Rogelio de Jesus Miret (born June 30, 1964) is a Cuban American musician. He is the vocalist for New York hardcore band Agnostic Front, street punk group

Roger Miret and the Disasters Roger Miret and the Disasters are a street punk group formed by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret. The band started when Miret was writing songs that were not a style suitable for Lady Luck (a band fronted by his wife Denise) or Agnostic F ...

, and hardcore band The Alligators. Agnostic Front are considered to be "the godfathers of hardcore" and one of the bands that created the New York scene.

Personal life

Miret was born in Havana, Cuba. He is the older half-brother of Madball frontman Freddy Cricien. The two have the same mother, who is of Cuban descent, and different fathers, hence the different last names. Miret and his family fled Cuba to escape the Castro regime. They came to the United States in 1968 and settled in New York. Miret was incarcerated on a drug charge in the late 1980s, spending almost two years in jail. In a 2011 interview, he stated that he became involved in it because he was living in poverty,

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buildings, and his then-partner was pregnant. After being released, he started supporting

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campaigns, as well as other non-profit organizations, and followed a vegetarian diet for many years. Nowadays, he does not smoke and does not use recreational drugs, except for an occasional drink. In September 2021, Miret revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer earlier in 2021. However, after a lengthy hospital stay and surgery, the cancer was now in

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. A GoFundMe page was launched to help Miret pay for his medical bills.

Other projects

In 2012, Onno Cro-Mag (real name: Onno van Ravensteijn; d. 2013) from ''Aardschok'' magazine of the Netherlands and Miret started the hardcore music record label Strength Records. With Jon Wiederhorn, Miret released ''My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory'' in August 2017. The autobiography chronicles Miret's career as the vocalist of Agnostic Front as well as his upbringing; it focuses on Miret's trials and tribulations growing up in 1980s New York City.

Discography

With Agnostic Front

* ''

United Blood ''United Blood'' is the debut EP 7" from New York hardcore band Agnostic Front. It was released in 1983 on their own AF Records label. 1000 copies in total pressed. In 2009 Bridge9 re-released the first authorized vinyl release of Agnostic Front ...

'' (1983) * '' Victim in Pain'' (1984) * '' ''Cause for Alarm'''' (1986) * '' Liberty and Justice For...'' (1987) * '' Live at CBGB'' (1989) * '' One Voice'' (1992) * ''

Last Warning ''Last Warning'' is a compilation album by hardcore punk band Agnostic Front. It was released in 1993 on Relativity Records, marketed by Roadrunner Records, and follows 1992's studio album, '' One Voice''. The first eleven tracks—often consist ...

'' (1993) * '' Something's Gotta Give'' (1998) * '' Riot, Riot, Upstart'' (1999) * '' Dead Yuppies'' (2001) * ''

Another Voice ''Another Voice'' is the eighth full-length studio album from New York hardcore band Agnostic Front. It was released in November 2004 on Nuclear Blast Records (January 2005 in the US) and follows 2002's split album with Discipline, ''Working Clas ...

'' (2004) * '' Warriors'' (2007) * ''

My Life My Way Agnostic Front is an American hardcore punk band from New York City. Founded in 1980, the band is considered an important influence on the New York hardcore scene, as well as a pioneer of the crossover thrash genre. History First era (1980–19 ...

'' (2011) * ''

The American Dream Died ''The American Dream Died'' is the eleventh full-length album by New York City hardcore punk band Agnostic Front. It was released on April 4, 2015 on Nuclear Blast. It was the first album to feature guitarist Craig Silverman. Track list Personn ...

'' (2015) * ''Get Loud!'' (2019)

With Roger Miret and the Disasters

* ''

'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

My Riot ''My Riot'' is the third studio album by Roger Miret and the Disasters. It was released on August 22, 2006 via Sailor's Grave Records. It is their first album not released on Hellcat Records. Track listing All songs by Roger Miret unless otherw ...

'' (2006) * ''Gotta Get Up Now'' (2011)

The Alligators

* ''You Ruined Everything'' (2006) * ''The Alligators'' (2008) * ''Time's Up, You're Dead'' (2012)

References

External links

Official Agnostic Front website
(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miret, Roger 1964 births Living people American male singers American punk rock singers American heavy metal singers Cuban people of Catalan descent American people of Cuban descent Hardcore punk musicians Madball members Squatters Agnostic Front members