Smoke AxD (aka Smoke All Day) brings together artists previously associated with Madball, Crown of Thornz and Hatebreed, which, in hardcore terms, sounds like it should be pretty amazing. On this EP, those musicians bring some massive riffs, as you’d expect, and the vocal performances often attack like a concrete sledge. There are a lot of moments where the material sounds like something unearthed from the late 90s, so they’ve got that classic/nostalgic angle covered too. So, why then, do the five songs on this EP sound so…frankly uninspired?
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Madball: UK/Irish tour dates
Hardcore punk legends Madball return to the UK in September for a short run of dates supported by Breaking Point and Coldburn. The dates are followed by one night in Dublin.
The dates are part of the promotion for the band’s 2014 release ‘Hardcore Lives’, available now on Nuclear Blast Records.
Madball: New album details and new track stream
NY hardcore punk legends Madball return in June with a new album, ‘Hardcore Lives’. Initial copies feature two bonus tracks. The full tracklist can be seen below.
Madball: US westcoast shows
Hardcore punk legends Madball are set to play a handful of westcoast US dates, beginning in February. The confirmed dates and locations are below. The band currently have no scheduled plans to visit Europe.