Year : 2015
Style : Thrash Metal , Crossover
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Videos
Size : 225 mb
Bio:
Agnostic Front is an American crossover thrash band, formed in 1980. The band began playing hardcore punk similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before incorporating thrash metal elements into their music.Formed by guitarist Vinnie Stigma (real name : Vincent Capuccio, formerly of the Eliminators) in December 1980,with Diego on bass and Rob Krekus on drums. Agnostic Front went through several singers, two of them being John Watson and Jimmy "The Mad Russian", before settling with Roger Miret (former bass player of The Psychos. They soon added Ray Barbieri, aka Raybeez (Warzone), on drums and Adam Mucci on bass. Their debut EP United Blood, released in 1983 on an indie label, has since become a collector's item.During its initial phase, the band consisted entirely of skinheads. Although this would change over time, Agnostic Front would continue to feature skinheads as part of their line-up.The follow-up, Victim in Pain (1984), is regarded as a seminal New York hardcore release. Dave Jones replaced Raybeez on drums and Rob Kabula took over on bass. In 1984, Jimmy "The Kid" Colletti from Justified Violence joined on drums when the band went to tour with The Exploited later that year. The album pushed the band to the forefront of New York's fledgling hardcore scene, which was centered around CBGB, where they played with bands like The Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law. Roger Miret asserts that all the songs on the album "are totally inspired by the streets of New York and my life and what was going on with my friends. It was dangerous. We did what we had to do to survive by any means necessary. It was like a war or a battlefield, and we stood our ground".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. It also featured some lyrics written by Peter Steele and drumming by Louie Beateaux (also of Carnivore).With yet another new line-up, 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 on December 20, 1992; Last Warning, which was also released with United Blood EP on the end of the release. Vinnie Stigma apparently remarked that he hated Last Warning.Stigma and Miret reformed Agnostic Front in May 1996 and did a few reunion shows in December 1996, 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 U.K. 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 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 band.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 2004 with 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 mash-up 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. Even though Miret claims that "We played more shows at CBGB than any band ever, and we played more benefit shows for CBGB than any band ever" when the club did close most nostalgia focused on 1970's punk bands.On November 6, 2007, Agnostic Front released the album Warriors with the hit "For My Family" which was largely a continuation of the band's crossover thrash sound.For the 25th anniversary of their debut LP Victim in Pain, Bridge Nine Records released remastered versions of said album along with their first EP, United Blood, on November 17, 2009.The band performed on the Persistence Tour in Europe in the winter of 2009 and have also been confirmed for Rebellion Festival 2012 in Blackpool, U.K.
Album:
Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma keep AGNOSTIC FRONT's hardcore train rolling full-steam into its third decade, notwithstanding the band's brief hiatus during the mid-Nineties. Though both men have since ceased performing in MADBALL, Miret's half-brother (and MADBALL vocalist) Freddy Cricien remains allied as producer of AGNOSTIC FRONT's seething eleventh album, "The American Dream Died". Cricien also appears in a cameo alongside H20's Toby Morse and SICK OF IT ALL's Lou Koller on "Never Walk Alone". Plus there's a collaboration with former AGNOSTIC FRONT and MADBALL guitarist Matt Henderson on "A Wise Man".Miret and Stigma are fortified by Mike Gallo (bass), Pokey Mo (drums) and Craig Silverman now in place of departing guitarist Joseph James as AGNOSTIC FRONT begins its campaign in support of the sixteen song "The American Dream Died". The track count shouldn't be too intimidating since AGNOSTIC FRONT plays "The American Dream Died" like a vintage hardcore album, mostly fast in speed and in time. "Enough is Enough", "Reasonable Doubt", "I Can't Relate", "Attack!" and "No War Fuck You" are prime examples.While a good handful of the songs on "The American Dream Died" delve the tried and true hardcore unification ethos (i.e. "Test of Time", "We Walk the Line", "Never Walk Alone", "Attack!" and "Just Like Yesterday"), expect the equally reliable incendiary tirades against war, the authorities, despotic government, exploitive business and street scum."Police Violence" is sure to raise a stink with its horde bellowing of "FTP!" (as in "fuck the police"). The track is reminiscent of old MDC (which changed its acronym connotation numerous times but will always be remembered by hardcore vets as MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS) with its searing pace and hostile backlash in response to recent headlines of American police brutality. "Only in America" and "Test of Time" are equally fast, stuffed with Roger Miret's bellicose squelching, powerful riffs and of course, plenty of gang shouted-choruses.If it's gang shouts and sing-alongs you're after, "Never Walk Alone" will be your jam. Or perhaps "Old New York", which opens with a quip from "Taxi Driver" and stomps giddily along to the choruses of "The greatest city of them all, but it just don't feel the same, I miss the old New York!" "We Walk the Line"'s menacing chords and marching rhythms are just as infectious as its choruses. Then the reflective ending track "Just Like Yesterday" will have hardcore lions of all ages raging "Death before dishonor!" in tandem with the band.Roger Miret spitefully snarls "You got what you deserved!" against a child rapist served a citizens' knife party amidst "Social Justice"'s steaming speed. For longtime AGNOSTIC FRONT fans, this album is going to feel like the days of "Victim in Pain", "Cause for Alarm" and the "United Blood" EP with a modern veneer. Miret and company have engineered another blistering, attention-seizing album with nearly as much venom as BLACK FLAG's "My War", still today the angriest song ever laid down by anybody. AGNOSTIC FRONT's acrimonious crusade may ring of the same themes they started out with, but that's sadly testament to the persistent issues they continue to protest. At least they still care. A great deal.For you vinyl hounds, AGNOSTIC FRONT will be offering a download code inside "The American Dream Died" for another album, "Your Time's Up" by THE ALLIGATORS, which features Roger Miret plus members of INSTED.
Line Up:
Roger Miret – vocals (since 1982)
Vinnie Stigma – guitar (since 1980)
Mike Gallo – bass (since 2001)
Pokey Mo – drums (since 2009)
Craig Silverman – guitar (since 2014)
Former members:
Joseph James – guitar (2007 - 2014)
Steve Gallo - drums
Louie Beatto – drums
Jimmy Colletti – drums
Matt Henderson – guitar
Dave Jones – drums
Rob Kabula – bass
Alex Kinon – guitar
Alan Peters – bass
Craig Setari – bass
Will Shepler – drums
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. The American Died
03. Police Violence
04. Only In America
05. Test Of Time
06. We Walk The Line
07. Never Walk Alone
08. Enough Is Enough
09. I Can't Relate
10. Old New York
11. Social Justice
12. Reasonable Doubt
13. No War Fuck You
14. Attack!
15. A Wise Man
16. Just Like Yesterday
+ Video "Police Violence" (Official Video)
+ Video "The American Dream Died" - Intro (Official Trailer)
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