SPRAY PAINT THE WALLS THE STORY OF BLACK FLAG

Live the chaos that built American hardcore. Spray Paint the Walls is a raw, unfiltered 432-page dive into Black Flag's eight-year reign of sonic mayhem—told by the band members, peers, and musicians they shaped. From Hermosa Beach's scrappy beginnings in 1978 through relentless touring in broken-down vans, witness how Henry Rollins went from devoted fan to fearless frontman, and how Greg Ginn turned an electronics company into SST Records, a fortress of independent music. Packed with over 30 iconic photographs capturing the sweat, fury, and defiance of a band that refused to compromise, this is the definitive account of the pioneers who proved you didn't need permission—just passion, a van, and zero apologies.