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Haymaker (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Haymaker

| type = studio

| artist = Throwdown

| cover = Throwdownhaymaker.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 1, 2003

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Metalcore

| length = 57:55

| label = Trustkill, Pit Viper Records (2023 re-release)

| producer = Dave Peters, Dom Macaluso, Greg Koller

| prev_title = You Don't Have to Be Blood to Be Family

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Vendetta

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r646359|pure_url=yes}}|title=Haymaker - Throwdown|publisher=AllMusic}}

}}

Haymaker is the third full-length release by American band Throwdown. The album involves guest vocals from Scott Vogel from Terror and Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/throwdown-haymaker|title=Haymaker review by Exclaim!|publisher=Exclaim!|author=Jasamine White-Gluz|date=11 July 2007|accessdate=7 March 2019}}

In 2023, Haymaker was re-mastered by Zeuss and re-released on vinyl, cassette and compact disc, celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Dave Peters, Keith Barney, Tommy Love, Dom Macaluso, Jarrod Alexander

| all_music = Dave Peters, Keith Barney, Tommy Love, Dom Macaluso, Jarrod Alexander

| total_length = 57:55

| title1 = Intro (Never Back Down)

| length1 = 2:20

| title2 = Walk Away

| length2 = 3:01

| title3 = Nothing Left

| note3 = featuring Scott Vogel

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = You Can't Kill Integrity

| length4 = 3:51

| title5 = Forever

| length5 = 3:38

| title6 = Hopeless

| length6 = 2:53

| title7 = Declare Your War

| length7 = 2:27

| title8 = False Idols

| length8 = 2:59

| title9 = Slip

| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = Hate for the Weak

| length10 = 2:48

| title11 = The Only Thing

| note11 = featuring Chad Gilbert

| length11 = 2:00

| title12 = Step It Up

| length12 = 2:39

| title13 = Face the Mirror

| length13 = 3:30

| title14 = Raise Your Fist

| note14 = The song "Raise Your Fist" ends at minute 3:20. It is followed by 12:30 of silence [3:20 – 15:50]. After the silence begins a hidden dialogue.

| length14 = 19:38

}}

Personnel

;Throwdown

  • Dave Peters – vocals, assistant producer
  • Keith Barney – guitar
  • Tommy Love – guitar
  • Dom Macaluso – bass, assistant producer
  • Jarrod Alexander – drums

;Guest artists and collaborations

;Image and layout

  • Jeff Gros – photography
  • Dave McDermott – booking (New Zealand For Dynamo Productions)
  • Graham Nixon – booking (Australia For Resist Booking)
  • Matt Pike – booking (U.S. For The Kenmore Agency)

;Production

  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Greg Koller – producer, engineer
  • Dave Peters – producer (assistant producer)
  • Dom Macaluso – producer (assistant producer)

Vinyl

Haymaker was pressed on vinyl in 2003 by Trustkill Records and re-pressed in 2008 as a double LP with Vendetta.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} It was re-mastered and re-released in 2023 via Pit Viper Records.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"|Copies (2003)

!scope="col"|Color

scope="row"|850 copies

|align=center|Blood Red & White

scope="row"|550 copies

|align=center|Blood Red

scope="row"|350 copies

|align=center|Camo

scope="row"|250 copies

|align=center|Clear Black

scope="col"|Copies (2008)

!scope="col"|Color

scope="row"|600 copies

|align=center|Blue & Orange

scope="row"|332 copies

|align=center|Brown & Red

scope="row"|4 copies

|align=center|Test Press

scope="col"|Copies (2023)

!scope="col"|Color

scope="row"|219 copies

|align=center|Black

scope="row"|219 copies

|align=center|Blood Splatter

scope="row"|199 copies

|align=center|Red/Black Galaxy

scope="row"|225 copies

|align=center|Gray/Black Marble

References

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{{Throwdown}}

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Category:2003 albums

Category:Throwdown (band) albums

Category:Trustkill Records albums

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