Venom & Tears by Throwdown

released August 7, 2007

Produced by Mudrock
Co-produced by Throwdown
Recorded by Mudrock, Ai Fujisaki & Dave Spreng at the Hobby Shop, April & May 2007
Mixed by Mudrock & Ai Fujisaki
Assisted by Young William Walz
Guitar trainer: Duane “Dr. Amazing” Burda
Drum tamer: Mike Fasano
Backing vocals: Marc Jackson, Adam Riser, Mud & Throwdown
Morale fluffer: Kirk Catlin
Inadvertant partial riff donation: Adam Riser
Mastered by Dave Schultz at Digiprep Studios

Art direction by Invisible Creature, Seattle (invisiblecreature.com)
Design by Ryan Clark for Invisible Creature
Photography by Jeff Gros

All music by Throwdown, all lyrics by Dave Peters
© 2007 Peters Built Music (ASCAP), Cornbonchpipe Music (ASCAP)

Mailing address:
Throwdown / c/o Superhero Artist Management
PO Box 2138
Sun City, CA
Visit: throwdowngo.com

Email: throwdownfanmail@yahoo.com
Order merch from: merchnow.com.

A&R: Josh Grabelle for Trustkill Records
Management: Ryan J. Downey for Superhero Artist Management
Legal representation: Bryan K. Christner, Esquire

Booking (US): Jeremy Holgersen for The Agency Group (jeremyholgersen@theagencygroup.com)
Booking (UK/Europe, Japan): Paul Ryan at The Agency Group (paulryan@theagencygroup.com)

Guitar tablature: Eric Peter Johnson (dearyou78@yahoo.com)

Tattoos by: Jim Miner @ Gold Rush Tattoo in Costa Mesa, Lindsey Carmichael @ Gold Rush Tattoo in Costa Mesa, Yanni Vera @ Eternal Art Tattoo in Santa Clarita, Safwan @ Imago Tattoo in Montreal, Luke Wessman @ Lucky’s Tattoo Parlor in San Diego

Throwdown sports: Paul Frank Industries, To Die For Clothing, Baumvision Eyewear, PitchforkNY

Throwdown plays: Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Washburn, Boogie Street Guitar Customs, Ibanez, Randall, Mesa Boogie, Tech 21, Ernie Ball Strings, DR Strings, Vic Firth Sticks, Dragon Road Cases, In Tune Guitar Picks

Throwdown shreds: Jamba Juice, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chipotle, Del Taco, Cracker Barrel, Quiznos, Baja Fresh, Sharky’s, Denny’s, Glaceau Vitamin Water, Red Bull, Dairy Queen, Balance Bars

Mudrock uses: ESP Guitars, Bogner Amplifiers, Seymour Duncan Pickups, Ampeg Bass Amps, Paiste Cymbals & Tascam Electronics

MATT THANKS:
My amazing wife Barbara Anne for choosing to share this crazy life with me (I love you more than I can express, & look forward to the journey ahead), Mom & Chip for being the two most genuine people I know & for always encouraging me to follow my heart (thank you both for your love, patience, & wisdom); My best friends in the world: Dan Pedroza (dude, you’re gonna be a cop!), Rob Freese (seriously, just grow a pair!), Davey Kay (the one & only…BONCH), Keith Barney (for always inspiring me, you’re a big reason why I’m doing this today), Jason Welsher (the hardest working dude ever, sleep is for the weak!), Kristen Ruiz (best cook on the planet), Phil & Stacia (my big brother & sister), Downey (best manager ever, & truly, a great friend), Dad (my biggest fan); My band: Dave, Mark and Ben (the brothers I never had…love you dudes!); My bros away from home: The Jeans, Maylene, AILD, BSimple, & Zao; These bands & musicians for constant inspiration: Helmet, Silverchair, Isis, Sigur Ros, Aereogramme, Explosions in the Sky, Nirvana, Deftones, Dredg, Thrice, Radiohead, Soundgarden, U2, Crowbar, Pantera, C.O.C., Sepultura, Living Sacrifice, Unsane, Coalesce, Ken Andrews, Jeremy Enigk, Johnny Cash, & Trent Reznor; Things that make me happy: Corn, Squirrels, Sharks, Cats, C.H.U.D, Sloths, Dogs, Bears, Snakes, Zombies, Monkeys & Bats; God for blessing my life with amazing friends, family & music, & for never ceasing to amaze me.

