num_pages: 336
description: When it comes to New York City hardcore its community proudly boasts Lou and Pete Kollerbrothers who have dominated the scene worldwide since 1986 with the aurally devastating Sick of It All as their vehicle.One the best books ever written about hardcore period  Decibel MagazineFor Flushing Queens natives Lou and Pete Koller hardcore has become a lifestyle as well as an unlikely career. From the moment these siblings began applying their abilities to punks angrier grimier sub-genre they quickly became fifty percent of one of the most intense and compelling quartets to ever claim the movementthe legendary New York hardcore band Sick of it All. Contrary to popular belief Lou and Pete are proof positive that you dont need to have lived a street life or come from a fractured chaotic home in order to produce world-class hardcore. If Agnostic Front are the godfathers of New York hardcore then vocalist Lou and guitarist Pete are its grand masters.The Blood and the Sweat is the no-holds-barred autobiography of two brothers who have never wavered as well as an unrelenting depiction of the American dream and the drive and determination required to live itregardless of whatever obstacles appear before you. Featuring commentary from family friends bandmates past and present and their peers including Gary Holt (Exodus Slayer) Kurt Brecht (D.R.I.) Barney Greenway (Napalm Death) and more
language: English
title: The Blood and the Sweat: The Story of Sick of It All's Koller Brothers
publisher: Post Hill Press