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Track listing

1. Adapt And Overcome – 1:53
2. Heavenhell – 3:02
3. Behind These Walls – 1:55
4. Legacy – 2:03
5. "Timebomb" – 2:44
6. Darkest Days – 1:48
7. The Crown – 2:19
8. War And Hate – 1:41
9. Until Then – 2:01
10. Final Round – 2:21
11. Damned – 2:22
12. For My Enemies – 1:52
13. 100% – 1:18
14. Hardcore Pride – 0:15
15. H.C. United – 3:26
16. Worldwide – 2:33

After a lengthy absence, New York hardcore legends Madball decided to return to the scene (With their last full-length release being 2000's Hold It Down), and show the new the new generation of hardcore acts doing the rounds exactly how it should be done with their teaser E.P. N.Y.H.C. in 2004 (Through Thorp Records). And now, after recently signing to Ferret Music, Madball finally make their long waited return with their brand new (And sixth) full-length studio release Legacy.

With producer Zeuss behind the consoles (Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Shadows Fall, Throwdown), Madball (Who are Vocalist Freddy Cricien (Agnostic Front vocalist's Roger Miret's younger brother), guitarist Mitts, bassist Hoya Roc and drummer Rigg Ross) deliver yet another example of New York hardcore's capabilities, with Adapt And Overcome a more than fitting reintroduction for album, and for the band's return to the pit. HeavenHell (Which is also the first promotional video clip filmed for the album) finds Cricien in fine form with typically biting and honest lyrics that reveal both the strengths and the weaknesses of the human spirit, while Behind These Walls (In which Cricien documents his time in prison) and the title track Legacy (A fitting title if there ever was one to accompany a Madball song and title) inject a far greater metallic punch to Madball's hardcore heritage past (And a compliment to Zeuss' production skills).

From here on in, Madball prove that while the styles separating metal and hardcore have become interchangeable in recent years under the banner of metalcore, there's nothing that can be mistaken as New York hardcore delivered in typically Madball style. Tracks such as The Crown (In which Madball claim they've come back for), the faster paced Until Then, the Spanish sung 100%, Damned, For My Enemies (The reprised stand out number on N.Y.H.C.), the fifteen-second blitz of Hardcore Pride (A follow up to Hardcore Still Lives! from 1996's Demonstrating My Style) and the album closer Worldwide are the best the album has to offer, with nothing off the sixteen track album falling below the standard set from the band on their past releases.

Not much has changed within the Madball camp's sound since 1988 (Not to mention their absence from the scene for five years), but then that's what makes the band all the more dependable and trust worthy. You know that what to expect when it comes to Madball, and that's honest, strong standing hardcore that's a punishing example of what the New York scene stands for. Madball are back with a vengeance, and all I can say is that while it's been too long between releases, it's been well worth the wait.
Source : www.themetalforge.com

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