Roger Miret is a pioneer of the New York Hardcore scene. The Cuban-born singer joined Agnostic Front in 1983, and the seminal group released classics like United Blood, Victim In Pain and Cause For Alarm over the next several years. Miret also fronts his own solo group, Roger Miret and The Disasters. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jon Wiederhorn is the author of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (with Katherine Turman) and the co-author of Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen (with Al Jourgensen) and I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax (with Scott Ian). He has written for Rolling Stone, SPIN, MTV, Guitar World and Revolver, among others. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
"Miret's memorable, affecting stories capture an important time in
the hardcore music scene... Equal parts music memoir and gritty
coming-of-age story, it's an eminently readable and fast-paced look
at life during hardcore's heyday... Not just for music fans, My
Riot is a valuable snapshot of an important time."--Foreword
Reviews
"Fan or not, My Riot is a great look back at a singular time
in musical history, written from a very singular perspective, and
it was almost impossible to put down."--Midnight to Six
"My Riot is a powerful and riveting read. A brutal look into
the life of a man that did what he had to do to survive."--Scott
Ian, Anthrax
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