MARK THANKS:
Ryan Downey, Dave from Washburn, Steve at Boogiestreet, Brian Ball, Alonzo Costello, Kellen Graham, Adam Riser, Jeff Aust, Jack Caron, Greg Thomas, Matt Fox, Drew Martin, Hammer, Shawna, Ivan Murillo, Luke Wessman, Shate, Steph, Hunter Legnos, Scott Peacock, Shoshin, Marcus Sminky, Todd Jones, Martin, Shane, Scott Sprigg, Kyle, 7ply, Cory & Flats Tattoo, Jason & TDF, Lone Wolf, Merauder, The Risk Taken, Mom, Dad, Mathew, Courtney, & my brothers from other mothers, Ben Dussault, Dave Peters & Matt Mentley.

BEN THANKS:
Ryan Downey & my brothers in TD past & present, Mom, Luc, Dad, Serio, Jen et tous les Dussault, MarcJackson.com, XKirkX & the Catlin Family, Megan B, Pauly A, Rob & the Caseys, Luke, Pat & the Brodies, Joel D, Safwan, William, Arno, Nat at Imagotattoo.com, Gaby et Famille, Nick, Fred, Ben, Carl et Final Word, Modi, Blake, Sheri, Jordan & Dani Kind, Teezah & Z-trolls boys, Tim W, Mike K & BS boys, Rachelle W, Tara S, Anastasia K., Dom Mac, T.Love, Jordan M & AILD, Liam & CBats, Hambone, James H. & Cheryl, Sparks, Robert A & FB, Joey G, Weber, Paul ‘PB’, Scott WP, Mikey M, Jonas, Shane, Marrrtin D, Steph L, Jasmine at PM, J. McKaig, Billy, Pauly FW, Chris JAWSofJericho, John Boecklin, Mudrock, S.Vogel & Terror, Grimes & Merauder, Lenny & Brian at Steves, Megs “hatchett”, Buried Inside & Ottawa family, Ricky, Josiah R., C. Hornbrook, Apt. X, 1610, Stacia & Phil S., Amity, Marco Soccoli, Bonnie & all at Vic Firth, Sean Browne, Joe T, Jordan B. & all at Yamaha Drums, Andy Shreve, Rich M. & all at Paiste Cymbals, Jason, Josh & all at TDF, Dave B & Montreal hxC “je me souvient”, CoreyIA, Chain Reaction Crew, heavy & soft music, MADBALL, XXX, good & bad food, weights & friendly smiles. Peace out.

DAVE THANKS:
My Family: Mom for being the most selfless & genuinely kind woman on the planet in spite of being the only woman in the house, Dad for never running out of shit to teach me after all these years & for being my living example of hard work & determination, & Mike for making my job as an older brother a breeze, for always impressing the hell out of me & keeping me on my toes as a guitar player; My Better Half (by a longshot): Candice Story for your inhuman tolerance & for putting a greater meaning into every choice, sacrifice & day I face; My Second Family: Carmen, Bob & Bobbie Story; My Other Brothers: Ryan Downey, Matt Mentley, Ben Dussault, Mark Choiniere & Kirk Catlin for always being there for me & always being yourselves even when it’s easier not to be; Sarah Zelaya & Joey Jimenez; Ken Floyd, Nicholas Grimaldi, Christopher Sims; Justin Baird & Adam Riser; all my friends from home that only get better as they get older (the ones that keep getting shittier too), & all my friends & comrades from the road.

“ALL HAIL”:
Ryan Downey, Mudrock, Ai Fujisaki, Dave Spreng, Ryan & Don Clark at Invisisble Creature, Josh Grabelle & Trustkill, Melissa Cross, Jeremy Holgersen, Bryan Christner, Chris Sims & Timecode Entertainment, Jean Peters, Jason & Josh Welsher at To Die For, