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AGNOSTIC FRONT
BAND HQ // [AF]FORMED 1980 • Lower East Side, NYC • Hardcore & D-Beat

AGNOSTIC FRONT

United Blood on the Lower East Side. Sunday afternoon CBGB matinees, pile-on gang vocals, skinhead & punk solidarity, and standing tall against oppression.

Founded in late 1980 on New York City's Lower East Side by guitarist Vinnie Stigma and soon joined by vocalist Roger Miret. With landmark releases 'United Blood' (1983), 'Victim in Pain' (1984), and 'Cause for Alarm' (1986), Agnostic Front forged the raw, street-hardened blueprint of New York Hardcore (NYHC) and anchored the legendary CBGB Sunday matinees.

7" VINYL, LP & TAPE DISCOGRAPHY:
UNITED BLOOD7" EP (1983)
AF-001
VICTIM IN PAIN12" Gatefold LP (1984)
RAT-001
CAUSE FOR ALARM12" LP (1986)
COMBAT-8049
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AGNOSTIC FRONT MEMBER ROLL CALL

EST. 1980 // Lower East Side, NYC

AGNOSTIC FRONT LINEUP — INDIVIDUAL MUSICIAN DOSSIERS (2)

ROGER MIRET
ROGER MIRETAgnostic Front NYHC Godfather & Lead Vocalist

The unmistakable voice of New York Hardcore since joining Agnostic Front in 1982 for the 'United Blood' EP and 'Victim in Pain' LP. Fronting countless Sunday matinees at CBGB on the Bowery, Roger forged the street-level brotherhood and gang-vocal intensity of NYHC.

RIG: Shure SM58 Dynamic Mic (Duct-Taped Capsule for Pile-Ons)
AMP: CBGB House PA Monitors + Ampeg / Marshall Stage Backline
VINNIE STIGMA
VINNIE STIGMAAgnostic Front Founder & NYHC Lower East Side Patriarch

Founding guitarist and beating heart of Agnostic Front since 1980, as well as early co-founder of Madball. Born and raised in a tenement apartment on Mott Street, Vinnie Stigma is the beloved ambassador of New York Hardcore, famous for jumping straight into the circle pit mid-song with his guitar.

RIG: ESP LTD Viper & Gibson Les Paul Custom
AMP: Marshall JCM800 2203 + 1960A 4x12 Full Stack
LIVE PIT REELS & CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

AGNOSTIC FRONT VIDEO VAULT (2)

AGNOSTIC FRONT PIT REELS (01 / 02)Hardcore & D-Beat • 1986
CBGB SUNDAY MATINEE // 'GOTTA GO' & 'VICTIM IN PAIN' NYHC PILE-ON
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOCBGB OMFUG / Lower East Side NYHC Matinee Broadcast
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🎸 [AGNOSTIC FRONT]★ ROGER MIRET• Lower East Side, NYC

CBGB SUNDAY MATINEE // 'GOTTA GO' & 'VICTIM IN PAIN' NYHC PILE-ON

Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma command a wall-to-wall New York Hardcore circle pit and stage-front mic pile-on during a deafening Lower East Side matinee.

Track: Gotta GoTrack: Victim in PainTrack: United BloodGear: Duct-Taped Shure SM58
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AGNOSTIC FRONT REELS (2)
16:9 HD PIT VIDEO
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CBGB SUNDAY MATINEE // 'GOTTA GO' & 'VICTIM IN PAIN' NYHC PILE-ON
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CBGB SUNDAY MATINEE // 'GOTTA GO' & 'VICTIM IN PAIN' NYHC PILE-ON

ROGER MIRET • CBGB OMFUG / Lower East Side NYHC Matinee Broadcast (1986)

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VINNIE STIGMA IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE PIT // LOWER EAST SIDE NYHC
AGNOSTIC FRONT

VINNIE STIGMA IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE PIT // LOWER EAST SIDE NYHC

VINNIE STIGMA • Tompkins Square Park / Bowery NYHC Live Tape (1989)

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