Victim in Pain
1984 studio album by Agnostic Front
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Victim in Pain is the debut full-length studio album by New York hardcore band Agnostic Front. 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.
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Demo Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 15:22 | |||
| Label | Rat Cage Records | |||
| Producer | Don Fury | |||
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Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic dubbed the album “the ultimate document of the New York hardcore scene.”[1] In 2021 Revolver named it to their list of 10 essential New York Hardcore albums.[2]
Album cover
The album cover features the famous photograph The Last Jew in Vinnitsa. In an interview with the Songfacts site in 2015, band vocalist Roger 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?"[3]
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, 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 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 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 covered Power on their 1999 maxi single Switchback.
- Walter Schreifels covered "Society Suckers" on his 2010 solo LP An Open Letter to the Scene.
- Terror vocalist Scott Vogel claimed that the album should be the starting point for anyone first getting into hardcore.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Victim in Pain" | 0:48 |
| 2. | "Remind Them" | 1:04 |
| 3. | "Blind Justice" | 1:26 |
| 4. | "Last Warning" | 0:46 |
| 5. | "United & Strong" | 1:09 |
| 6. | "Power" | 1:44 |
| 7. | "Hiding Inside" | 1:20 |
| 8. | "Fascist Attitudes" | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Society Sucker" | 1:12 |
| 10. | "Your Mistake" | 1:34 |
| 11. | "With Time" | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 15:22 | |
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