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Cro Mags - We Gotta KnowCro Mags - We Gotta Know (live).
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Cro-Mags @ Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin 06/03/2009Cro-Mags featuring JJ, Mackie, Craig Setari and AJ Novello performing "World Peace" and "Show You No Mercy" at the Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin during the Cro-Mags + Strength Approach European Tour 2009. Cro-Mags Life!
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Cro-Mags: "World Peace" video 2006This is a response born of frustration with the seemingly endless conflict in the Middle East, not to mention the constant "police actions" and other military missions of the West. Sometimes it just seems like peace is impossible. As much as I would love to have a world free of weapons, violence and hatred, it's times like these that make such a dream seem not only impossible, but downright stupid. Consider this a mild product of depression, frustration and impotent anger, and please note that this is NOT a gung-ho, rah-rah, kill 'em all pro-war paean. Some video clips taken from Mark Manning's excellent documentary "Caught in the Crossfire." Music by Cro-Mags from the great "Age of Quarrel" album. If the AIDS references seem out of date, it's because this song was released in 1986. Funny how the "warheads" references seem totally up-to-date, though.
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Cro Mags - Age of QuarrelReleased 1989 Recorded Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island, USA Genre Hardcore punk Length 04:45 min Label Profile Records Another Planet 1994 reissue Producer Chris Williamson Best Wishes is the second album by New York hardcore band, Cro-Mags. It was released in 1989 on Profile Records and was subsequently re-released on Another Planet -- along with their debut album, The Age Of Quarrel, on the same disc. The album's cover reflected the band's interest in the Hare Krishna religion which started with previous singer John Joseph and then carried on through Harley Flanagan who also became a devotee. The Krishna faith was ultimately the demise of the band, as the contradiction of a faith of pacifism against the violence of the band's music was often even too much for the band members to handle. However, before this, in 1992, their next album, Alpha Omega, saw the return of John Joseph to the Cro-Mags fold, and an even further gravitation towards a metal sound. After the short, sharp bursts of song encountered on their previous album, 1986's The Age Of Quarrel, this album saw a complete change of style as Cro-Mags entered the crossover thrash arena, complete with guitar solos. The songs also became longer -- averaging around four minutes, whereas Quarrel's came in at around the three minute mark. There were two line-up changes from the previous album -- most notably, John Joseph's departure paved the way for Harley Flanagan to take up both bass and vocal duties. Flanagan's ...
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CRO-MAGS - The Path To Perfection (OFFICIAL VIDEO)Cro Mags - The Path To Perfection. From the album "Alpha Omega" Century Media 1991
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Cro MagsJohn Joseph and Harley together on stage at CBGBs in 2003. World Peace and Show You No Mercy, watch Harley kickin people in the face, awesome....
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Cro Mags - ChangesGreat 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 ...
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Death Camps by Cro-MagsSong w/ pic off of Best Wishes 1989; old school crossover/thrash.
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Cro-Mags - Eyes of TomorrowFrom the 1991 album "Alpha Omega" Line-up: John Joseph - Vocals Harley Flanagan - Bass Doug Holland - Guitar Gary Abularach - Guitar Dave DiCenso - Drums Facts: Music By Harley Flamagan & CRO-MAGS Lyrics By H.Flamagan & J. Joseph Produced By Harley Flamagan Engineered By Tom Soares Recerded At Normandy Sound Also known as Alpha-Omega and Alpha III Omega God damn alarms are ringing in my head Wake up world or we're all gonna wind up dead Look around I see the hate and the greed Lifestyles of the rich still people dying in need Wake up world things are gettin' serious I'm looking at the future and it don't look too good for us If we don't take the situation at hand And spread a message of peace all throughout the land Cause I'm looking through the eyes of tomorrow And all I see is misery and sorrow Desperation and despair everywhere Reactions of a system that just don't care Greedy politicians leading people astray They just want more money they don't care what it takes Polluting the earth destroying the environment Building bombs for war and killing the innocent My mind's in a rage they got me living like an animal They're feeding off human lives just like cannibals Killing the planet and everything on it With their chemical waste dumps and nuclear power plants Our tax dollars are killing people overseas Still people dying at home but no one hears their pleas It's time we the people take their power away We can't let this madness go on another day Keep the youth dumb and ...
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Cro-Mags | NYC @ Knitting Factory | Dec 28 2008 | Banned in DC & Hard Times+++The sound at this show was terrible. This video actually sounds better than the show itself.+++ Cro Mags covering the Bad Brains classic Banned in DC and shredding through Hard Times at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 28 2008. www.myspace.com Please note that this show was billed Cro-Mags, not Cro-Mags (Jam). John Joseph - Vocals Craig (Sick of it All) - Bass AJ (Leeway) - Guitar Mackie - Drums age of quarrel For an indexed overview of all un:ART:ig recordings please refer to unartignyc.com
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