Madball
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| Madball | |
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| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk[1] |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Label(s) | Ferret Records Roadrunner Records Thorp I Scream |
| Associated acts | Agnostic Front Sheer Terror Hazen Street |
| Website | www.madballnyhc.com |
| Members | |
| Freddy Cricien Mitts Hoya Roc Mackie Jayson |
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| Former members | |
| Vinnie Stigma Rob Rosario Will Shepler John Lafata Darren Morgenthaler Rigg Ross |
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Madball is a New York-based band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary New York hardcore outfit Agnostic Front (where Agnostic Front's front man Roger Miret would let his younger brother, Freddy "Madball" Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during Agnostic Front shows).
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[edit] Band 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 vocalist Freddy Cricien, Roger Miret younger brother. Madball's first few gigs consisted of un-used 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, would join the band. By then, they recorded and released the EP Droppin' Many Suckers for Wreckage Records. One year later Roger Miret left the band, and was replaced by bassist Hoya Roc — 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 and Demonstrating My Style in 1996. Touring steadily, the band built a sizeable fan base outside their hometown.[2]
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 29th, 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, Hoya, and new drummer John Lafatta, the band recorded Look My Way, which was released in early 1998. Hold It Down followed two years later. The band briefly broke up from early 2001 until late 2002. The current lineup of Freddy Cricien, Hoya Roc, Mitts (ex-Skarhead), and Rigg Ross (ex-Hatebreed) 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) in 2004, Legacy in 2005, and Infiltrate The System in 2007.
Along with bands such as Agnostic Front, Vietnom, Bulldoze, Resistance and H2O, 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, Cro-Mags, Angels & Airwaves, and Box Car Racer.
[edit] Members
- Freddy "Madball" Cricien - vocals
- Hoya Roc - bass guitar
- Mitts - guitar
- Mackie Jayson - drums
[edit] Past members
- Rigg Ross - drums
- Vinnie Stigma - guitar (Agnostic Front)
- Roger Miret – bass guitar (Agnostic Front)
- Matt Henderson - guitar (Blind Approach, Agnostic Front)
- Will Shepler - drums (Agnostic Front)
- John Lafata - drums (Mind Over Matter, Neglect, Sheer Terror)
- Walter Ryan - drums (Possessed)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- 1989: Ball of Destruction 7" EP (reissued with 14 extra tracks in 1992)
- 1992: Droppin' Many Suckers
- 1994: Set It Off
- 1996: Demonstrating My Style
- 1998: Look My Way
- 2000: Hold It Down
- 2004: N.Y.H.C. EP
- 2005: Legacy
- 2007: Infiltrate The System
[edit] Compilations and Soundtracks contributions
- 2003: Best of Madball - Compilation of greatest hits
- 1996: N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack
