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| Agnostic Front | |
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 Agnostic Front live in 2005
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk Crossover thrash |
| Years active | 1980–1992 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Last Warning, Rat Cage, Combat, Epitaph, Hellcat, Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Roger Miret and the Disasters, Madball, 25 ta Life |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Roger Miret Vinnie Stigma Joe James Mike Gallo Steve Gallo |
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| Former members | |
| Louie Beatto Ray Beez Jim Colletti Lenny Di Sclafani Matt Henderson Dave Jones Rob Kabula Alex Kinon Steve Martin Adam Moochie Alan Peters Craig Setari Will Shepler Michael Shost Todd Youth |
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Agnostic Front is an American hardcore punk band that formed in New York City in 1980.
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History
Early
Formed by guitarist Vinnie Stigma (formerly of the Eliminators) in November/December 1980, with Diego on bass and Rob Krekus on drums. Agnostic Front went through a few singers, two of them being John Watson and Jimmy the Russian, before settling with Roger Miret (formerly of the Psychos). They soon added Ray Barbieri, aka Raybeez (Warzone), on drums and Adam Moochie on bass. Their debut EP United Blood, released in 1983 on an indie label, has since become a collector's item.
The follow-up, Victim in Pain (1984), is regarded as a seminal New York hardcore release. Dave Jones replaced Ray Barbieri on drums and Rob Kabula on bass. In 1984 Jim "the Kid" Colleti joined on drums. The album pushed the band to the forefront of New York's fledgling hardcore scene, which was centered around CBGB's, where they played with bands like The Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law.
1986's Cause for Alarm was a difficult album to record, due to constant line-up changes and personnel problems. Released on Combat Records, it added thrash metal influences. With other bands such as Suicidal Tendencies and Stormtroopers of Death, this album would mark AF's foray into the world of crossover thrash.
With yet another new lineup, the band soon released Liberty and Justice for... in 1987. The album featured stripped down punk with a lack of thrash influences, yet it contained many metal-style guitar solos. It did not sell nearly as well as previous releases. Sometime later, Miret was arrested on drug charges after releasing a live album, and spent his time in prison writing new songs while Stigma and the band toured Europe for the first time. The lyrics written by Miret while incarcerated formed most of 1992's One Voice, which featured members of Madball and Sick of It All. Not long after its release, the band decided to call it quits. Their last show was at CBGB in December 1992; Last Warning, which was also released with United Blood E.P on the end of the release. Vinnie Stigma apparently remarked that he hated Last Warning.
Later
Stigma and Miret reformed Agnostic Front in 1997, signing to Epitaph Records and recruiting Jimmy Colletti on drums and Rob Kabula, who was playing with Against The Grain at the time, on bass. Their latest venture was titled Something's Gotta Give, although Miret announced in the UK the original title would be Today, Tomorrow, Forever. In 1999 they followed up with Riot, Riot, Upstart. They also won an MTV award for the title track music video. Their comeback albums have sold well and been mostly acclaimed by music critics for their pure hardcore punk/oi! sound. In 2001 they released the album Dead Yuppies. Songs from this album were rarely played live, as the band considered it more a product of Loved and Hated, Jimmy Colletti's side-project bands. In 2002 Miret worked on a side project band, Roger Miret and the Disasters, looking for a sound akin to old school punk rock and Oi!. Also that year, the band appeared in Matthew Barney's film, Cremaster 3 along with Murphy's Law.
Agnostic Front came out in 2005 with their latest album, Another Voice. The album was regarded mainly as a follow up to One Voice. The album, however, did receive some criticism from fans and the press for apparently changing their music to fit the current wave of 'tough guy' bands. Musically, the album bears resemblance to bands that were heavily influenced by Agnostic Front, such as Hatebreed. Miret's vocals on the album particularly seemed to turn off many less hardcore punk oriented fans. Later, the track "Peace" was contributed to the mashup album Threat: Music That Inspired The Movie, where it was remixed by Schizoid and renamed "World At War."
On March 7, 2006 Agnostic Front released their long-awaited DVD "Live at CBGB". This follows the efforts of many bands that tried to save CBGB from shutting down.
On November 6, 2007 Agnostic Front released the album Warriors with the hit "For My Family".
Discography
Albums/EPs
- United Blood EP (1983) Last Warning Records
- Victim in Pain (1984) Rat Cage Records
- Cause for Alarm (1986) Relativity/Combat Records
- Liberty and Justice for... (1987) Relativity/Combat Records
- Live at CBGB (1989) Relativity Records
- One Voice (1992) Relativity/Roadrunner Records
- Last Warning (1993) Relativity/Roadrunner Records
- Raw Unleashed (1995) Grand Theft Audio
- Something's Gotta Give (1998) Epitaph Records
- Puro Des Madre (en espanol) (1998) Hellcat Records
- Riot, Riot, Upstart (1999) Epitaph Records
- Dead Yuppies (2001) Epitaph Records
- Working Class Heroes (2002) I Scream Records split with Discipline
- Another Voice (2004) Nuclear Blast Records
- Live at CBGB (Agnostic Front album) (2006) Nuclear Blast Records
- Warriors (2007) Nuclear Blast Records
DVD/VHS
- Live at CBGB's DVD 2006
- CBGB's Punk From the Bowery
- "LIVE in N.Y.C. '91... with Sick Of It All & Gorilla Biscuits
Members
Current members
- Roger Miret - vocals
- Vinnie Stigma - guitar
- Joseph James - guitar
- Mike Gallo - bass guitar
- Steve Gallo - drums
Former members
- Robbie Krekus - drums
- Joe "Fish" Montenaro - drums
- Louie Beatto - drums
- Ray Beez - drums
- Jim Colletti - drums
- Lenny Di Sclafani - guitar
- Matt Henderson - guitar
- Dave Jones - drums
- Rob Kabula - bass guitar
- Alex Kinon - guitar
- Steve Martin - guitar
- Gordon Ancis - guitar
- Diego - bass guitar
- Adam Moochie - bass guitar
- Alan Peters - bass guitar
- Craig Setari - bass guitar
- Will Shepler - drums
- Michael Shost - vocals (European tour while Miret incarcerated)
- Jimmy the Russian - vocals
- John Watson - vocals
External links
- Official website
- Agnostic Front at MySpace
- Interview with AGNOSTIC FRONT
- Inked Magazine feature on NYC Hardcore pioneers
- Agnostic Front at Oivision.de (German)
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