Madball

Infiltrate The System

[3/5/5]

As the landscape of hardcore changes over time, it’s nice to have a model of consistency encapsulating a genre that once dominated the punk and hardcore scene. Madball haven’t been short on adversity through their history, which keeps their music as urgent and real as ever. Infiltrate The System is 30 minutes of pure, unadulterated rage, with all the pogo-mosh parts to match. Much like their cross-town brethren in Sick Of It All, Madball have not changed a thing about their sound beyond the recording quality: The record is overflowing with gang vocals, breakdowns and shouts of New York pride. As you move past your days of wearing eyeliner and listening to kids with funny haircuts scream like pterodactyls, give the undisputed champs a shot; one spin through the album’s impassioned lead track “We The People” should have you circle-pitting with the family dog in seconds-the rest is just a bonus. (FERRET MUSIC) Kevin Wade