Craig Setari

Craig Setari
Setari performing with Sick of It All in 2018.
Background information
Origin New York, U.S.
Genres Hardcore punk
Occupation(s) Musician, boxer
Instruments Bass
Years active 1985–present
Associated acts

Craig Setari (sometimes known by the stage name Craig Ahead) is an American musician and former competitive boxer,[1][2][3] who is currently active as the bass player in Sick of It All,[4][5] however has also worked with many other hardcore punk bands, including Youth of Today, Straight Ahead, Rest in Pieces, Agnostic Front and Cro-Mags.[6][7][8] He also co-wrote Stormtroopers of Death's 1985 demo album Crab Society North with Dan Lilker.[9]

Biography

Setari first began listening to punk rock music at the age of twelve, through his older brother Scott's friend Dan Lilker. This inspired him to join the band Straight Ahead in 1984, with Gordon Ancis and Tommy Carroll, however the band would change its name to "NYC Mayhem" not soon after his joining. NYC Mayhem would release their debut EP "We Stand" in 1985 and then eventually break up in late-1985, leading Setari to join Youth of Today briefly as their bassist. NYC Mayhem then reformed in late-1986, this time back under the name Straight Ahead", this time with Sick of It All's Armand Majidi on drums,[10] in which they released their sophomore EP "Breakaway".[11] Setari would then join Sick of It All after a brief stint in Agnostic Front, in which he played bass on their 1992 album One Voice.[12] Setari remains consistently in Sick of It All to this day, helping to write tracks such as Built to Last, which was the first New York hardcore punk track to get into the U.S. Top 100.[11]

Discography

With Straight Ahead

EPs
  • We Stand (1985)
  • Breakaway (1987)
Demos
  • Mayhemic Destruction (1985)
  • Violence (1985)

With Youth of Today

  • Break Down The Walls (1986)

With Rest in Pieces

  • Under my Skin (1990)

With Agnostic Front

With Sick of It All

References

  1. ↑ Gadino, Dylan (March 2001). "CMJ New Music Monthly" (91). CMJ.
  2. ↑ "Clobberin' Time: Sick Of It All On The Evolution Of Mosh". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Norton, Justin. "Clobberin' Time: Sick Of It All On The Evolution Of Mosh". Decibel. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ↑ D, Howie. "Craig Setari of Sick Of It All". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "SICK OF IT ALL's CRAIG SETARI: 'We Were Always Primarily A Live Band'". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Alva, Freddy. "Rob Echeverria (Straight Ahead, Rest in Pieces, Biohazard, Helmet)". Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Kamiński, Karol. "STARECraig Ahead (NYHC) interviewed by Double Cross [UPDATE]". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Handley, Gen. "Craig Setari (Sick of It All)". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "S.O.D. "Crab Society Demos '85": an Interview with Dan Lilker". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "An Oral History of Sick Of It All, Part I: Early Days, New Beginnings, and Swastikas". Vice Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  11. 1 2 Blush, Steven. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. p. 237.
  12. ↑ "Craig Setari". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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