| | Madball Hold It Down CD Madball Discography of CDs
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The 21st century version of Madball strays only a little on Hold It Down, the New York hardcore outfit's first release for Epitaph Records. In the many years since their inception, the band's sound managed to evolve a bit, and careful scrutiny of each disc leading to this 2000 offering will reveal increasingly modern aggro and even hip-hop influences. The caustic vocal approach of Freddy Cricien remained constant and threatening, especially with his updated urban inflections, and of course the music remained brutal, if just a little slower. On Hold It Down, the shorter-than-average song lengths maintain a little old-school tradition, but some '80s NY hardcore purists will definitely consider this a plodding effort. Each groove has a sticky nu-metal flavor that fortunately gets hardened properly by Cricien's pummeling vocal assaults. The he-man posturing goes over the top on a few tracks, like "Show No Fear," but considering this group's impressive track record, they have a right to boast a little. ~ Vincent Jeffries
Recorded at Big Blue Meanie Studios, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Personnel: Freddy Cricien (vocals); Matt Henderson (guitar).
Audio Mixer: Dan Iannuzzelli.
Illustrator: Donnie Cox.
Photographers: Tom Aldi; Joe Darone; Dario Franco.
Madball: Freddy Cricien (vocals); Rob Rosario (guitar); Hoya Roc (bass); Darren Morgenthaler (drums).
Additional personnel: Matt Henderson, Ldee (turntables).
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CMJ (7/3/00, p.30) - "...Every song holds true to [their] classic formula of chunky breakdowns....awash in anthems..." Madball Hold It Down Songs Hold It Down Music Review Purchase Hold It Down CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sick Of It All Yours Truly CD (2000)
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Sick of It All frontman Lou Koller is a raging mad man, a vocalic inquisitor of sorts, and Yours Truly, the band's sixth album, sticks with the same vein of angry punk rock. Pure grit and growl swirl among speed metal guitar licks and thunderous percussion, Sick of It All twists the new millennium punk revival backward to achieve what once was an intimidating scene for music. The namesake says it all, therefore, cuts such as "Hello Pricks" and "Hands Tied Eyes Closed" depict the band's overall aggression against mainstream and social norms, for music is the supreme escape. The lyrical cynicisms are dead on, a little humorous even, but Sick of It All keeps it hardcore. ~ MacKenzie ...
| | Madball Set It Off CD (1994)
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The first Madball release for Roadrunner Records, Set It Off is a document of this hardcore outfit at their most menacing, both musically and lyrically. With Freddy Cricien on vocals, Vinnie Stigma and Matt Henderson on guitar, Will Shepler on drums, and bassist Hoya rounding out the rhythm section, these NY hardcore specialists made a huge sound that was undeniably loud, rude, and confrontational. The music underground praised Madball for the unforgiving brutality and skill displayed on this 1994 offering that includes standouts ...
| | Agnostic Front Cause For Alarm/Victim In Pain CD (1986)
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For a quick introduction to classic, New York-styled hardcore, it doesn't get much better than ...
| | Madball Ball Of Destruction CD (1989)
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| | Madball Legacy CD (2005)
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| | Andy Simpkins Comin' At Ya CD (1990)
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| | Genetic Drugs African Backbeats CD (2001) (Import) Import; Germany
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| | Archivo Odeon Archico Odeon: 1963-69 Bailando Con Calo CD (2006) (Import)
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| | Seemless What Have We Become CD (2006)
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A side project for members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall, Seemless look to the roots of metal and hard rock for their titanic sound. The band's sophomore release, WHAT HAVE WE BECOME, resembles its predecessor with its rumbling, crashing rhythm section, the alternation of melodic singing with all-out screaming, and a catalogue of monstrous riffs that ...
| | Pool Service: Summer Chill CD (2006) (Import) Germany
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| | Chibuku Novo Mundo CD (2008) (Import) Import
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Explosive Punkabilly from Muenster / Germany! For about 3 years it was quite calm about Chibuku. At least as calm as Chibuku may be. But the guys were not idle since their latest album "Rock`n´Roll is Devils Music" came out: 2 tours through brasil, a new drummer, a european tour, various smaller and larger gigs here and there and last but not least: a new album! "Novo ...
| | Addiction 64 & Poncho Estrada Volvo CD (Import) Split EP
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| | Strawbs Ny 75 CD (2007) (Import)
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2007 release of a vintage concert by the progressive English rock band on their debut American tour. NY '75 was recorded in front of a wildly enthusiastic audience at the legendary Calderone Theatre on Long Island. The band had 'crossed the pond' to capitalize on the success generated by their albums Hero and Heroine and Ghosts, having sold over half a million copies between them. Founding Strawbs member Dave Cousins, lead guitarist Dave Lambert, bass player Chas Cronk and drummer Rod Coombes were augmented by Robert Kirby (best known for his arrangements on Nick Drake's albums) and John Mealing (formerly with jazz-rock supergroup If), both on keyboards. The album shows how the Strawbs stage show had evolved from its early folk-inspired tunes into an almost continuous symphonic sequence of hard-hitting songs. The band emerged ...
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