On November 4, the hardcore punk world lit up when Henry Rollins of Black Flag seemingly announced a collaborative album with Ian MacKaye of Fugazi/Minor Threat. The idea of two punk legends making an album together felt like Christmas came early.

However, on November 11, Rollins took to his website to clear up a major misconception about the news. It turns out he and McKaye didn’t make a collaborative album after all. There’s new music coming, but neither of them appears on it. Instead, this was exclusively a remastering, mixing, and design role for both of them.

“Last week I told you that I went up to DC and mixed some tracks with Ian MacKaye at Inner Ear Studios in beautiful Arlington, VA,” Rollins began in his blog post. “The tracks we mixed were not a collaborative effort, besides t

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