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Madball
Background information
Origin	New York City, USA
Years active	1989-Present
Former members
Vinnie Stigma Rob Rosario Will Shepler John Lafata Darren Morgenthaler

Madball is a New York band that originated back in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary NYHC outfit Agnostic Front (Where none other than AF's front man Roger Miret would let his little brother Freddy "Madball" Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during AF shows).

Contents 1 Band History 2 Current Members 3 Past Members 4 Discography 5 External links

After releasing the Ball of Destruction single in 1989, the buzz around the streets was the question of when was Madball going to play next gave birth to an early version of the band playing live on other bills then just AF shows. It wasn't until 1991 when Madball truly hit their stride, when the lineup of Freddy Cricien on vocals, guitarists Matt Henderson and Vinnie Stigma, drummer Will Shepler, and bassist Hoya Roc of Dmize joined forces. The new version of the band (not just all AF members) quickly recorded and released an EP called Droppin' Many Suckas in 1992, which eventually led to the band signing with Roadrunner Records in 1994. After releasing a pair of well-received full-lengths (1994's Set It Off and 1996's Demonstrating My Style) and touring steadily, the band built a sizeable fan base outside their hometown.

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 the spring of 1998. Hold It Down followed two years later. For the past three years Madball has come out with a CD evey year: Best of Madball in 2003, N.Y.H.C. (EP) in 2004, & what many consider their finest album yet, Legacy in 2005.

Madball is still heavily promoting their latest release "Legacy" on Ferret Records with tour dates all around the world. 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 and Airwaves, and Box Car Racer.

The band announced on their official MySpace page that they will release a new album by fall of 2007; there is also a DVD release planned in the near future.

• Freddy "Madball" Cricien- Vocals
• Hoya Roc - Bass
• Mitts - Guitar
• Rigg Ross - Drums

• Vinnie Stigma - Guitar
• Matt Henderson - Guitar
• Beto (Rob Rosario) - Guitar
• Will Shepler - Drums
• John Lafata - Drums
• Darren Morgenthaler - Drums

• Ball of Destruction (7" EP) (1988/1992)
• Droppin' Many Suckers (1992)
• Set It Off (1994)
• Demonstrating My Style (1996)
• N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack (1996)
• Look My Way (1998)
• Hold It Down (2000)
• Best of Madball (2003) - Compilation of greatest hits
• NYHC EP (2004)
• Legacy (2005)

• Madball Official Site official site
• Madball Fanpage