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Madball
Released 2000

D.I.F.M.M.
00:39
940 plays

Intro
00:50
902 plays

Hold It Down
02:19
2,900 plays

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songs

- 1
- Intro
- 00:50
- 902 plays

- 2
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop
- 01:01
- 2,693 plays

- 3
- Hold It Down
- 02:19
- 2,900 plays

- 4
- Fall This Time
- 02:28
- 1,344 plays

- 5
- Everyday Hate
- 01:16
- 1,642 plays

- 6
- Done
- 01:38
- 1,500 plays

- 7
- Say What?
- 01:50
- 1,311 plays

- 8
- D.I.F.M.M.
- 00:39
- 940 plays

- 9
- Show No Fear
- 02:35
- 1,727 plays

- 10
- Never Look Back
- 01:46
- 1,152 plays

- 11
- Still Searching
- 02:13
- 1,046 plays

- 12
- Confessions
- 01:45
- 1,122 plays

- 13
- Thinking To Myself
- 03:39
- 1,081 plays

- 14
- Semper Fi
- 02:47
- 1,275 plays

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album review

The 21st century version of Madball strays only a little on Hold It Down, the New York hardcore outfit's first release for Epitaph Records. In the many years since their inception, the band's sound managed to evolve a bit, and careful scrutiny of each disc leading to this 2000 offering will reveal increasingly modern aggro and even hip-hop influences. The caustic vocal approach of Freddy Cricien remained constant and threatening, especially with his updated urban inflections, and of course the music remained brutal, if just a little slower. On Hold It Down, the shorter-than-average song lengths maintain a little old-school tradition, but some '80s NY hardcore purists will definitely consider this a plodding effort. Each groove has a sticky nu-metal flavor that fortunately gets hardened properly by Cricien's pummeling vocal assaults. The he-man posturing goes over the top on a few tracks, like "Show No Fear," but considering this group's impressive track record, they have a right to boast a little. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide