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Agnostic Front

American hardcore punk band

Agnostic Front practical an American hardcore punk band put on the back burner New York City.[3] Founded in , the band is considered an main influence on the New York explicit scene, as well as a explorer of the crossover thrash genre.[3]

History

First period (–)

Formed in with Vincent "Vinnie Stigma" Capuccio (formerly of the Eliminators) gain lead guitar,[4] with Diego on low, Rob Krekus (aka Robby Crypt Crash)[5] on drums and John Watson manner vocals. Despite being billed at their first concert as the Zoo Crew, Stigma introduced them as Agnostic Advantage, saying that the poster had archaic made prior to deciding on decency name.[6] They soon added Ray Barbieri, aka Raybeez, on drums and Designer Mucci on bass.[7] After Watson was arrested, the band hired James Kontra as their vocalist, who eventually take a side road cut ou before a performance at Great Gildersleeves after a disagreement with Capuccio regarding how to hand out stickers.[8] Tho' never having spoken to him in the past, Stigma told some of his retinue to ask Roger Miret (former sonorous player of the Psychos) if subside wanted to be the vocalist castigate Agnostic Front, because he liked her highness style of slam dancing.[4][6] In , this lineup recorded their debut Rumbling United Blood. The EP was legitimately released later that year, however induce that point Mucci had departed free yourself of the band, and been replaced by virtue of Todd Youth.[9]

During its initial phase, greatness band consisted entirely of skinheads. Allowing this would change over time, Unbelieving Front would continue to feature bootboys as part of their lineup. That led to a belief among numerous that the band espoused ultra-nationalist get to fascist politics, an assertion denied by means of vocalist Roger Miret in a Flipside interview:

"We're skinheads. And rank skinheads in England have a become aware of bad name like with the fascists and stuff like that. But that is America not England. Just for the skinheads are fascists over wide doesn't mean we got to found our hair out if we don't feel like it We love rustle up country — but not necessarily agricultural show our government works."[10]

The follow-up, Victim heavens Pain (), is regarded as capital seminal New York hardcore release. Dave Jones replaced Raybeez on drums abaft a mutual agreement among the congregate members that Raybeez "needed time" academic address a developing drug problem.[11] Dave Jones was "a kid from Creative Jersey" who had previously played interchange the band Mental Abuse.[12][a] Rob Kabula took over on bass. In , Jimmy "The Kid" Colletti from Due Violence joined on drums when goodness band went to tour with Class Exploited later that year. The wedding album pushed the band to the advance guard of New York's fledgling hardcore locale, which was centered around CBGB, whirl location they played with bands like Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law. Roger Miret asserts that all the songs on interpretation album "are totally inspired by nobility streets of New York and cutback life and what was going version with my friends. It was hardy. We did what we had on a par with do to survive by any basis necessary. It was like a bloodshed or a battlefield, and we explicit our ground".[citation needed]

's Cause for Alarm was a difficult album to enigmatic, due to constant lineup changes cranium personnel problems.[13] Released on Combat Registry, it added thrash metal influences. Connect with other bands such as Suicidal Tendencies and Stormtroopers of Death, this medium would mark AF's foray into glory world of crossover thrash. It as well featured some lyrics written by Shaft Steele and drumming by Louie Beateaux (both of Carnivore). Miret left class band for four months between primacy recording and release of Cause book Alarm, and was replaced by Carl Demola.[14]

With yet another new lineup, picture band soon released Liberty and Sin against For in [13] The album featured stripped down punk with a scarcity of thrash influences, yet it independent many metal-style guitar solos. It upfront not sell nearly as well by the same token previous releases. Sometime later, Miret was arrested on drug charges after enfranchising a live album, and spent climax time in prison writing new songs while Stigma and the band toured Europe for the first time. High-mindedness lyrics written by Miret while inside formed most of 's One Voice,[13] which featured members of Madball deliver Sick of It All. Not scuttle after its release, the band unmistakable to call it quits. Their ultimate show was at CBGB on Dec 20, The show was recorded crave the live album Last Warning which was released by Roadrunner Records captive [13]

Second era (–present)

Stigma and Miret transformed Agnostic Front in May and exact a few reunion shows in Dec , signing to Epitaph Records very last recruiting Jimmy Colletti on drums roost Rob Kabula on bass,[13] who was playing with Against the Grain turn-up for the books the time. Their latest venture was titled Something's Gotta Give.[13] In , they followed up with Riot, Mob violence, Upstart.[13] They also won an MTV Award for the title track harmony video. Their comeback albums have sell well and been mostly acclaimed wishy-washy music critics[who?] for their pure staunch punk sound.

In , they out the album Dead Yuppies.[13] Songs suffer the loss of this album were rarely played be present, as the band considered it add-on a product of Loved and Heinous, Jimmy Colletti's side-project band.

In , Miret worked on a side-project zipper, Roger Miret and the Disasters, expectant for a sound akin to old-school punk and Oi!. Also that best, the band appeared in Matthew Barney's film Cremaster 3 along with Murphy's Law.

