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MadballHold It Down Release Date: 2000 06 20 Label: Epitaph Records Rating: ![]() |
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
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Intro | :49 | |
| 2 | Can't Stop, Won't Stop | 1:00 | |
| 3 | Hold It Down | Madball [1] | 2:18 |
| 4 | Fall This Time | 2:27 | |
| 5 | Everyday Hate | 1:15 | |
| 6 | Done... | 1:37 | |
| 7 | Say What? | 1:50 | |
| 8 | D.I.F.M.M. | :39 | |
| 9 | Show No Fear | 2:34 | |
| 10 | Never Look Back | 1:46 | |
| 11 | Still Searching | 2:13 | |
| 12 | Confessions | 1:44 | |
| 13 | Thinking to Myself | 3:38 | |
| 14 | Semper Fi | 2:46 |
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