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Cro-Mags
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Crossover Thrash Hardcore punk Thrash metal Youth crew[1]
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Century Media
Associated acts	108 Agnostic Front Bad Brains Danny Diablo Hazen Street The Icemen Kraut Leeway Madball Murphy's Law Samsara Shelter Sick of it All The Stimulators Suicidal Tendencies Youth of Today
Website	www.cro-mags.com
Former members
Eric Casanova Harley Flanagan Kevin "Parris" Mayhew Dave Stein Dave Hahn John Joseph Mackie Jayson Doug Holland Pete Hines Rob Buckley Dave DiCenso Gabby Abularach Craig Setari Scott Roberts Rocky George Ryan Krieger Garry"Gman"Sullivan Franklin Rhi A.J. Novello

The Cro-Mags are an hardcore punk turned crossover thrash 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 Videography 4 Videoclips 5 Lineups 6 Notes 7 Related bands 8 References 9 External links 10 See also

[edit] History

They first released a demo with songs that would eventually find themselves on their debut album The Age Of Quarrel (1986). Singer John Joseph subsequently parted ways with the band, leaving bass player Harley Flanagan to sing on the following Cro-Mags release, Best Wishes (1989), which had a more heavy metal-influenced sound. The next record Alpha Omega (1992) saw the return of Joseph and the departure of guitarist and songwriter Parris Mitchell Mayhew. This was followed by Near Death Experience (1993), after which the group finally disbanded. However, in 2000 they released Revenge, which marked a return to their early hardcore roots, featuring songs that were comparable to those on their first release, as well as 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.

In 2008 John Joseph started playing shows, including one at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, using the name Cro-Mags (jam). The band included drummer Mackie Jayson, Craig Setari of Sick of It All on bass, and AJ Novello of Leeway on guitar. ^[2]

[edit] Discography

Date 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.

[edit] Videography

Date of Release	Notes
2004	Live In An Age of Quarrel	A collection of live footage from 1986 - 2001. Put out by Cro-Mags Recordings

[edit] Videoclips

• We Gotta Know (1986) from The Age Of Quarrel
• Crush Demoniac (1988?) from Best wishes
• The Paths of Perfection (1992) from Alpha Omega
• The Beat (1988) (film appearance as "Iron Skulls", shot in 1986)

[edit] Lineups

1981

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, Mode of Ignorance (M.O.I.))
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Dave Stein - Guitar (ex Even Worse)
• Dave Hahn - Drums

1982-1984

• Eric Casanova - Vocals
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Kevin "Parris" Mayhew - Guitar
• Winston Churchill - Drums

1984-1985

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Kevin "Parris" Mayhew - Guitar
• Mackie Jayson - Drums (ex Frontline, Urban Blight)

1985-1986

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Kevin "Parris" Mayhew - Guitar
• Doug Holland - Guitar (ex Kraut)
• Mackie Jayson - Drums (ex Frontline, Urban Blight)

1986-1987

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Parris Mayhew - Guitar
• Doug Holland - Guitar (ex Kraut)
• Pete Hines - Drums (ex Murphy's Law)

1988-1989

• Harley Flanagan - Bass and Vocals (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Parris Mayhew - Guitar
• Doug Holland - Guitar (ex Kraut)
• Pete Hines - Drums (ex Murphy's Law)

1989-1991

• Harley Flanagan - Bass and Vocals (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Parris Mayhew - Guitar
• Rob Buckley - Guitar
• Dave DiCenso - Drums

1991-1993

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Harley Flanagan - Bass (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Doug Holland - Guitar (ex Kraut)
• Gabby Abularach - Guitar
• Dave Dicenso - Drums

1993-1995

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Rob Buckley - Guitar
• Gabby Abularach - Guitar
• Dave Dicenso - Drums

1996-1999

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Craig Setari - Bass (ex Sick of It All, Agnostic Front, Youth of Today, Straight Ahead)
• Doug Holland - Guitar (ex Kraut)
• Scott Roberts - Guitar (ex Spudmonsters)
• Mackie Jayson- Drums (ex Frontline, Urban Blight. Shelter)

1999 - 2001

• Harley Flanagan - Bass and Vocals (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Parris Mayhew - Guitar
• Rocky George - Guitar (ex Suicidal Tendencies)
• Ryan Krieger - Drums

2001

• Harley Flanagan - Bass and Vocals (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Parris Mayhew - Guitar
• Rob Buckley - Guitar
• Ryan Krieger - Drums

2002

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Harley Flanagan - Bass and Vocals (ex Stimulators, M.O.I., Murphy's Law)
• Rocky George - Guitar (ex Suicidal Tendencies)
• Garry"Gman"Sullivan - Drums

2002-2003

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Franklin Rhi - Bass (ex Shelter, 108, Crown of Thornz)
• A.J. Novello - Guitar (ex Leeway)
• Rocky George - Guitar (ex Suicidal Tendencies)
• Garry"Gman"Sullivan - Drums

2008-present

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Craig Scully - Bass (ex sick of it all)
• A.J. Novello - Guitar (ex Leeway)
• Mackey Jayson - Drums

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.

[edit] Notes

[edit] Related bands

• Alloy - Pete Hines
• Antidote - John doing back-ups vocals on the 7" EP Thou Shalt Not Kill (1983)
• Bad Brains - Mackie Jayson, J, Joseph(few live shows)
• 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
• Madball - Mackie Jayson
• 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Parris Mayhew's Cro-Mags Website
• Harley Flanagan at MySpace
• Cro-Mags fan site
• Interview with Quarter-Life Crisis
• Artist: Cro-Mags - MusicBrainz

[edit] See also

• New York hardcore