Cro-Mags

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Cro-Mags
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Hardcore punk Crossover thrash Youth crew[1]
Years active	1982–present
Label(s)	Century Media
Associated acts	108 Agnostic Front Alloy Antidote Bad Brains Both Worlds Crown of Thornz Fearless Vampire Killers The Front Line Handsome Harley Cro-Mag & Friends Harley's War Hazen Street The Icemen Kraut Leeway M.O.I. Murphy's Law Samsara Shelter Sick of it All Spudmonsters The Stimulators Suicidal Tendencies Urban Blight White Devil Youth of Today
Website	www.cro-mags.com
Former members
Eric Casanova Harley Flanagan Kevin "Parris" Mayhew Dave Hahn John Joseph Mackie Jayson Doug Holland Pete Hines Rob Buckley Dave DiCenso Gabby Abularach Craig Setari Scott Roberts Rocky George Gary Sullivan Franklin Rhi A.J. Novello

The Cro-Mags were a 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.

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.

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

[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
• The Paths of Perfection (1992) from Alpha Omega
• The Beat (1988) (film appearance as "Iron Skulls", shot in 1986)

[edit] Lineups

1982-1984

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

2003-present

• John Joseph - Vocals (ex Bloodclot, M.O.I.)
• Franklin Rhi - Bass (ex Shelter, 108, Crown of Thornz)
• A.J. Novello - Guitar (ex Leeway)
• Gary Sullivan - 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
• 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

[edit] External links

• Official Cro-Mags Website (Parris)
• Harley Flanagan at MySpace
• Cro-Mags fan site
• Artist: Cro-Mags - MusicBrainz

[edit] See also

• New York hardcore