Agnostic Front has been around for nearly half a century. They've circled the globe countless times, played thousands of shows, written hundred of songs, released a bunch of great records, and influenced more kids to form a punk band than any other act short of The Ramones or The Clash. Armed with a killer new album (2025's Echoes In Eternity) and supported by two excellent hardcore bands (Wisdom In Chains from Pennsylvania and Raw Brigade from Bogota, Colombia, whose set we unfortunately missed because we were interviewing the headliners while they played,) the NYHC pioneers played a raucous 60-minute set that would put bands half their age to shame.
At 70, Vinnie Stigma, a legendary figure in the New York underground, is still the consummate showman, jumping, dancing, thrashing around like a maniac and unleashing those gnarly-ass riffs like a man possessed. A wisecracking New York tough guy with a heart of gold and a perpetual smile on his face, he gives it his all and expects only one thing in return from the audience: reciprocity. And man, does that guitar take a beating.
Roger Miret is the quintessential New York Hardcore frontman: committed, genuine and authentic. No bullshit, no pageantry, just punk rock fury and focused intensity.
Completed by bassist Mike Gallo, guitarist Craig Silverman, and relative newcomer Danny Lamagna on drums, the quintet delivered a solid, unadulterated NYHC set, a veritable detonation of pounding beats, gang vocals and guitar deflagrations, with one sole purpose: to move your body and shake your mind. This is music with a conscience, unafraid to name names, point fingers, and stoke up that pent up rage. What you do with that rage, well that' up to you, isn't it?
Nothing in life is guaranteed. Any one of us could wake up dead tomorrow. The world is on fire: division, hate, war, poverty, crime... Now, more than ever, is the time for Agnostic Front and their brand of honest, reliable, no-nonsense hardcore punk rock. A band you can depend on, a band you can vent with, music to unleash your frustrations, in a room of like-minded people. It transcends music, it transcends scenes, it transcends tribes. It's a brotherhood.
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