Roger Miret and the Disasters are a
street punk group formed by
Agnostic Front
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 ...
frontman
Roger Miret
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, and hardcore band The Alligators.
Agnostic Front are consi ...
. 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 Front
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 ...
, so he starting recording them on his own on a Boss recorder.
Johnny Rioux
Johnny Rioux is a musician primarily known for playing in and working with many punk rock bands. He was initially based in Boston, MA but is now based in Texas. Rioux is most known for his tenure as bass guitarist with the Street Dogs with who ...
had previously mentioned he would like to work with him, so Rioux helped Miret on what originally started as a solo project. Then Miret met Rhys Kill, who liked the material and joined in on the project. The band then recorded a demo tape, with Miret and Kill on guitar, Rioux on bass and Matt Kelly from the
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...
on drums. That six-song demo found reviewed by
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...
, who passed it off to his
Rancid bandmate
Tim Armstrong
Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...
. He asked Miret to put his project out on
Hellcat Records
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...
. As Kelly could not continue with Miret due to his commitments with Dropkick Murphys, Miret asked Johnny Kray of
The Krays and New York Rel-X to join on drums. After a couple rehearsals, they decided to make it a band.
Their first recorded appearances were in 2001, with "It's Alright", from the six-song demo with Matt Kelly, appearing on ''Scene Killer 3'' and covers of
Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer () is an English punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London. Although they have never enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for the early '80s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre., Their songs have been c ...
's "England Belongs to Me" (dubbed "New York Belongs to Me") and
Blitz
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*The Blitz, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War
*, an Imperial German Navy light cruiser b ...
's "Voice of a Generation" appearing on ''The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi! Volume 2''. Their debut release was their
self-titled album, which came out in September 2002. The band's first lineup change came with Joey Nails replacing Rioux on bass by August 2003. It was then announced in January 2004 that Chris Watson replaced Nails and then Brian Darwas took over for drums as of April 2004, leaving only Miret and Kill as original members. Following one more lineup change, with Darwas moving over to bass and Mike Mulieri taking over drums as of September 2004, the band recorded their second album in Fall 2004. The album, ''
1984
Events
January
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* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
'', was released early the next year and became their last release on Hellcat. The next year, they released ''
My Riot'' on Sailor's Grave Records. In January 2011, the band released their fourth album, ''
Gotta Get Up Now
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* Zamir Gotta, Russian film producer
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'', on German label People Like You Records.
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Discography
Studio albums
*''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 Fro ...
'' (2002)
*''1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
'' (2005)
*'' My Riot'' (2006)
*''Gotta Get Up Now'' (2011)
EPs
*"Faded" 7" (2010)
*"We're Gonna Find a Way (Dub Remix)" 7" (2011)
Compilation appearances
*''Scene Killer Vol. 3'' (2001)
**Includes demo version of "It's Alright", later re-recorded for ''Roger Miret and the Disasters''
*''Give 'Em the Boot III
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...
'' (2002)
**Includes "Give 'Em the Boot", later released on ''Roger Miret and the Disasters''
*''The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi, Vol. 2'' (2002)
**Includes "New York Belongs to Me", later released on ''Roger Miret and the Disasters'' and the exclusive "Voice of a Generation"
*''Give 'Em the Boot IV
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...
'' (2004)
**Includes "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill" from ''Roger Miret and the Disasters''
*'' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10''
**Include "Riot, Riot, Riot" from ''1984'' as well as the music video for the same song
*''Give 'Em the Boot V
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid ...
'' (2006)
**Includes "Another Generation" from the ''1984'' sessions, later re-recorded for ''My Riot''
Members
Current
* Roger Miret
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, and hardcore band The Alligators.
Agnostic Front are consi ...
– guitar, vocals
* Rhys Kill – guitar, vocals
* Roy Valencia – bass, vocals
* Pete Sosa – drums
Former
* Johnny Rioux
Johnny Rioux is a musician primarily known for playing in and working with many punk rock bands. He was initially based in Boston, MA but is now based in Texas. Rioux is most known for his tenure as bass guitarist with the Street Dogs with who ...
– bass
* Joey Nail – bass
* Chris Watson – bass
* Brian Darwas – drums, bass
* Mike Mulieri – drums
* Johnny Kray – drums
* Luke Rota – drums
* J.P. Otto – drums
* Randy Rost – guitar
References
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Hellcat Records artists
Musical groups established in 1999
Street punk groups
1999 establishments in the United States