The American Dream Died

The American Dream Died
Studio album by Agnostic Front
Released	April 4, 2015
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	27:51
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Freddy Cricien
Agnostic Front chronology
My Life My Way (2011) The American Dream Died (2015) Get Loud (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Punknews	[2]
Metal Hammer	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10 [4]

The American Dream Died is the eleventh full-length album by New York hardcore band Agnostic Front. It was released on April 4, 2015 on Nuclear Blast. ^[5] It was the first album to feature guitarist Craig Silverman. ^{[6] [7]}

Background

The band started recording the album in late 2014, the bands lead singer Roger Miret stated in an interview “Myself and the band have never felt so confident and passionate about a release.” Adding “It’s full of anger, rage and honesty; all the makings of a classic. The session was really intense and the results show it all.” ^[8] Like many of the band’s previous records the albums lyrics are heavily political. ^[9] In a separate interview Miret stated: ^[10]

“It’s basically pretty much my opinion too of what the American Dream was and what it is today and we’re not talking about homes, cars and apple pie and shit like that, nothing materialistic. I’m talking about little by little chipping away at our constitutional rights and what does freedom mean anymore, who knows? It’s basically questioning those thoughts. You know, there’s a lot of values lost within the American culture.“

The band’s guitarist Vinnie Stigma described the album as a throwback. Stating “It has a great pace to it. You got short, hardcore songs. You have a regular-length song. A melodic song.” The album was laid down on Stigma’s birthday and was recorded in California. ^[11]

Critical reception

Metal Hammer gave the record a 4/5 stating “The American Dream Died certainly writhes with frustration, its most exhilarating quality is its number of aggressively memorable anthems.” ^[12] Blabbermouth.net claimed “AGNOSTIC FRONT's acrimonious crusade may ring of the same themes they started out with, but that's sadly testament to the persistent issues they continue to protest. At least they still care. A great deal.” ^[13] Punknews added “While the lyrics are a little predictable, this is almost always likable. Agnostic Front will probably not win too many new converts, but they will definitely feed the faithful.” ^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	2:01
2.	"The American Dream Died"	1:31
3.	"Police Violence"	0:58
4.	"Only in America"	1:39
5.	"Test of Time"	2:45
6.	"We Walk the Line"	1:49
7.	"Never Walk Alone"	2:52
8.	"Enough Is Enough"	0:40
9.	"I Can't Relate"	0:47
10.	"Old New York"	2:27
11.	"Social Justice"	2:25
12.	"Reasonable Doubt"	1:07
13.	"No War Fuck You"	0:37
14.	"Attack!"	1:11
15.	"A Wise Man"	2:26
16.	"Just Like Yesterday"	2:36
Total length:		28:09

Personnel

Agnostic Front Roger Miret – vocals Vinnie Stigma – guitar Craig Silverman – guitar Mike Gallo – bass Pokey Mo – drums

Production Freddy Cricien – production Byron Filson – recording Paul Miner – recording, mastering, mixing Todd Huber – artwork, layout, photography

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Switzerland (Hitparade) [15]	135

References

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2. Trauma, Tommy (April 7, 2015). "Agnostic Front - The America Dream Died". PunkNews. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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11. Dunlea, Reed (April 1, 2015). "Vinnie Stigma of Agnostic Front: The Self-Proclaimed First New York Punk". VICE. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
12. Youngpublished, Nik (March 31, 2015). "Agnostic Front: The American Dream Died". Louder. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
13. Blabbermouth (March 23, 2015). "The American Dream Died". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
14. Punknews.org (April 7, 2015). "Agnostic Front - The American Dream Died". www.punknews.org. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
15. "Agnostic Front - A mi manera - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved November 19, 2025.