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Henry Rollins

Hardcore punk
Hardcore punkHeavy metal

Henry Rollins is a Hardcore punk and Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of The Essential Johnny Cash, Scott Weinrich, Wesley Willis, Ted Nugent and Van Halen. Those roots explain a lot about how Henry Rollins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rollins Band, Fugazi, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat and Dead Boys, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ween, Lydia Lunch and Double Nickels on the Dime, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Henry Rollins, reaching back through The Essential Johnny Cash and forward to Ween. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Henry RollinsThe Essential Johnny…Scott WeinrichWesley WillisTed NugentVan HalenSex PistolsBad BrainsMinor ThreatWeenLydia LunchDouble Nickels on th…Rollins BandFugaziCircle JerksMinor ThreatDead BoysVoidThe Teen IdlesDag Nasty

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Henry Rollins connections

Henry Rollins grew out of The Essential Johnny Cash, Scott Weinrich, Wesley Willis and Ted Nugent, shares an orbit with Rollins Band, Fugazi, Circle Jerks and Minor Threat, went on to shape Ween, Lydia Lunch and Double Nickels on the Dime. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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