Bad Brains are an American punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1976. They are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk,[1][2][3] though the band's members have objected to the use of this term to describe their music.[4] They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres like funk,[5] heavy metal,[1] hip hop, and soul.[5] Rolling Stone magazine called them "the mother of all black hard-rock bands",[6] and they have been cited as a seminal influence to numerous other subgenres in addition to hardcore punk, including various subgenres of heavy metal, such as thrash/speed metal, alternative metal, and funk metal.[7][8] Bad Brains are followers of the Rastafari movement. Bad Brains (1982) Rock for Light (1983) I Against I (1986) Quickness (1989) Rise (1993) God of Love (1995) I & I Survived (2002) Build a Nation (2007) Into the Future (2012)