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Cro-Mags are an American hardcore punk turned crossover thrash band from New York City. The band, which had a strong cult following, has released five studio albums, their first two considered the most influential. With a Hare Krishna background, 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, related to the world of martial arts. John Joseph McGowan and Harley Flanagan are practitioners of boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu respectively. According to AllMusic, "before the Cro-Mags, the idea of combining heavy metal and hardcore together was unheard of. But with the release of their classic debut, ''The Age of Quarrel'', hardcore-metal was born, and in its wake came a legion of similarly styled offspring (Biohazard, Vision of Disorder, etc.)."〔http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cro-mags-mn0000781766〕 ==History== The band's early years were spent "living in burnt out buildings, squats and on the streets".〔http://www.cro-mags.com〕 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. According to guitarist and songwriter Parris Mitchell Mayhew, another guitarist - Rob Buckley wrote most of the album along with him, though neither of them are featured on it as the group broke up but reformed with previous members.〔(Response to xSampax from Pariss )〕 This was followed by ''Near Death Experience'' (1993), after which the group finally disbanded. However, the band had since reformed and continued touring some years later, and then 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. The Cro-Mags eventually reformed again and had since continued playing live sporadically. 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. In an October 2010 interview, John Joseph revealed that the Cro-Mags were planning to release a new album in 2011.〔(Punknews.org | Cro-mags plan 2011 album )〕 However, as of July 2012, the album has not been released. On July 6, 2012, Harley Flanagan was arrested for allegedly stabbing William Bernardo Jr. and Michael Couls, and biting one of them, backstage at Webster Hall in New York City before the band went onstage. Reportedly, Flanagan sustained a broken leg while being subdued by security and the injuries to the victims are not life-threatening. Flanagan claims the stabbing was in self-defense, after he was jumped backstage by a group of men.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Former Cro-Mags Bassist Defends Himself Over Webster Hall Fight )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cro-Mags」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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