Influential hardcore punk band Bad Brains, which formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977 and reunited its original lineup in 1994, have experienced quite a few incarnations and lived on several record labels (including Epic and Maverick). But the foundation-innovative hardcore infused with reggae and rock-remains. The group's most recent (and eighth) album, Build a Nation, was produced by late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch and arrived in mid-2007 pegged to the band's 30th anniversary through Megaforce Records. It bowed at No.

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