The underground music scene in New York was an intriguing place for a young person to land in the mid-'80s. At the time, there was a strong cross pollination going on between the city's hardcore punk and underground metal scenes with bands such as Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, the Crumbsuckers, Nuclear Assault, Anthrax and Overkill managing to interest both the burr heads and long hairs to their shows
Vinnie Stigma is a certified New York hardcore legend. The guitarist helped form Agnostic Front in 1980, and in the process helped influence several generations of punk, hardcore and metal musicians. Stigma's outspoken personality is also a breath of fresh air in today's all too politically correct music scene
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