''Victim in Pain'' is the debut full-length studio album by
New York hardcore
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band
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– ...
. It was released in 1984 on Rat Cage Records and follows the ''
United Blood'' EP. The album features Rob Kabula and
Dave Jones, who replaced Adam Mucci and
Raybeez on bass and drums respectively. It is still available as a split album with their subsequent album, 1986's ''
Cause for Alarm''.
Album cover
The album cover features the famous photograph
The Last Jew in Vinnitsa. In an interview with the Songfacts site in 2015, Miret explained, "It was a pretty intense photo. But that was the purpose of it. I wanted people to see that and know that it did happen, and it can happen again. And that intense view, that guy just looking at the camera right about the moment he was about to fall into that pit, it was intense. But I just felt that it was appropriate. That person probably never did anything wrong in his life. That was the way it is. That was sad. But we see it happening all over again, don't we?"
Tributes
*Richard Bruinen (nicknamed Richie Backfire), drummer of the Dutch band Backfire!, had "Victim in Pain" tattooed on his stomach. After his 1999 suicide, Agnostic Front dedicated the song "Bullet on Mott St." to him.
*
Fear Factory
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, along with
Freddy Cricien,
Roger Miret's younger brother, covered "Your Mistake" on the ''
Demanufacture'' limited edition release.
*
Pro-Pain covered "Your Mistake" on their 2003 release ''Run for Cover''.
*
Hatebreed
Hatebreed is an American metalcore/ hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album ''Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire'' in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universa ...
also covered "Your Mistake" on their 2009 release ''
For the Lions''.
*
F-Minus covered "Victim in Pain" on their 2005 release ''Won't Bleed Me / Failed Society''.
*
Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals covered the song "United and Strong" throughout their summer 2013.
*Grindcore band
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands, in 1981. None of the band's original members have been in the group since 1986, but since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mi ...
covered "Blind Justice" on their 2004 covers album ''
Leaders Not Followers: Part 2''.
*Crossover band
Stormtroopers of Death covered "United and Strong" on the 2007 album "
Rise of the Infidels".
*
Biohazard
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covered ''Power'' on their 1999
maxi single
A maxi single, maxi-single, or maxi CD (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. Maxi singles are often mistaken for extended plays (EPs), especial ...
''Switchback''.
*
Walter Schreifels covered "Society Suckers" on his 2010 solo LP ''
An Open Letter to the Scene''.
Track listing
Personnel
Agnostic Front
*
Roger Miret – vocals
* Vinnie Stigma – guitars
* Rob Kabula – bass
*
Dave Jones – drums
Production
* Recorded at Demo Studios in New York City
* Produced and mixed by Don Fury
References
External links
Discogs album entryFlex! Discography album entryAgnostic Front official website
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1984 debut albums
Agnostic Front albums
Albums produced by Don Fury