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New York hardcore outfit Madball are heading to Australia again in March and joining them on the road will be Boston’s Death Before Dishonor. Madball is a New York-based band that originated back 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).
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 Suckas 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. 
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. Tour Dates
- Thursday March 6 – Club 299, Brisbane (18+)
Tickets on sale from Rockinghorse, Kill The Music, Sunflower Music,
Music Mania, Mosh Pit and Resist Records.
- Friday March 7 – Manning Bar, Sydney (licensed / all ages)
Tickets on sale from Mosh Tix outlets and Resist Records.
- Saturday March 8 – The Corner, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets on sale from Corner Box Office, phone bookings on 9427 9198 and Missing Link.
- Sunday March 9 – Fowlers, Adelaide (licensed / all ages)
Tickets on sale from Venuetix and Resist Records.
- Tuesday March 11 – Amplifier Bar, Perth (18+)
Tickets on sale from Moshtix outlets and Resist Records.
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