Look. I'm not really a big Agnostic Front fan, but I would never, ever deny that members Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma a helped shape New York hardcore through the group. Hell, the Kickstarter for the documentary claims the two "played a key role in defining, shaping and establishing the cultural code of conduct for the still-thriving movement" and there's no refuting any of that is an embellishment. So says the Kickstarter:
As a part of a potent subculture, Agnostic Front probably will never sit beside Aerosmith and the Beatles in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nor have they been showered with platinum records or the rock and roll riches reserved for acts that value popularity over integrity. Miret and Stigma are perfectly happy with the niche they’ve carved for themselves, and the effect they’ve had on an entire subgenre that had infiltrated both the counter-culture and impacted the mainstream. A recent article in the New Yorker about hardcore music quoted was named “United Blood,” after Agnostic Front’s first album. The band continues to play major slots on high-profile international festivals and thier recently-released album, “The American Dream Died,” has earned the band some of its strongest reviews in years.
Agnostic Front’s past legacy is perhaps even more praiseworthy than their present accomplishments. The movement the band pioneered has had a profound effect on millions of fans and musicians, as well as skateboarders, bikers and other individualists who refuse to accept the status quo. In a landscape of increasing apathy and complacency, the messages Agnostic Front presents are as relevant today as they were in the ‘80s when the band members were impoverished, scrappy and ambitious, often fighting for their very survival as well as the perseverance of their volatile but highly inspirational band.
Dead on. So go scroll up and help documentary make Ian McFarland get the $15,000 he needs to make an awesome film!
