AGNOSTIC FRONT American Dream Died CD (2015)

Agnostic Front didn't invent New York hardcore, but they damn near codified it. Fifty years deep into one of punk's most uncompromising careers, Roger Miret and company arrived in 2015 with a record that reads like a bill of grievances against a country that keeps selling its own people out.

The American Dream Died is exactly what it sounds like, blunt, furious, and uninterested in softening anything for anyone. The NYHC scene that Agnostic Front helped build in the early 80s at places like CBGB and A7 runs directly through every track here. This is hardcore punk with institutional weight behind it, not a nostalgia exercise but an active refusal to let up. Essential for anyone serious about the genre's history and its ongoing relevance to alternative and punk culture.

Format: CD. Full length album. Released 2015. USA, New York hardcore punk.

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