METALLED OUT SKIN HEADS is a book about Agnostic Front's Cause For Alarm era, which will document AF's career from '85 through '86, when they were the
first NY Hardcore band to sign to a non-DIY label. The already-legendary band was about to add a new chapter to the hardcore book.
In 1986, Agnostic Front became one of the innovators of a new breed of heavy music - dubbed METALCORE or CROSSOVER - by injecting their brand of
hardcore punk with THRASH, the new strain of heavy metal that was gaining momentum in the City as well as the West Coast. Being a leader of a pack
sometimes comes with sacrifice and the change took its toll on Agnostic Front. By the end of this two-year era, 6 out of 10 musicians had come and
gone through the band, including several core members for a brief period.
METALLED OUT SKIN HEADS will tell the story of Agnostic Front's Cause For Alarm era, following the band from its self-booked coast to coast tour in
'85 to their signing with Combat Records to their national tour with GBH in '86 and everything that happened along the way. It will also get into the
New York scene at the time, which was growing bigger by the month. Metal labels began snapping up more NYHC bands. Metal kids began cautiously
journeying to CBGB to see the crossover bands such as AF, Cro-mags, and Leeway, and the skins were going to venues like L'Amour to see the hardcore
bands that the metal clubs began booking (and to fuck up some long-haired Metalheads). The crossover/metalcore style of Agnostic Front and bands such
as D.R.I. and Corrosion of Conformity spread throughout the country and was the dominant genre in the realm of heavy music for the rest of the '80s.
This is the story of a band that was at the forefront of this movement- AGNOSTIC FRONT.
I'm looking to interview anyone connected to the NYHC or thrash metal scenes from back in the day - any old fans of AF or zine writers who interviewed
the band in ‘85 or ’86 or anyone who has pictures of Agnostic Front from that era.
The people I have interviewed since May 2008:
Roger Miret
Vinnie Stigma
Rob Kabula
Jimmy Colletti (AF drummer 84/85, drums on Something’s Gotta Give, Riot Riot Upstart, Dead Yuppies, founder of the band Loved And Hated)
Alex Kinon (guitarist on Cause For Alarm, former guitarist of the band Cause For Alarm)
Gordon Ancis (former NYC Mayhem guitarist and AF guitarist for ‘86 tour)
Jon Sanchez (AF touring guitarist replacing Stigma 9/86 to 11/86)
Steve Martin (AF touring guitarist replacing Sanchez 12/86-1988)
Peter Steele (wrote lyrics to 5 songs on CFA, former Carnivore vocalist/bassist, Type O Negative vocalist bassist (R.I.P.1962-2010)
Lou Beatto (former Carnivore drummer and studio drummer for AF’s CFA)
Sean Taggert- artist, creator of the cover of Cause For Alarm)
Chris Williamson (booked hardcore shows in many NY clubs throughout the ‘80s, Cro-mags manager, A & R for Profile Records)
Colin Abrahall (GBH vocalist)
Jock Blyth (GBH guitarist)
Paul Bearer (former vocalist of Sheer Terror, Roger’s roommate in ‘86)
Scott Ian (guitarist for Anthrax, Stormtroopers Of Death)
Dan Lilker (former bassist of Anthrax, bassist of Nuclear Assault, S.O.D.)
Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, former Carnivore roadie)
Rat Skates (former drummer of Overkill)
Freddy Cricien (half brother of Roger Miret, was on the road with AF in ’86 when he was 10, vocalist of Madball)
Mike LaVella (bassist of Half Life, currently the editor of Gearhead Magazine
Jeff Lamm (vocalist for Half Life)
Pugsy- (vocalist for Social Decay)
Eddie Sutton- (former Leeway vocalist)
Mike Schnapp (former Combat Records publicist)
Howie Abrams (AF fan, former salesman for Important Records, ran In-Effect Records (AF’s label after Combat))
Joe James (current AF guitarist)
Mike Scondotto (vocalist for Inhuman)
Don Bucco (former Combat warehouse employee, L’Amour concert-goer)
Wendy Eager (Guillotine Zine)
Navy Dave- (former roadie for AF in 85/86)
Tommy Rat (Rat Poison, Psychos, Rejuvinate, old friend of AF)
Al Quint (Suburban Voice Zine)
Stacey Moye (AF fan)
Bob Barry (AF fan)
Gary Meskill (Crumbsuckers/Pro-Pain)
Munsey Ricci (former hardcore DJ/current owner of Skateboard Marketing
Marc Piovanetti (former Carnivore guitarist)
Alexa Poli (part of the female NY Skin contingent from 1983, AF friend and fan)
Olivia Larrain (part of the female NY Skin contingent from 1983, AF friend and fan)
Thomas Reddy (hardcore and punk fan from1980, early NYC Skinhead)
John Bello (AF fan, A & R for Hawker Records)
Mem von Stein (vocalist for mid-80s German thrash band Exumer)
Mike “Chickie” Walter (former bassist of Ludichrist and Sheer Terror)
Keith Burkhardt (former vocalist for Cause For Alarm)
Jimmy Konta (former vocalist for Virus)
Dave Jones (drummer on Victim In Pain, member of Mental Abuse)
Jon “Wrecking Machine” (AF roadie/CBs bouncer)
Marco Abularach (The Icemen)
i´m excited for this.XHonusWagnerX - 1-11-2011 at 08:26 AM
That will be interesting!
I'm really excited for (if it ever comes out) the 'Barred For Life' book about Black Flag.spyderdog - 1-11-2011 at 09:40 AM
i love shit like this
this should be really cool
the fury of five book thats coming out looks really interesting tooclevohardcore - 1-11-2011 at 09:47 AM
All that sounds interesting to read. GIve us a heads up it you find out when it comes out. BDx13 - 1-11-2011 at 10:18 AM
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the fury of five book thats coming out looks really interesting too
say what??JawnDiablo - 1-11-2011 at 11:52 AM
sweetDiscipline - 1-11-2011 at 12:21 PM
I'm surprised the AF book isn't about their entire career. Seems odd to just cover a two year period out of a career that spans 30 years.random - 1-11-2011 at 12:55 PM
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Originally posted by spyderdog
the fury of five book thats coming out looks really interesting too
Ya, fury of five would be interesting. I heard so many crazy stories form other people who toured or played shows with them. Vanilla Gorilla - 1-11-2011 at 01:45 PM
