Roger Miret Explained

Roger Miret
Birth Name:Rogelio de Jesus Miret
Birth Date:30 June 1964
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Origin:New York, U.S.
Alias:Roger Psycho[1]
Years Active:1982 - present

Rogelio de Jesus Miret (born June 30, 1964)[2] 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 considered to be "the godfathers of hardcore" and one of the bands that created the New York scene.[3]

Personal life

Miret was born in Havana, Cuba.[4] 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.[5] Miret and his family fled Cuba to escape the Castro regime.[6] 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.[7] In a 2011 interview, he stated that he became involved in it because he was living in poverty, squatting buildings, and his then-partner was pregnant.[8] After being released, he started supporting PETA campaigns, as well as other non-profit organizations, and followed a vegetarian diet for many years.[8] [9]

In 2008, he said he no longer smoked or used drugs, except for an occasional drink.[10]

In September 2021, Miret revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer earlier in that year. However, after a lengthy hospital stay and surgery, the cancer is now in remission. A GoFundMe page was launched to help Miret pay for his medical bills.[11]

Other projects

In 2012, Onno Cro-Mag (real name: Onno van Ravensteijn; d. 2013)[12] from Aardschok magazine of the Netherlands and Miret started the hardcore music record label Strength Records.[13]

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.[14]

Prior to joining Agnostic Front, Miret played bass for The Psychos, who claimed in a 1984 interview that Miret was replaced due to the fact that Miret became "more devoted" to Agnostic Front and therefore "couldn't make rehearsals and so forth."[15]

Discography

With Agnostic Front

With Madball

With Roger Miret and the Disasters

The Alligators

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abrams . Howie . Roger Miret's United Blood: The Singer on How He Met Some of NYHC's Biggest Characters . August 28, 2017 . 12 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Interview - Freddy (Madball) & Roger (Agnostic Front). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305131237/http://www.spiritribe.com/Evetribepages/Interview/EnglishVersion/Madball-AgnosticFront-Hellitw06USA.htm. March 5, 2012. Spiritribe.
  3. Web site: The Godfathers Of Hardcore. Thegodfathersofhardcore.com. September 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: Pasulka. Adam. Fall 2010. Roger Miret Talks }} From Cuba]. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611023945/http://frank151.com/better-living-with-roger-miret/. June 11, 2016. frank151.com.
  5. Web site: 2012-03-05 . Hammerock - Spiritribe - Interview Madball & Agnostic Front USA . 2023-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305131237/http://www.spiritribe.com/Evetribepages/Interview/EnglishVersion/Madball-AgnosticFront-Hellitw06USA.htm . March 5, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Agnostic Front Leader Roger Miret Writes About Poverty, Prison And Violence In Autobiography. Kerrang!. March 9, 2018 . November 5, 2019.
  7. Web site: Torreano. Bradley. Roger Miret. AllMusic. July 18, 2011. live. https://archive.today/20170727002420/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/roger-miret-mn0000835009/biography. July 27, 2017.
  8. Web site: July 26, 2017. Exclusive Interview: Agnostic Front's Roger Miret on his hardcore past and future plans. Alternative Press. June 24, 2011. June 24, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151110232649/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_interview_roger_miret_agnostic_front. November 10, 2015.
  9. Web site: Sanderz . July 26, 2017. Isn't your mind curious? An interview with Roger Miret of Agnostic Front. November 8, 2012. www.circlesonthewater.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823205031/http://www.circlesonthewater.org/conversations-with/isnt-your-mind-curious-an-interview-with-roger-miret-of-agnostic-front/. August 23, 2013.
  10. Web site: July 26, 2017. Interview with Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret. puregrainaudio.com. November 24, 2008. November 16, 2008. Toronto, Canada. Spencer. Matulaitis. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204070007/http://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/agnostic-front. December 4, 2008.
  11. News: Pasbani . Robert . AGNOSTIC FRONT's Roger Miret Reveals His Cancer Is In Remission . metalinjection.net. January 22, 2022.
  12. Web site: Onno Cro-Mag overleden. September 17, 2020. Metalfan.nl.
  13. Web site: 前线报料：拉魯斯 VS 沙士菲-千秋万古网. Swnk.org. September 17, 2020.
  14. Web site: BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: My Riot by Roger Miret. RockRevolt Magazine. June 22, 2017.
  15. Eager . Wendy . Goph . 1984 . The Psychos . Guillotine . 8 . Stu Psycho: It wasn't a matter of our throwing [Miret] out of the band. It was a matter of his being more devoted to Agnostic Front. He couldn't devote his time to us. He couldn't make rehearsals and so forth. . Internet Archive.

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