Madball - Empire - CD

With "Empire", Madball has come back sounding rawer and more straightforward than their last albums Infiltrate the System and Legacy. This is what they do best: energetic, no holds barred heavy hardcore/metal with TONS of attitude.

Track list:

1. Invigorate    
2. Danger Zone    
3. Timeless    
4. All Or Nothing    
5. Glory Years    
6. Empire    
7. Shatterproof - Featuring: Roger Miret
8. The End
9. Con Fuerza    
10. R.A.H.C.    
11. Hurt You    
12. "Tough Guy"    
13. Dark Horse    
14. Spider's Web    
15. Delete    
16. Rebel4life18

Madball are icons in the underground and that underground now spills forth into the streets.
Since forming in 1988, Madball have been responsible for some of the most important releases in metal & hardcore: from the seminal Ball of Destruction EP (1989) to the landmark albums Set It Off (1994), through their career defining resurgence at Nuclear Blast.
Vocalist Freddy Cricien states. "Madball has come a long way from being street kids to becoming very established in our genre, and even beyond the music. We have the feeling that we've built a little empire for ourselves with our band, brand, and different endeavors".
With "Empire", Madball has come back sounding rawer and more straightforward than their last albums Infiltrate the System and Legacy. This is what they do best: energetic, no holds barred heavy hardcore/metal with TONS of attitude. Madball have returned to their bad side, and that's exactly what fits them best. They have the mid-tempo HC grooves that get people bouncing, they got the thick guitar riffage, the thundering NYHC drum rolls and breaks and - of course- Hoya's deep sounding bass thuggery. The riffs are really well-written and give way for huge breakdowns and tempo exchanges. Just the type of stuff you need at your hardcore party when you fuck shit up and throw nachos around.
Another good thing that Madball did with Empire, is that they got Erik Rutan (death metal guitarist and sound expert - Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal etc) to produce the album. Because of Rutan, we get that huge Madball sound we want to hear and groove to. Last but not least, the lyrics are not at all obnoxious or tough guy, and Madball don't pretend to be anything they're not. If you actually listen to their album you'll understand that all the negative hype is a load of BS.

Also available on Coloured vinyl