Freddy Madball Part 1: 1983 - 1994

Freddy Madball Part 1: 1983 - 1994

From HardLore by Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest

March 26, 2026 · 2h 34m

About this episode

Freddy Cricien discusses his journey in hardcore music and the history of Madball from 1983 to 1994.

We’re joined by one of the marquee vocalists and frontmen in all of hardcore music: MADBALL vocalist Freddy Cricien, known to most simply as Freddy Madball. In part 1 of this two-part 5 HOUR conversation, we discuss Freddy and Madball’s history from 1983 to 1994 - Discovering hardcore via his brother Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, starting Madball when he was just 11 years old, the “mad science” behind Ball of Destruction, following up with Droppin Many Suckers years later, and the massive endeavor of signing to Roadrunner Records at the height of the 90s hardcore boom for their debut album Set It Off… Much more to come next week. A true landmark conversation for this show andone we’re thrilled to finally have made happen and to share with all of you. Thanks to Black Heart Barber Co. in Nashville for having us! __________ Cool links: • Get 15% off DUNABLE GUITARS with code HARDLORE • Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE __________ 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:58 - Freddy Madball 00:03:28 - Agnostic Fred: Discovering Hardcore Via Agnostic Front 00:15:02 - First Time Singing On Stage 00:16:35 - Being Dubbed "Madball" by Vinnie Stigma 00:19:31 - Finding Community in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Colin Young, Bo Lueders

Guest: Freddy Cricien

Topics covered

  • hardcore music
  • Madball history
  • music industry
  • interviews
  • 1980s music
  • 1990s music

Keywords

  • Freddy Madball
  • hardcore
  • Madball
  • Agnostic Front
  • Set It Off
  • music history
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Agnostic Front, Madball, Roadrunner Records

Books & works: Set It Off

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