On par with only a select few rock bands, the Bad Brains influenced numerous artists over the years - covering a wide range of styles. This is understandable, as the Bad Brains themselves offered up a variety of sounds since forming in the late '70s (punk, hardcore, reggae, metal, funk, etc.), and in the process, penned some of rock’s all-time great tunes ("Pay To Cum," "Sailin' On," "Re-Ignition," "Sacred Love") and classic albums (Bad Brains, Rock For Light, I Against I, Quickness). But somehow, someway, the Bad Brains never managed to truly break through to the mainstream - while many of the bands they influenced (Beastie Boys, Living Colour, Nirvana) did.

At last, there is now a book that tells the story of the band, Punk! Hardcore! Reggae! PMA! Bad Brains! Written by journalist/author Greg Prato, the book is part traditional biography and part oral history. Interviews include Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Max Cavalera (Soulfly/ex-Sepultura), Chad Channing (Nirvana), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets), Mitts (Madball), Chuck Mosley (ex-Faith No More/ex-Bad Brains), Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan), Travis Stever (Coheed And Cambria), Tesco Vee (Meatmen), and Tim Williams (Vision of Disorder), among many others.

Prato is a Long Island, New York-based journalist, who has written for Rolling Stone, and has authored such books as Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music, The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion, Too High To Die: Meet The Meat Puppets, and MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years Of Music Video. Punk! Hardcore! Reggae! PMA! Bad Brains! is his fourteenth book overall. He is also a long-time fan of the Bad Brains - having interviewed most of the band's members over the years (of which excerpts from these interviews are included in this book), and having witnessed quite a few Bad Brains performances over the years.

Available as both a paperback version, a Kindle download, and a Nook download, Punk! Hardcore! Reggae! PMA! Bad Brains! helps put it all into perspective.

Read an excerpt here.