Maddog surrender - Bethlehem steel CD (2008)

Tracklist:
01. Gangbusters
02. Miss dishonesty
03. Nosebleed
04. Slow me down
05. Viva tradition
06. The butcher
07. Sober living
08. Anthem
09. Union strike
10. Something's gotta give
11. Going out in style
12. War machine
13. Not my problem
14. Going down the bar (The wretched ones cover)
The following track was only on their 2010 re-release
15. Fuck 'em up (After the fire cover)

Released by Neck Records in 2008 and later re-released with proper artwork by 4Subculture Records in 2010.

A great record from one of my favourite 00's American Oi! bands. I got their 2008 version sent to me by Neck Records and later bought the re-release so both versions artwork is featured in the download. The re-release is also the reason why i waited with uploading it until now.

It might seem a bit ridiculous that a band of this caliber that has been around since 1999 dont get a proper full-length until 2008 but i guess thats how it often goes.

For those only familuar with the bands old EP's the sound is pretty much the same even if some members fell of on the way. Brent's brutal vocals still intact though. They deliver a slow and rhytmic Oi! with quite many European influences (mainly British) and i can even hear simularitys to later Swedish bands on some tracks. Most songs are about drinking (Going out in style, Going down the bar, Sober living) and they also have a couple of "scenesongs" (Viva tradition, Anthem) but the song that caught me the most is their version of Dutch band After the fire's song. The original was good but i didnt think any of the bands in US liked this "one-ep wonder" enough to do a cover of the song let alone make it even better than the original.

Singalong friendly album of the highest quality by a band that deserve more respect than they have today.
9/10

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The album is still up for purchase at:
4Subculture records
Dim Records
Pure impact
United riot
Bandworm Records
Rebellion shop
Step-1 Records
Skandinaver kan även slänga iväg ett mail till prettyshittytown@hotmail.com då dom har några ex till salu.

Maddog surrender re-releasing their old record with new tracklist.

Maddog surrender released their first full-lenght on Neck records in 2008 and i was supposed to upload it for a free download. But just some weeks ago 4subculture released a re-release of this record and this time it comes with a booklet and all. There seems to be some tracklist changes though. They have removed the cover of Going down the bar by The wretched ones and added their cover of After the fire's song Fuck 'em up (that was featured on the Oi! dont pay the bills compilation).

The album is allready available through Bandworm records so pick it up. I will put my upload on ice for a year or two.

Maddog surrender & The offenders - Split 7'' (2006)

Tracklist:
01. The offenders - You're a dick
02. The offenders - People who talk shit
03. The offenders - Roofers' song
04. The offenders - You got two gay dads
05. Maddog surrender - My youth
06. Maddog surrender - Lessons learned

Released by Whiskeybent records in 2006.

Maddog here teames up with a New Jersey based hardcore band playing that kind off "underoneminutetrashpunkcore" that i have never understood why anyone listens to. This band is also the starters of the recordlabel releasing the split if i understand everything correct and that just makes it even worse. I feel cheated out of my money and import costs on this record and not even an exclusive track by Maddog can make me feel better. Naming a song You have two gay dads is somethng that only bands like Antiseen and Anal cunt can get away with and ruins the whole record. (No i will not include any other releases by The offenders on my site.)
4/10

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Lyrics for Not my problem by Maddog surrender

You seen it on your tv and you heard it in the bars
Someone's always bitching about some other county's war
I dont even know where it is and nor do i even care
Why should i shed my blood for some foreign affair

Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, I'll just turn my head
Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, Its not my country!

War machines are rooling and the sky's are turning black
If their countys burning its no skin off my back
Let them kill each other and watch their bodies fall
When the smoke has cleared i will be laughing at them all

Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, I'll just turn my head
Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, Its not my country!

I aint no goddamn bigot and i aint no hippy
I just love my country and i think thats plain to see
I speak my mind and thats my right, no you cant take it away
But fighting for some foreign cause is driving me insane

Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, I'll just turn my head
Oi Oi not me, Its not my problem
Oh no not me, Its not my country!

Maddog surrender & Urban riot - Split 7'' (2001)

Tracklist:
01. Maddog surrender - My youth
02. Maddog surrender - Not my problem
03. Urban riot - Here to stay
04. Urban riot - Shattered glass

Released by Street anthem records in 2001.

Like most others i first heard Maddog surrender when they did a great cover of Evil on the 2004 tribute album to 4-skins (a great album and good mix of artist on that whole release). I thought damn this is a band i have to get more of but this was all that there was. But a damn great album it was and i was happy to see the Oi! veterans of Urban riot on the other side.
Maddog surrender has my two favourite songs by the band on this release and Urban riot delivers one great (Here to stay) and one ok track on their side.
Best song on the whole release is Not myproblem, i like this early and rougher version off the song better then the one that was on the Neck release in 2008. I think mot people reading my blogg already owns this classic one in mp3 format but for you that also want a kickass Street anthem sticker and the real deal record in your hands its still available on Interpunk and Vinyl junkie for 3,50$.
10/10

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Maddog surrender (introduction)

A slooowly moving Oi! band that has been around since 1999 but didnt release their first full-lenght untill 2008. They where formed in Betlehem, Pennsylvania by Brent on guitar and vocals, Tom on bass and Roger on drums.
Being a band with oldschoolers their influences are somewhat different then other bands (The minutemen, Descendents, The clash and many more) but still they play a very "updated" version of Oi!. They released a demo called 5 song stout that resulted in a split with Urban riot through Street anthem records in 2001. After this they did some tours, tribute albums and was supposed to release a record called Line em Up, knock em down through Street anthem (nobody seems to know what happened but it was never released).
In 2006 they appeared on their second split 7'' this time with the band The offenders. Two years later they got in contact with Kurt from Neck records and he helped them release their first full-length called Betlehem steel. Earlier this year 4subculture records re-released that same record but this time with some propper artwork and hopefully this is the start of a real carrer for this band cause they definetly decerve it.