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Price Code: CD04 NB 3682-2 CD Release Date Pre-Order Start For The Cause uu 15/06/2018 uu 27/04/2018

uu available as BLACK LP in gatefold incl. BONUS TRACK uu available as CD incl. BONUS TRACK uu placements in European magazine - sound checks (Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, etc.) uu official album and single teaser and trailer videos on YouTube uu official lyric video for the 1st digital single “Old Fashioned” (release April 27th) uu official music video for the 2nd digital single “Rev Up” (release June st1 ) uu advertising in many important music magazines MAY/JUNE 2018 Price Code: LP15 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s NB 3682-1 LP (black in gatefold) MAY/JUNE 2018 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu Spotify playlist pitching in all European territories uu retail marketing campaigns uu instore decoration: flyers Territory: World http://media.nuclearblast.de/download/fastforward/june2018/ uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and Style: Hardcore display networks, bing ads and gmail ads (tbc) uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock web- uu Tracklists: sites all over Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the CD: Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) 01. Smile Now Pay Later uu video and pre-roll ads on YouTube 02. Rev Up 03. Freight Train uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids 04. Tempest uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background 05. Old Fashioned on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com 06. Evil Ways feat. Ice T uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to tar- 07. Lone Wolf geted audiences in support of the release 08. Damaged Goods 09. The Fog feat. Tim Timebomb 10. Es Tu Vida »For The Cause« is a signature collection of lionhearted, groove- 11. For You 12. For The Cause laden, street-level as only MADBALL can bring it Bonus: Maintaining urgency, authenticity and integrity has never been an issue for New He even helped write the hook on ‘For You.’ He was there for us in a non-meddle- 13. Confessions York City’s hardest, and hardest working band, MADBALL. Twenty-five years some role, which for this particular record, was the best-case scenario.” Danish along as a recording and touring entity, MB brings forth its ninth aural chapter, studio veteran Tue Madsen (MESHUGGAH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SICK OF IT LP: »For The Cause«; a signature collection of lionhearted, groove-laden, street-level ALL) skillfully handled mixing duties on »For The Cause«. Side A New York Hardcore as only MADBALL can bring it. Also, noteworthy on »For The Cause« are the various cameo appearances by 01. Smile Now Pay Later The aptly titled album doesn’t so much revisit where the group has been since some of MADBALL’s friends, as well as several artists with whom the group shares 02. Rev Up 03. Freight Train 1994 - although MADBALL released its first EP, »Ball Of Destruction« as a virtual a mutual respect; namely PSYCHO REALM’s Sick Jacken on the track ‘Rev Up,’ 04. Tempest side-project back in 1989 - but forges forward and repre- THE BUSINESS’ Steve Whale and producer Armstrong on ‘The Fog,’ plus legend- 05. Old Fashioned sents where the fellas find themselves collectively and personally a quarter-dec- ary emcee Ice-T on the hardcore banger ‘Evil Ways.’ Freddy discloses, “Jacken 06. Evil Ways feat. Ice T ade down the road. is our homie. He just came through to say what’s up and check out the spot and 07. Lone Wolf »For The Cause« sees the return to the fold of guitarist Matt Henderson, who I happened to be recording ‘Rev Up.’ He was really digging the song and just Side B hasn’t appeared on a MADBALL album since 2000’s »Hold It Down«, for which freestyled. It really drove the message of the song home. As for Ice-T, he added 01. Damaged Goods Henderson also served as producer. “To have him record with us again was a good flavor to ‘Evil Ways.’ It was a real honor to work with someone I’ve been 02. The Fog feat. Tim Timebomb really special,” offers Freddy. He adds, “Matt’s been playing ‘commemorative’ following and have respected since I was a kid. He genuinely supports our band 03. Es Tu Vida shows and tours with us on-and-off over the years, so, obviously, the love and and the scene we come from. Tim and Steve jumping on ‘The Fog’ happened 04. For You friendship is there. He’ll always be an honorary member… A MADBALL lifer.” organically like everything else with this record.” The UK Oi! legend provided the 05. For The Cause Unique to this album is the stellar production work by RANCID’s Tim Armstrong, spoken intro and a guitar lead to the tinged anthem. 06. Confessions (bonus) who clearly helped express MADBALL’s distinctive voice powerfully and dynam- What’s maybe most notable on »For The Cause« is its various twists and turns ically without stepping on the trademark formula the band has forever carried, both musically and vocally to keep MADBALL’s brand of NYHC fresher than it Digital Album: yet constantly seeks to improve upon. “It’s a tricky thing, producing. You can truly has ever been. Freddy presents, “How do you grow as a band or as a person 01. Smile Now Pay Later enhance something, but you could also ruin a record if a band lets you,” says if you don’t take chances? We feel obligated to ourselves and everyone else to 02. Rev Up Cricien. Freddy continues, “Tim has always respected our band and how we do evolve, at least somewhat. We took more ‘chances’ on this record than on any 03. Freight Train 04. Tempest what we do. He knew we had a vision for how this album should sound, so he let previous one, and we’re happy about that! We’re proud that it’s still very much 05. Old Fashioned us do our thing, but was there every step supporting and cheering us on. When- us; it’s real and honest. There is plenty on there to satisfy the people that support 06. Evil Ways feat. Ice T ever he did chime in, it was well thought out and he made strong suggestions. us from every era of this band.” 07. Lone Wolf ALSO AVAILABLE: 08. Damaged Goods Tour: 09. The Fog feat. Tim Timebomb (World) 15.06. D Ferropolis...... With Full Force 03.08. D Rostock...... M.A.U. Club 10. Es Tu Vida Price Code: CD04 11. For You 17.06. CZ Prague...... Palác Akropolis (w/ ) 04.08. D Wacken...... NB 2565-2 CD 12. For The Cause 19.06. D Dusseldorf...... Stone im Ratinger Hof 05.08. D Weinheim...... Café Central 20.06. NL Rotterdam...... Baroeg 06.08. D Lindau ...... Club Vaudeville 21.06. B Dessel...... 11.08. CZ Brno...... Urban Rock 23.06. F Clisson ...... Hellfest 24.08. NL Deventer...... Burgerweeshuis Empire 30.06. E Madrid...... 25.08. 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12.07. H Dunaújváros...... Rock Maraton 28.08. SK Kosice...... Collosseum 13.07. SRB Novi Sad...... Festival 29.08. PL Warsaw...... Proxima Line up: 14.07. HR Pula...... Uljanik 30.08. D Niedergörsdorf...... Spirit Festival | vocals Hoya Roc | bass guitar Hardcore lives 15.07. I Cordenons...... Rock Town 31.08. D Obererbach...... Pell-Mell Festival Mike Justian | drums www.madballhc.com · www.facebook.com/madballnyc · www.nuclearblast.de/madball

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