Hold It Down (Madball album)

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Hold It Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 2000
StudioBig Blue Meanie Studios, Jersey City, New Jersey
Genre Hardcore punk
Length26:45
Label Epitaph [1]
Producer Matt Henderson
Madball chronology
Look My Way
(1998)
Hold It Down
(2000)
Best Of Madball
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hold It Down is an album by the American band Madball, released in 2000. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

The Courier News wrote that the album "is as loud, fast and hard as ever, but the 11-year-old band also is writing songs better with more emphasis on strong lyrics and melodies." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:50
2."Can't Stop, Won't Stop"1:01
3."Hold It Down"2:19
4."Fall This Time"2:28
5."Everyday Hate"1:16
6."Done..."1:38
7."Say What?"1:50
8."D.I.F.M.M"0:39
9."Show No Fear"2:35
10."Never Look Back"1:46
11."Still Searching"2:13
12."Confessions"1:45
13."Thinking To Myself"3:39
14."Semper Fi"2:47
Total length:26:45

Personnel

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References

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  2. Jason Anderson (2000-06-20). "Hold It Down - Madball | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. "A COUPLE OF SPLITS". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  4. "Artist Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 204.
  6. Makin, Robert (27 July 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS". Courier-News: D8.