Finlands Kaaos TV recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mitts of the legendary New York hardcore band MADBALL. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
To read our interview with MADBALL, please go HERE.
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Arianna Ascione of Musica Metal conducted an interview with singer Freddy Cricien of New York hardcore legends MADBALL when the band played at Alcatraz Club, Milano, Italy on April 27, 2011 during the Loud And Proud Festival with DROPKICK MURPHYS, H2O, ANDEAD and DEVIL’S BRIGADE. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Photos of the Milan concert can be found at this location. Source: Blabbermouth.net
To read our interview with Freddy Cricien, please go HERE!
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Nuclear Blast has issued the following update:
Iconic New York Hardcore Masters MADBALL will co-headline the first NEVER SAY DIE OPEN AIR in Trier, Germany, June 12. Check out the official event trailer below! INFO: Date: Sunday, June 12th City: Trier, Germany Venue: Exhaus, Open Air Stage. More infos HERE!
To read our interview with MADBALL, please go HERE!
New York hardcore legends Madball will film a video for the song “All Or Nothing” this Friday, November 26 at Southpaw in Brooklyn, New York at 5:00 p.m. sharp. Video footage of Madball‘s October 14, 2010 performance at Dekompresja in Lodz, Poland can be viewed below.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
To read our recent interview with Freddy Cricien, please go to: Interview: Madball, The Worldwide HC Icon With Honors
What started at the age of 7 when Freddy Cricien was thrown onto stage by his half brother and legendary hardcore singer Roger Miret of the mighty AGNOSTIC FRONT should turn into one of the most important hardcore bands of all time. The members of MADBALL are icons in the underground and that underground now spills forth into the streets. Since forming in 1988, MADBALL has been responsible for some of the most important releases in the genre, from the seminal “Ball of Destruction” EP (1989) to the landmark albums “Set It Off” (1994), “Demonstrating My Style” (1996), “Look My Way” (1998), “Hold it Down” (2000), and their latest efforts “Legacy” (2005) and “Infiltrate The System” (2007). However, after numerous label shifts MADBALL finally joined forces with Nuclear Blast looking into a bright future with another kick ass record on the way – “Empire”.
Today, October 16, 2010, I find myself in Roncade (Treviso-Italy), in the backstage room of New Age Club, where tonight Madball will share the stage with another great NY HC icon, Sick Of It All. The door opens and I see Freddy (Cricien, the lead singer of Madball) smiling and relaxed, dressed in a t-shirt of DMS-Family, with trousers, and beach-slippers. His quiet and natural look, even shy a little bit, makes me think he’s like “the boy next door” … We say “hello” and we sit on the couch to chat …
Hi Freddy, Welcome to Italy! How do you feel about being here with us?
Hi Tarja, thank-you! We feel good to be here. We always come to Italy very gladly, you know, we like a lot the Italian culture, food and wine. We’ve been here many times, over the years, in many different cities.
Freddy, tell me something … being a HC symbol band in the world, does it fill you with pride?
Well yes it does! To be like a HC symbol makes us feel good and honored, it’s actually very flattering, you know. If “Sick of It All” are the godfathers, we feel to be like ambassadors. It’s cool you know, when the things happen naturally. I feel really proud to represent my band and what we are doing.
New York hardcore legends Madball have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg, the 20-year-old son of Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band).
Commented Madball frontman Freddy Cricien: “I’m letting Jay go (mid-tour) in Canada because I just feel he doesn’t represent this band well on a character level. It would go against my own code of ethics to keep him around. Not saying he’s a bad drummer. I won’t take that away from him. But the reality is — he has a lot to learn about paying dues, and about life in general. Granted, he is a kid, but I’m not sure that he’ll ever be built for this particular lifestyle. I wish him the best of luck, but the Madball machine rolls on!”
Madball will finish out the tour with a soon-to-be-announced replacement drummer. All future band plans, including their upcoming European tour with Sick Of It All, and most importantly, the release of the group’s new album, “Empire”, on October 12, remain unaffected and on schedule. The title track from “Empire” is now available for streaming on the Stereo Killer web site (http://www.stereokiller.com).
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