East Coast Hardcore is an institution built on expression and fueled by aggression. People can argue the roots of hardcore all day long, but no one can argue the prolific grit and clout of Agnostic Front. For the last 30 years, this band has shaped and evolved the hardcore community and are now releasing their 11th album. Titled The American Dream Died, the band started recording the album in late 2014. “Myself and the band has never felt so confident and passionate about a release,” affirms vocalist Roger Miret. “It’s full of anger, rage and honesty; all the makings of a classic. The session was really intense and the results show it all.” Track Listing and Tour Dates Below.
The American Dream Died was produced by MADBALL singer Freddy Cricien and engineered, mixed and mastered by Paul Miner (H2O, TERROR) and will be released April 4 (Europe) and April 7 (N. America), 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. The record will feature guest appearances by Cricien, Toby Morse (H2O) and Lou Koller (SICK OF IT ALL).
The American Dream Died track list:
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 feat. Freddy Cricien, Toby Morse & Lou Koller
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
03/18/15 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
03/19/15 Churchill’s – Miami, FL
03/20/15 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
03/22/15 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
03/21/15 La Repuesta – Santurce, PR
03/22/15 Burro Bar – Jacksonville, FL
04/12/15 Rock Bar Theater – San Jose, CA
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Seminal NYC hardcore veterans AGNOSTIC FRONT, have changed the face of music throughout their 30-year long career. The two records that started it all, United Blood and Victim in Pain, are legendary New York hardcore release and were partially responsible for the creation of the hardcore genre itself. Now with their 11th studio album, The American Dream Died, the band has perhaps made their most aggressive album in recent years, while still embodying every era of their music. From crossover, to proto grindcore, to subtle oi influences; there’s something for every AGNOSTIC FRONT fan. “Myself and the band has never felt so confident and passionate about a release,” affirms vocalist Roger Miret. “It’s full of anger, rage and honesty; all the makings of a classic! The session was really intense and the results show it all!”
These rarely confronted and always respected leaders of hardcore were established as one of the meanest-sounding bands in the emerging punk genre, helping to initiate the term “hardcore,” and placing an entire uproar on the New York map by association. From the start, AGNOSTIC FRONT released a catalogue of fast and violent punk tunes consisting of distinctive and aggressive drumming, fuming guitars, overdriven bass work, and a non-stop barrage of chaotic shouting.
Long outliving their now-legendary contemporaries like Minor Threat, SSD, Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, AGNOSTIC FRONT could easily live off their laurels, but their fight is yet over! Throughout their storied history, AGNOSTIC FRONT has been anything but a ravishing group of individuals living prosperously and content. In fact, the band is more akin to have experienced growing up in adverse streets, undergoing arduous times, serving time in prison, become inflicted with murdered friends, the list would go on perpetually. But while there are definite vestiges of the past affecting them, they manage to continue and expose the conflicts they had to undergo in a compellingly evocative approach by relating it to their views of the world today.
Once again, with the help of producer Freddy Cricien (MADBALL), AGNOSTIC FRONT continues to be living embodiment that “hardcore for life” isn’t an empty slogan or a musical dead end. Recorded at Buzzbomb Sound Labs with Paul Miner (TERROR, H2O, ATREYU, DEATH BY STEREO, ETC.,), The American Dream Died reaffirms that AGNOSTIC FRONT as a band, still operates like a musical razor blade. Quite simply, this is the hardcore record of the year.
Line up:
Mike Gallo – Bass
Craig Silverman – Guitar
Pokey – Drums
Vinnie Stigma – Guitar
Roger Miret – Vocals
These rarely confronted and always respected leaders of hardcore were established as one of the meanest-sounding bands in the emerging punk genre, helping to initiate the term “hardcore,” and placing an entire uproar on the New York map by association. From the start, AGNOSTIC FRONT released a catalogue of fast and violent punk tunes consisting of distinctive and aggressive drumming, fuming guitars, overdriven bass work, and a non-stop barrage of chaotic shouting.
AGNOSTIC FRONT’s latest record, My Life My Way, was released on March 22, 2011. It features 13 powerful and anthemic songs laid down by Erik Rutan (MADBALL, GOATWHORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, etc.) at his Mana Recording Studio in Tampa, FL under the watchful guide of producer Freddy Cricien of MADBALL. The record was mastered by none other than Alan Douches (NILE, MASTODON, etc.).
More on My Life My Way:
“My Life My Way” music video http://youtu.be/EQoIPQ2oKDg
“Us Against The World” music video http://youtu.be/ZAcEBlQi840
“That’s Life” music video http://youtu.be/BFxrmr4jyDM
Upcoming AGNOSTIC FRONT tour dates: