouting angry, biting self-examinations and accusations over the grind."

In 2000, Rollins Band was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, ranking at No. 47.

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History[] Precursors (1980–1986)[]

Rollins was the singer for the   band  from October 1980 to July 1981. Afterwards, he sang with California punk rock band  from August 1981 to August 1986. Black Flag earned little mainstream attention, but through a demanding touring schedule, came to be regarded as one of the most important punk rock bands of the 1980s.

Less than a year after Black Flag broke up, Rollins returned to music with guitarist  (a friend from Rollins' teen years in ), bass guitarist , and drummer Mick Green.

This line-up released two records:  (credited as a Rollins solo record and featuring cover art drawings by  leader ) and  (credited to "Henrieta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters"). The music was similar to Black Flag's, though it flirted more with  and .

First edition (1987–1994)[]

Soon after, Rollins formed Rollins Band with Haskett, bassist , and drummer  (Weiss and Cain had previously played with , an  group led by guitarist and Black Flag founder ). Live sound engineer Theo Van Rock was usually credited as a band member.

Critics Ira Robbins and Regina Joskow described this line-up as a "brilliant, strong ensemble ... the band doesn't play punk (more a jazzy, thrashy, swing take on the many moods of ), but what they do together has the strengths of both. The group's loud guitar rock with a strong, inventive rhythmic clock borrows only the better attributes of metal, ensuring that noise is never a substitute for purpose."

Second edition (1994–1997)[] Gibbs in a July 19, 1980 performance in Paris, France

Rollins's tour diaries from this era (published as See A Grown Man Cry and "Now Watch Him Die") details the personal and creative tensions that led to Weiss being fired following the End of Silence tour.

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The band's new bassist was jazz and funk veteran , who'd been highly recommended by guitarist  of , a friend of the Rollins Band since the first  tour. Cain and Gibbs had also both played in different versions of guitarist 's band (with Gibbs performing on Ribot's album Rootless Cosmopolitans and Cain on Requiem for What's-His-Name).

The first video from 1994's Weight, "Liar", was a huge hit on MTV, with Rollins sporting numerous costumes (including a cop and a nun). The band appeared at , and Rollins was a guest-host for several MTV programs, including 120 Minutes.

This version of Rollins Band had some of the most overt jazz leanings of the band's history: Gibbs had begun his career with Reid in the 1980s group of drummer , and worked with  on albums like 1987's . These influences, along with Rollins' obsession with the late '60s/early '70s electric/fusion era of iconic trumpeter , shaped this version of the band's music. During the sessions for Weight, Rollins Band recorded with  saxophonist , though these sessions remained unreleased for ten years at Gayle's request to avoid conflicts with his contractual obligations. The Gayle sessions were released in 2003 asWeighting.

In 1996, there was a legal battle with the band's former label Imago Records. Rollins claimed "fraud, deceit, undue influence and economic coercion" on the labels' part. They signed with the then new major label , who released 1997's Come In And Burn. The album had a minor hit with the single "Starve" and the band appeared on  to promote the album (season 22, episode 18). However, Come In and Burnwas not as successful as Weight and, after touring for Burn, Rollins dissolved the group, citing creative stagnation.

Third edition (1999–2003)[]

Rollins replaced the Haskett-Gibbs-Cain lineup with the Los Angeles rock band , retaining the name Rollins Band, and released  (2000) and  (2001). They also released a two-disc live album, . This line-up was a more straightforward  group: their first album featured "Are You Ready?" a cover of a  song, featuring Lizzy guitarist ; Rollins has often expressed fondness for Thin Lizzy and its founder, .

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In between other commitments (His radio show Harmony In My Head, his cable/satellite TV show The Henry Rollins Show, and his spoken word tours), Rollins also reunited the Haskett-Gibbs-Cain lineup. In a blog entry on henryrollins.com, Rollins admitted, "Actually we have been practicing on and off for months now, slowly getting it together ... It's been really cool being back in the practice room with these guys after all these years."

The band opened some concerts for , and played on the first season finale of The Henry Rollins Show on August 12, 2006.

Indefinite hiatus (2007–present)[]

Rollins told Alan Sculley of The Daily Herald that this reunion with Haskett, Gibbs and Cain would not become long-term unless the group decided to write new songs: "Let's put it this way. I don't want to go out and hit America again without a new record, or at least a new album's worth of material. Otherwise the thing will lack legitimacy ... would never do that. And I'm not into a greatest-hits thing. I think a band, if you're going to be around, you should be moving forward and putting in the time and working for it, getting after the art. Otherwise you're just playing retreads. ... Imagine a tree that grows canned peaches. It's nothing I want to do."

In 2014, Rollins admitted a disdain for rehashing old music for the sake of it – "I don’t want to play old music. To me, it is fighting battles that are already over and calling yourself a warrior. For me, I see no courage or adventure in doing the old thing over again. If others want to, that’s for them. For myself, I have to move on. Life is too short to live in the past. There is a lot to be done."

Former member Jason Mackenroth died on January 3, 2016, in Nevada from .

Musical style and influences[]

The band have been categorized under the , ,  and  genres. Mid-career albums such as Weight also had a pronounced  influence. They were part of the early '90s  alternative metal scene, alongside , ,  and . Their influences include '70s metal and rock bands, including , ,  and . Rollins' shout-singing style proved influential to later  and  artists, such as , , ,  and . The Rollins Band songs "" and "Shine" have been covered by .

Band members[] Last line-up  – lead vocals (1987–2003, 2006)  – guitar (1987–1997, 2006)  – drums, percussion (1987–1997, 2006)  – bass (1993–1997, 2006) Former members  – bass (1987–1992)  – guitar, piano (1999–2003)  – bass (1999–2003) Jason Mackenroth – drums, percussion, saxophone (1999–2003) Theo Van Rock – sound engineer Timeline[] Discography[] Studio albums[]  (1987, re-release 1999)  (1989, re-release 1999)  (1992, double-CD re-release 2002) No. 160 US  (1994) No. 33 US, No. 22 UK, No. 10 AUS  (1997) No. 89 US, No. 38 AUS  (2000) No. 180 US, No. 40 AUS  (2001) No. 178 US Outtakes and demos collections[]  (2001)  (2002)  (2003)  (2004)  (2004)  (2005) Live albums[]  with Dutch band  – Recorded @ El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario 5.17.87 (1987)  – Studio Outtakes and Live (1988)  (1990) Electro Convulsive Therapy (1993)  (1999)  (2001)  (2002) EPs and 7" singles[] Live in Deventer, Holland, October, 1987 (1988) (7" single) I Know You b/w  (1990) ( 7" single)  (1992) No. 54   (1992) Hammer of the Rök Gödz (1992) (EP) You Didn't Need (1992) (radio promo)  (1994)  / Disconnect (1994) No. 27  "" (1994) Fool (1994) (2x12" promo) The End of Something (1997) "" (1997) Illumination (2000) Get Some Go Again (2000) Your Number Is One (2001) (radio promo) Miscellaneous[]  (2002)