They appeared on the scene in 1988. A band straight from New York Madball is considered one of the forerunners of the subgenre of hardcore punk known as NYHC i.e. New York Hard Core.
The group is led by Freddy Cricienwho is the half-brother of the band’s leader Agnostic Front – Roger Miret. During his concert, the older brother brought the young boy on stage and gave him the microphone, which he liked so much that he decided to start his own group.
Madball initially functioned as a side project of Agnostic Front, in which the musicians played their less popular songs. In 1989, a mini-album titled “Ball of Destruction“, where the band’s first original materials appeared, and Roger Miret left the group. In 1994, the band signed a contract with Roadrunner Records, where they released two albums”Set It Off” and “Demonstrating My Style“, which brought them much wider recognition.
The group has gone through many personnel changes over the years. In 2023, the long-time bassist announced his departure from the band Jorge “Hoya Roc” Guerra. Currently, Madball consists of a vocalist Freddy Criciendrummer MikeJustianguitarist Mike Gurnarand and bassist Brendan Porray.
Madball will visit Poland, who will perform with them?
On their Instagram, the band shared information about the upcoming tour, which will start on February 27, 2025 in Berlin, and on February 28, Madball will visit Poland! The band will perform at the Kwadrat club in Krakow.
The group won’t come alone. The phenomenal bands that are currently conquering the hardcore scene will be responsible for warming up the audience. Before the performance of the star of the evening, we will hear Speed (Australia), GuiltTrip (UK), Death Before Dishonor (USA) i LIES! (Netherlands)
At this moment, no tickets are on sale yet.