MADBALL Unveil Music Video For ‘Freight Train’ Track
September 17th, 2018
 |
|
New York City-based hardcore group Madball have released a music video for the track ‘Freight Train’. Directed by Daniel Priess, the clip can be viewed below.
Madball issued ninth full-length studio album For The Cause on June 15th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Helming recording sessions for For The Cause was Rancid vocalist and guitarist Tim Armstrong, a longtime friend of Madball vocalist Freddy Cricien. Mixing and mastering was handled by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark.
Former Madball guitarist Matt Henderson laid down guitar tracks in the studio, but will not join Madball on tour.
Freddy Cricien commented: “Tim and us go way back. He’s an old friend and super-talented guy… across the board! A legend in his own right. He invited us to come record with him and it all fell into place very organically. He’s respected our band from day one and was excited to be a part of this. We’re honoured to have him on board.”
Bassist Jorge “Hoya Roc” Guerra added: “We got a real good album. It feels like the movie Pulp Fiction (1994). We’ve got every style of hardcore in there. It feels like we’ve got something special!”
For The Cause features a guest appearance on the track ‘Evil Ways’ from rapper, actor and Body Count frontman Ice-T.
Ice-T stated: “It’s an honour to record with the legendary Madball. Body Count draws its closest similarities to New York hardcore. This is a natural.”
Cricien added: “It’s truly an honour to have Ice-T on our record! I grew up on his music from his early hip-hop stuff till now. He’s an iconic figure but also a ‘class act’; you don’t always get both at once. Ice has a great respect for NYHC and Madball, means the world. This was meant to happen…. Real recognizes real.”
The track listing is as follows:
|
|
01. ‘Smile Now Pay Later’
02. ‘Rev Up’ (feat. Sick Jacken)
03. ‘Freight Train’
04. ‘Tempest’
05. ‘Old Fashioned’
06. ‘Evil Ways’ (feat. Ice-T)
07. ‘Lone Wolf’
08. ‘Damaged Goods’
09. ‘The Fog’ (feat. Tim Timebomb and Steve Whale)
10. ‘Es Tu Vida’
11. ‘For You’
12. ‘For The Cause’
13. ‘Confessions’ (CD and LP bonus track)
Madball’s line-up is as follows:
Freddy Cricien (vocals)
Jorge “Hoya Roc” (bass)
Mike Justian (drums)
The original version of the album’s title track was released in September 2017 via the Family Biz split seven-inch single, which paired Madball with Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania-based hardcore group Wisdom In Chains.
Directed by Dave Causa and Jules Jordan, music videos were also filmed for the tracks ‘Rev Up’ and ‘The Fog’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Old Fashioned’. All three clips can also be viewed below.
Eighth studio record Hardcore Lives was released in June 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
