DESCRIPTION:
Great thrash anthem from Cro-Mags. Had to cut 2 minutes of the song.

Copyright 1992. Century Media Records

From Wikipedia:
The Cro-Mags were a hardcore punk band from New York City. The band, which had a strong cult following, released many records, their first two considered the most influential. They were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal and were associated with the birth of a tougher attitude within the hardcore scene in the late 1980s. They were also one of the first hardcore punk bands associated with the Hare Krishna movement.

History

They first released a demo with songs that would eventually find themselves on their debut album The Age Of Quarrel (1986). The bass player Harley Flanagan and singer John Joseph were not the best of friends and eventually Joseph would part ways with the band leaving Harley to sing on the following Cro-Mags release. After The Age of Quarrel, the band released the record Best Wishes (1989). The record had a more heavy metal-influenced sound which alienated many of their fans. The band released another record Alpha Omega (1992), that saw the return of Joseph, and the departure of guitarist and songwriter Parris Mitchell Mayhew, a record that was only embraced by the most devoted of their fanbase, and followed by Near Death Experience (1993). After suffering from many lineup changes and frequent breakups, the group finally disbanded, seemingly for the last time, after this record. However, in 2000 they released a record that would almost make up for their past two releases. With Revenge the Cro-Mags came back to their early hardcore roots with songs that were comparable to their first release plus some songs with a more melodic/punk rock feel. After the release of Revenge the band broke up once again, and the internal hostility amongst band members (mainly between Mayhew and Flanagan) has never been resolved.

DiscographyDate of Release Title Notes
1985 Age of Quarrel Demo Self Financed Demo Tape John Joseph on vocals
1986 The Age of Quarrel Profile Records. John Joseph on vocals
1989 Best Wishes Profile Records. Harley on vocals
1992 Alpha - Omega Century Media Records. John and Harley vocals mixed together
1993 Near Death Experience Century Media Records. John on vocals 7 songs, Harley on vocals 1 song
1994 Hard Times in an Age of Quarrel Century Media Records. Double live CD. John vocals on all
2000 Revenge Cro-Mag Recordings. Harley on vocals
2000 Before the Quarrel Cro-Mag Recordings. Remaster of their original demo
2006 Twenty Years of Quarrel and Greatest Hits Cro-Mag Recordings.
Released as 20th Anniversary of Age of Quarrel.

At various times in the 90s and 00s both Harley and John Joseph simultaneously led 2 separate versions of the Cro-Mags with completely different line-ups. These groups billed themselves as "Cro-Mag Jam", "Cro-Mags-NYC", "Age of Quarrel" or "Cro-Mags" (whether or not the name was owned legally by the certain version of the band in question). Sometimes only one original member would be present, sometimes two or three, and sometimes even both John Joseph and Harley together. The five members that played on the recording of "The Age of Quarrel" are generally considered to be the "classic line-up", or "original members", but the truth is that membership in the Cro-Mags was frequently fluctuating from the very start.

Related bands
Alloy - Pete Hines
Antidote - John doing back-ups vocals on the 7" EP Thou Shalt Not Kill (1983)
Bad Brains - Mackie Jayson
Bloodclot - John Joseph
Both Worlds - John "Joseph" McGowan
F.V.K. or Fearless Vampire Killers with John Joseph on vocals
Front Line - Mackie Jayson
Handsome - Pete Hines
Harley's War - Harley
Hazen Street - Mackie Jayson
The Icemen - Mackie Jayson
Kraut - Douglas Holland
M.O.I - John and Harley
Murphy's Law - Harley, Pete Hines
Samsara (U.S. band) - Harley and Parris
Shelter - Mackie Jayson
Stimulators - Harley
Urban Blight - Mackie Jayson
White Devil - Harley and Parris