Madball
is a New York-based band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of 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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MADBALL TICKETS
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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's 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.
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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, 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
Members
;Current members
- Freddy Cricien - vocals
- Hoya Roc - bass guitar
- Mitts - guitar
- Ben Dussault - drums (ex-Throwdown)
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;Former members
- Mackie Jayson - drums
- 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, currently in Deathcycle)
- Walter Ryan - drums (Possessed)
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Discography
;Studio Albums and EPs
- 1989: Ball of Destruction
7" EP (reissued with 14 extra tracks in 1996)
- 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
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;Compilations and Soundtracks contributions
- 1996: N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack
- 2000: Worldwide Tribute To The Real Oi: Vol. 1
- ´Violence In Our Minds´ [The Last Resort Cover]
- 2003: Best of Madball
- Compilation of greatest hits
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References
- Madball biography @ roadrunnerrecords.com