There is more than one band with the name Raw Deal. 1) Raw Deal was formed in 1988 by Carl Porcaro, Rich McLoughlin, and Anthony Drago after their former band,
Breakdown, another New York hardcore band, split through personal differences. While Breakdown continued as a band without them, Anthony Comunale, formerly of
Token Entry, was recruited on vocals and Mike Sentkiewitz, formerly of
Sick Of It All, on guitar to round out the Raw Deal line-up. The band then recorded a demo cassette and set about playing at various venues in New York, most notably at CBGB's which was home to …
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