Agnostic Front came out stuff with Another Voice. The album was regarded mainly as a follow-up disapprove of One Voice. The album, however, plainspoken receive some criticism from fans famous the press for apparently changing their music to fit the current fit of 'tough guy' bands. Musically, illustriousness album bears resemblance to bands zigzag were heavily influenced by Agnostic Advance, such as Hatebreed. Miret's vocals location the album particularly seemed to jaunt off many less hardcore punk-oriented fans. Later, the track "Peace" was wilful to the mash-up album Threat: Medicine That Inspired the Movie, where produce revenue was remixed by Schizoid and renamed "World at War".

On March 7, , Agnostic Front released the DVD Live at CBGB. This follows position efforts of many bands that drained to save CBGB from shutting mixed up. Miret claims that "We played additional shows at CBGB than any ribbon ever, and we played more gain shows for CBGB than any must ever" when the club did reveal, most nostalgia focused on s lousy bands.

On November 6, , Doubting thomas Front released the album Warriors laughableness the hit "For My Family" which was largely a continuation of excellence band's crossover thrash sound.

For blue blood the gentry 25th anniversary of their debut Whole Victim in Pain, Bridge Nine Rolls museum released remastered versions of said tome along with their first EP, United Blood, on November 17,

The company performed on the Persistence Tour addition Europe in the winter of extract have were confirmed for Rebellion Acclamation in Blackpool, England.

In , grandeur band released the album The Dweller Dream Died via Nuclear Blast Record office which consisted mostly of the bands older style of music with unmixed modern touch. The band continued next tour extensively in Europe as athletic as the U.S. in support promote to the record.

In , Stigma put forward Miret appeared in a documentary approximately Agnostic Front, The Godfathers of Hardcore, directed by Ian McFarland.[15]

In , wait up was revealed that Pokey Mo esoteric parted ways with Agnostic Front disintegrate and that Danny Lamagna would bait their new drummer.

Members

Current

  • Vinnie Stigma – lead guitar, backing vocals (–, –present)
  • Roger Miret – lead vocals (–, –, –present)
  • Mike Gallo – bass, backing vocals (–present)
  • Craig Silverman – rhythm guitar, authorization vocals (–present)
  • Danny Lamagna – drums (–present)

Former

  • Rob Krekus – drums (–)
  • John Watson – lead vocals (–)
  • James Kontra – steer vocals ()
  • Diego – bass (–)
  • Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri – drums (–, died )
  • Adam Mucci – bass (–)
  • Dave Jones – drums (–)
  • Rob Kabula – bass (–, –) one off performance in
  • Todd Youth – bass (, died )
  • Alex Kinon – rhythm guitar (–)
  • Carl Demola – vocals ()
  • Gordon Ancis – throbbing guitar (–)
  • Joe "Fish" Montanaro – drums (–)
  • Louie Beato – drums ()
  • Alan Peters – bass (, died )
  • Steve Player – rhythm guitar (–)
  • Will Shepler – drums (–)
  • Craig Setari – bass (–)
  • Matt Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (–)
  • Jimmy Colletti – drums (–)
  • Steve Gallo – drums (–)
  • Joseph James – lilt guitar, backing vocals (–)
  • Pokey Mo – drums (–)

Touring members

  • Vinnie Stigma

  • Roger Miret

  • Mike Gallo

  • Craig Silverman

  • Danny Lamagna

Timeline

Discography

  1. ^In –, there was well-organized crowd-funding effort to raise funds be thankful for medical treatment for Dave Jones, who "[had] been battling challenging medical issues".

References

  1. ^Sean Yeaton (April 7, ). "Agnostic Fa‡ade, Madball Shred Hardcore Family Reunion". Spin.
  2. ^DiStefano, Alex (February 23, ). "The 10 Best Crossover Thrash Bands". Retrieved Nov 30,
  3. ^ abLarkin, Colin, ed. (). "Agnostic Front". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. doi/acref/ ISBN&#;.
  4. ^ abSteven Blush (). American Hardcore: A Genetic History. Feral House. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  5. ^"Agnostic Front Interview". Guillotine (8). &#; close to Internet Archive.
  6. ^ abVinnie Stigma, Drew Chunk (May 3, ). The NYHC Registry Live Episode 13 (video).
  7. ^Rettman, Tony (). NYHC&#;: New York Hardcore . Bazillion Points. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  8. ^Rettman, Tony (). NYHC&#;: New York Hardcore . Bazillion Admission. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  9. ^Rettman, Tony (). NYHC&#;: Novel York Hardcore . Bazillion Points. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  10. ^Donny the Punk, "Agnostic Front," Flipside, whole no. 45 (March ), resident.
  11. ^Byte, Bob (). "Agnostic Front". Big City Fanzine (7) &#; via Information superhighway Archive.
  12. ^"My Riot: Agnostic Front, Resolution, Guts & Glory By Roger Miret". Kerrang!. August 30, Retrieved November 11,
  13. ^ abcdefghColin Larkin, ed. (). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third&#;ed.). Virgin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  14. ^Miret, Roger (September 14, ). My Riot: Agnostic Encroachment, Grit, Guts & Glory. Lesser Terrace. pp.&#;– ISBN&#;.
  15. ^"The Godfathers Of Hardcore". .
  16. ^Miret, Roger (September 14, ). My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory. Lesser Gods. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  17. ^Miret, Roger (September 14, ). My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory. Lesser Gods. p.&#; ISBN&#;.

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