Hard-Core: Life of My Own by Harley Flanagan

Legendary Hardcore Punk and Metal artist Harley Flanagan, writes a no-holds-barred memoir about his life from the drug and crime ridden New York of the 1970’s to the early days of punk rock, hardcore, and beyond. His story is rife with a cast of notables woven in and out at the most seminal moments in New York punk history and beyond.

Flanagan began his career as a child prodigy drumming at Max’s Kansas City for the Stimulators then bounced through the lower east side music scene on a hellish trajectory of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Flanagan formed his band, the Cro-Mags, distilling his hard-won street and musical knowledge into a undeniable Hardcore force of nature.

Flanagan tells his stories of the famous and the infamous as no one else can…or will.

"Harley Flanagan's incredible story is not just the history of New York hardcore, of which he is a founding father, but a history of New York itself. It's all here, an amazing series of unlikely coincidences, catastrophes, accomplishments, and associations. Chances are if it happened in New York and it was important and interesting? Harley Flanagan was somewhere in the room. If you care anything about music history, punk rock, hardcore or just a ripping good story, this is the punch in the face you want and need." — Anthony Bourdain

Hard-Core, Life of My Own will be released Fall 2016 by Feral House Publishing. Feral House, since its founding in 1989, publishes compelling titles that challenge the status quo.

If you haven't yet listened to Harley's new album, "Cro Mags" make sure you give it a spin below.