When it comes to New York City hardcore, its community proudly boasts
Lou and Pete Koller--brothers 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
Magazine
For 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 punk's angrier, grimier sub-genre,
they quickly became fifty percent of one of the most intense and
compelling quartets to ever claim the movement--the legendary New York
hardcore band, Sick of it All. Contrary to popular belief, Lou and Pete
are proof positive that you don't 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
it--regardless 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...
