Madball Fires Drummer, Posts New Song

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MadballLegendary New York hardcore band Madball, who are on the road supporting Comeback Kid on the “Through The Noise Tour”, have dimissed drummer Jay Weinberg.  Freddy Cricien explains why the band would let go of someone in mid-tour saying:

“I’m letting Jay go in Canada because I just feel he doesn’t represent this band well on a character level. It would go against my own code of ethics to keep him around. Not saying he’s a bad drummer. I won’t take that away from him. But the reality is – he has a lot to learn about paying dues, and about life in general. Granted, he is a kid, but I’m not sure that he’ll ever be built for this particular lifestyle. I wish him the best of luck, but the MADBALL machine rolls on!” 

Madball will finish out the tour with a (soon to be announced) replacement drummer. All future band plans, including their upcoming European tour with Sick of It All remain unaffected and on schedule.
The band have also released the title track from their new album, Empire, online. The track can be heard here.

The record be released on October 12, 2010.