Bad Brains are, in short, legendary. Epic, even. They're incontestably, verifiably, indisputably and irrefutably one of the most iconic American hardcore bands of all time. They came of age in the early 1980s, blowing apart the Washington, D.C., scene with a unique fusion of punk aggression and reggae grooves. Oh yeah, and they're old. (How old? Their first album was issued in 1982 on the cassette-only indie label ROIR). They came up at a time when speed was king, bands raging about politics was de rigeur, and the underground music scene of which they were a part created the aggressive sounds that would influence mainstream music for the next decade and beyond. In short, they were at the forefront of a genuine musical movement.