''Last Warning'' is a compilation album by
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier pu ...
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 (1980–1 ...
. It was released in 1993 on
Relativity Records
Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered in ...
, marketed by
Roadrunner Records, and follows 1992's studio album, ''
One Voice''.
The first eleven tracks—often consisting of two songs strung together—were recorded live in December 1992 at
CBGB
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in New York City. The remainder of the CD is the band's 1983
7" EP, ''United Blood''. It contrasts the later
crossover thrash
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style the band had adopted in later releases with the raw
New York hardcore
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style of their debut release. The album was originally intended to be the band's last release, but they reformed some five years later and released the album ''
Something's Gotta Give''.
Track listing
All songs written by Agnostic Front, except for "Crucified" (
Iron Cross
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).
Personnel
Tracks 1–11
;Agnostic Front
*
Roger Miret
Rogelio de Jesus Miret (born June 30, 1964) 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 co ...
– vocals
*
Vinnie Stigma – lead guitar
* Matt Henderson – rhythm guitar
* Craig Setari – bass
* Will Shepler – drums
;Production
* Recorded live at
CBGB
CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar. The letters ''CBGB'' were for '' Country'', '' BlueGrass'', and '' Blues'', Kri ...
on December 20, 1992
* Produced by Don Fury
* Engineered by Rick Roy
* Mixed at Don Fury Studios by Don Kiddick
Tracks 12–22
;Agnostic Front
*
Roger Miret
Rogelio de Jesus Miret (born June 30, 1964) 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 co ...
– vocals
*
Vinnie Stigma – guitars
* Adam Moochie – bass
*
Raybeez – drums
;Production
* Tracks taken from the ''United Blood'' 7" EP, released in 1983 on Last Warning Records
* Produced by Agnostic Front and Stephen Elliott
External links
Agnostic Front official website
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Agnostic Front albums
1993 compilation albums
Albums produced by Don Fury