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MW1203 Battletorn- Terminal Dawn LP Mad at the World's favorite thrash duo return with what appears to be the final chapter in the life of their beloved mascot Tungar, and with "Terminal Dawn," he goes down in flames! Battletorn crank the brutality up higher with their apocalyptic thrash; filtering some early 80's hardcore fury through thrash metal unruliness via Marshall stacks. They blast through 16 shattering songs that recall late 80's UK Earache Records acts as it does some Negative FX/ early D.R.I. style hardcore mania. Gatefold LP limited to 500 copies (and SOLD OUT!). CD version available in early 2008 with Burn Fast 7" tracks.

MW0504 the ARSONS- TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE CD
"Too True to Be Good" marks Ernie Parada's highly anticipated return to playing guitars and contributing heavily to vocal duties for the Arsons, as well as the Arsons second full length for Mad at the World. Hardcore enthusiasts will note that the Arsons' last album, "Bridges Down," was the first recorded material featuring Ernie on drums since his days in TOKEN ENTRY. The Arsons continue to pack a melodic hardcore punch in a similar style to the one Ernie and co-conspirator Jason made popular with their last band GREY AREA. The band's signature guitar hooks and vocal melodies collide with an uncontainable energy and vigor that belies their collective experience. "Too True to be Good" serves as a refreshing reminder that melodic punk doesn't need an "emo" tag; not terribly surprising considering that members of the Arsons helped set the standard for the genre with their past bands, and led the BOUNCING SOULS' Bryan Kienlen to say, "Ernie Parada is a genius. Everything he does is better than everything I and everyone else I know does..."

MR0502 Misguided- Fuggets 1981 - '84 CD
One of the original “NY Thrash” bands, the Misguided, along with Heartattack, the False Prophets, and the Mob, were amongst the first generation of NY hardcore. This retrospective of studio, demo, and live material bears witness to that exciting, restless, and sometimes awkward time after the punk explosion in NY when kids forged their own sound with only the “loud, fast rules!” ethic as their blueprint. Refreshingly absent is the metal crunch that characterized later generations of NYHC. Influenced by the Dead Boys or the Jam, the Misguided took some cues from the DC bands of the time, stripped that sound down to its elements and injected it with a momentum and vigor almost bursting at the seams. Many people the world over front on that NYHC ’81 sound; listen here for yourself. Includes members that later formed influential SST Records’ proto-grunge act Das Damen.

MW0701 Battletorn- Burn Fast 7"
Battletorn erupted onto the NYC music scene with a bash 'n crash hardcore sound and a take-no-prisoners attitude. Although they started as a guitar/ drums/ vocals 3 piece, and recently slimmed down to a two piece attack, they make the most of their minimalist line-up with a full on wall of noise sound. They've got a classic, ragged hardcore sound, Battletorn will bring their one-two punch of a live show anywhere-- hardcore shows, metal shows, rock shows, and even hipster-indie shows, leaving many an audience member with dropped jaws at the near riotous response they often get. This 7" follows up a recent LP on Troubleman Records.

MR0501 Major Conflict- Sounds Like 1983 CD
Just short of a half hour long glimpse into the wild and reckless world of early 1980s New York hardcore. As fellow travelers URBAN WASTE dissolved following the release of their now classic EP, three quarters of that band, including original UW singer Billy Phillips, teamed up with other local hoods to form Major Conflict, then a veritable supergroup of NYHC. Destined to have become a classic were it not for the whirlwind speed with which they burst on the scene and left it, this record gives a detailed retrospective of Queens-style hardcore, and includes the bands unreleased studio recording featuring KRAUTs Johnny Feedback on drums.

MW1202 Out Cold- Goodbye Cruel World LP
As long terms fans of Out Cold, Mad at the World is happy to release Out Colds sixth full length studio album. Since the late 1980s, Out Cold has ploughed their way through white knuckled hardcore with bulldozing precision. Out Colds abysmally bad attitude propels them through this album of frantically desperate, warp-speed punk, just the kind of hardcore punk legions of Out Cold enthusiasts have come to expect.

MW1201 Deride LP
The vinyl version of this thrash whirlwind masterpiece from Japanese ultra-destroyers DERIDE. A mega-blast of absolutely fast, manic, and punishing hardcore action with a lightfooted speed and rousing grit rarely found among their stateside brethren. CD version is available only as an import item from Mangrove Records in Japan.

MW0503 Arsons- Bridges Down CD
The second album from this New York hardcore band comprised of ex-members of GREY AREA, IN YOUR FACE, TOKEN ENTRY, WARZONE, BLACK TRAIN JACK, and others. An uncompromising album of powerful HC punk that operates on passion as much as on amps and electricity, as the band ceases trying to capture a sound, and simply becomes one.

MW0502 Nine Shocks Terror- CDEP/ DVD
A limited CD/ DVD package containing 9 Shocks Terror's songs from the split LP with Out Cold (which was subsequently scrapped and released on 7" format), and a complete DVD (worldwide territory) of live appearances by the band in Cleveland, Boston, LA, and more by one of the spearheads of the current thrashy hardcore punk scene. Blisteringly volatile hardcore thrash with the band's hallmark Japanese hardcore influences and heavy Motorhead-style bombast.

MR1202 Urban Waste- 12" EP
URBAN WASTE was part of the New York renaissance of hardcore punk in the early 1980s. Much more raw, visceral, and overtly confrontational than their New York punk predecessors, these boys were the younger contemporaries to REAGAN YOUTH, the earliest incarnation of the BEASTIE BOYS, and the BAD BRAINS. This is a reissue of the sole EP by one of the most sought after and enigmatic bands from the earliest days of New York hardcore. Despite the obscurity of the original release, Urban Waste was made famous through their signature style of blown-out, over-the-top hardcore punk replete with trademark menacing buzzsaw guitars and piercing vocals. Roger of AGNOSTIC FRONT has said of them; "Urban Waste is the band that got me into hardcore." Currently out of press

MR1201 Nihilistics- Self-titled LP
A re-release of the debut album from seminal New York hardcore pioneers the NIHILISTICS. Originally released in 1983, the album is a full-on attack of buzzsaw guitars, jackhammer rhythms, and shouted vocals with bleak lyrical themes. The Nihilistics originally hailed from Long Island, but gigged around Manhatten in clubs like A7, CBGB's and the Mudd Club, and appeared on the legendary New York Thrash compilation with THE BEASTIE BOYS, THE MAD, and THE BAD BRAINS. Through their wild live shows, they developed a reputation as one of the most damaged and misanthropic bands in New York City. Currently out of press