---
title: "Cro‐Mags"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cro-mags"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1982
---

# Cro‐Mags

**Cro‐Mags** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1982 to present.

The Cro-Mags are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. They have released six studio albums. They were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal. They were also a prototypical band for Krishnacore, a sub-sect of hardcore bands that adopt Krishna consciousness.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cro-Mags

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cro‐Mags |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Formed | 1982 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Crossover Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/crossover-thrash) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harley Flanagan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/harley-flanagan) |  |  | Current |
| [Dave DiCenso](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-dicenso) |  |  | Current |
| [Joseph Affe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joseph-affe) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Parris Mitchell Mayhew](https://themetalnet.com/musician/parris-mitchell-mayhew) |  |  | Current |
| [Dave Hahn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-hahn) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Doug Holland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-holland) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Franklin Rhi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/franklin-rhi) |  |  | Current |
| [John Joseph](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-joseph) |  |  | Current |
| [Peter Hines](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-hines) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Gabby Abularach](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gabby-abularach) |  | 1991 to 1995 | Former |
| [Mackie Jayson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mackie-jayson) |  | 1984 to 2008 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Age Of Quarrel](https://themetalnet.com/album/16f15abd-1e78-3b5d-8643-a56bd7339b08) | Album |
| 1986 | [The Age of Quarrel](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb781e95-4c6a-3f55-9222-b6514b5795a9) | Album |
| 1989 | [Best Wishes](https://themetalnet.com/album/936e9e22-2d9c-3073-96e4-634a9a0fcafc) | Album |
| 1992 | [Alpha‐Omega](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1f032d0-1568-34bd-bb6a-fe5385a7b31b) | Album |
| 1992 | [We Gotta Know](https://themetalnet.com/album/d06f19e3-f51e-4265-9af0-bd0f2b58f89a) | Album |
| 1993 | [Near Death Experience](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b9622fa-489b-3206-bb1f-4ddf09bb5462) | Album |
| 2000 | [Revenge](https://themetalnet.com/album/173500ca-9d29-3ac7-8775-60984bf7ea00) | Album |
| 2019 | [Don't Give In](https://themetalnet.com/album/5df7aa43-56b9-4bfa-aa4a-2355b79bb705) | EP |
| 2019 | [From the Grave](https://themetalnet.com/album/192057d0-79f4-4e08-849a-8b71a84b769b) | EP |
| 2020 | [2020](https://themetalnet.com/album/284993eb-e7ac-4b48-93a1-ea74a2bcc1e7) | EP |
| 2020 | [In the Beginning](https://themetalnet.com/album/c31a71cd-926b-42a0-ba2d-b9c60d7021dd) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Agnostic Front](https://themetalnet.com/band/agnostic-front) (listened together)
- [D.R.I.](https://themetalnet.com/band/d-r-i) (listened together)
- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)
- [Madball](https://themetalnet.com/band/madball) (listened together)
- [Discharge](https://themetalnet.com/band/discharge) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [The Exploited](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-exploited) (listened together)
- [Earth Crisis](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-crisis) (listened together)
- [Biohazard](https://themetalnet.com/band/biohazard) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cro-Mags/15184
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CroMagsVEVO
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WCrzTQZ6S6EgebqI57Ilg
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realcromags/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8917
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cro-Mags/28749578197

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cro-mags](https://themetalnet.com/band/cro-mags). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt