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Madball is an American New York hardcore band formed in New York City, that originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front.[3] The band developed after Agnostic Front's front man Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother Freddy Cricien take the microphone and perform lead vocals during Agnostic Front shows.

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Madball
Madball in 2018
Background information
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Beatdown hardcore[1][2]
Years active	1988−2001, 2002−present
Labels	Good Fight, Ferret, Wreck-Age, Roadrunner, Epitaph, I Scream, Thorp, Nuclear Blast
Spinoff of	Agnostic Front
Members	Freddy Cricien Jorge "Hoya Roc" Guerra Mike Justian Mike Gurnari
Past members	Vinnie Stigma Rob Rosario Will Shepler John Lafata Darren Morgenthaler Rigg Ross Roger Miret Matt Henderson Walter Ryan Ben Dussault Mackie Jayson Igor Wouters Jay Weinberg Brian "Mitts" Daniels
Website	madballhc.com

History

Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members. Madball consisted of Agnostic Front's vocalist Roger Miret on bass, Vinnie Stigma on guitar, Will Shepler on drums, and then 12-year-old vocalist Freddy Cricien, Roger Miret's younger half-brother.[3] Madball's first few performances consisted of previously unused Agnostic Front songs. Madball's first release was the Ball of Destruction EP in 1989. After years of playing regional shows in and around the New York area, a second guitarist, Matt Henderson, joined the band. By then, they recorded and released the EP, Droppin' Many Suckers, for Wreck-Age Records.[3] One year later, Roger Miret left the band and was replaced by bass player Jorge "Hoya Roc" Guerra — a good friend of Freddy Cricien — who was looking for a new band as his band, Dmize, was breaking up. The new incarnation of the band was signed by Roadrunner Records in 1994 and released a pair of full-lengths; Set It Off in 1994[3] and Demonstrating My Style in 1996. Touring steadily, the band built a sizable fan base outside their hometown.[4]

1995 saw the band participating in the N.Y.H.C. documentary. Extensive interviews were conducted with Freddy as well as a performance on July 29, 1995 at the now-defunct "Coney Island High". Freddy's brother, Roger, broke several vertebrae in his back at that show, requiring him to be in traction for the better part of a year.

Consisting of Cricien, Henderson, Guerra, and new drummer John Lafata (former drummer in Neglect), the band recorded Look My Way, which was released in early 1998. Hold It Down followed two years later. The band announced their dissolution in 2001 but decided to reform in late 2002 with a new line-up featuring Brian "Mitts" Daniels and Rigg Ross. They began touring and recording at the end of 2002. Since then, Madball has come out with: Best of Madball in 2003, N.Y.H.C. EP (EP) in 2004, Legacy in 2005, and Infiltrate The System in 2007. In 2009, Rigg Ross left to join Skarhead and was replaced by Ben Dussault.

Along with bands such as Agnostic Front, Vietnom, Bulldoze, Resistance, H₂O and Boston/New York Hip-hop group Special Teamz (Slaine, Ed O.G., Jaysaun, DJ Jayceeoh), they comprise a part of New York's DMS Crew. Vocalist Cricien and bass player Hoya are also in the band Hazen Street, along with members of H₂O and Cro-Mags.

In 2010, after the departure of the Ferret Records owners from the label, Madball followed them to their new and present label Good Fight Music. In February 2010 Madball signed a deal with Nuclear Blast for the European release of their new studio album, Empire, produced by Erik Rutan.[5] Jay Weinberg, son of E Street Band and Max Weinberg 7 drummer Max Weinberg, joined Madball for the album and for touring.[6]

Madball then dismissed Weinberg in September 2010, citing personality conflicts.[7] Weinberg said that he had already quit the group by that time, due to lifestyle issues.[8] Born From Pain drummer Igor Wouters replaced Weinberg for live performances.

On March 10, 2014, it was announced the band had begun recording its eighth studio album, Hardcore Lives, which was released in June of that year.[9]

In October 2017, it was announced that Brian "Mitts" Daniels had exited Madball.[10]

Madball released their ninth studio album, For the Cause, on June 15, 2018.[11]

In January 2019, Madball announced that their touring guitarist, Mike Gurnari, would become an official member.

Band members

• Madball live at With Full Force 2018
• 
  Freddy Cricien
• 
  Jorge Guerra
• 
  Mike Justian
• 
  Dominik Stammen

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Set It Off (1994)
• Demonstrating My Style (1996)
• Look My Way (1998)
• Hold It Down (2000)
• Legacy (2005)
• Infiltrate the System (2007)
• Empire (2010)
• Hardcore Lives (2014)
• For the Cause (2018)

EPs

• Ball of Destruction (1989)
• Droppin' Many Suckers (1992)
• N.Y.H.C. EP (2004)
• Rebellion (2012)

Compilations

• The Best of Madball (2003)

References

External links

• Official website
• Madball on Myspace
• Madball at AllMusic

На других языках

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[de] Madball

Madball ist eine aus New York stammende und 1988 gegründete Hardcore-Band, die stilbildend für spätere Metalcore-Gruppen war. Madball zählt zusammen mit Agnostic Front und Sick of It All zu den gegenwärtig bedeutendsten Vertretern des New York Hardcore. Sänger Freddy Cricien ist der Halbbruder von Agnostic-Front-Sänger Roger Miret.

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[es] Madball

Madball es una banda de hardcore-punk originada en la ciudad de New York, empezó a finales de la década de los ochenta como un proyecto alterno de Agnostic Front. La banda surgió después de que Roger Miret le diera la oportunidad a su medio hermano menor Freddy Cricien de tomar el micrófono y cantar durante los shows de Agnostic Front.[1]

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[ru] Madball

Madball — хардкор-панк-группа из Нью-Йорка, появившаяся в конце 1980-х годов как сайд-проект Agnostic Front (в то время, когда фронтмен Agnostic Front Роджер Майрет позволит своему младшему сводному брату Фредди «Мэдболлу» Крисьену взять в руки микрофон во время выступлений его группы). Группа продала около 2 миллионов копий альбомов.

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