Madball announce new album ‘For The Cause’

MADBALL have announced a new album!

The upcoming album, titled For The Cause, is the ninth effort from the New York hardcore mob and is scheduled to be released in June this year! The upcoming record was mixed and mastered by producer Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studios in Denmark and was co-produced by Tim Armstrong (RANCID), who also features on one song on the album.

Speaking about the upcoming record, vocalist Freddy Cricien says, “we are beyond excited to finally drop For The Cause!! To say we’re happy with the end result is an understatement! This record accurately defines the current state of our band… our sound, our state of mind, our ambitions, our flaws, and our attitude! Tim and us go way back, he’s an old friend and super talented guy… across the board! A legend in his own right. He invited us to come record with him and it all fell into place very organically. He’s respected our band from day one and was excited to be a part of this. We’re honored to have him on board.” Bassist Hoya Roc adds, “we got a real good album. It feels like the movie Pulp Fiction. We’ve got every style of hardcore in there. It feels like we’ve got something special!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have confirmed that BODY COUNT‘s Ice-T will make a special appearance on the new record by guesting on a track. Speaking about the collaboration, Ice-T says, “it’s an honor to record with the legendary MADBALL. BODY COUNT draws its closest similarities to NY Hardcore. This is a natural.” Freddy Cricien adds, “it’s truly an honor to have Ice-T on our record! I grew up on his music from his early hip hop stuff till now. He’s an iconic figure but also a ‘class act’, you don’t always get both at once. Ice has a great respect for NYHC and MADBALL, means the world. This was meant to happen…. real recognizes real.”

For The Cause is set for release on June 15th via Nuclear Blast Records.

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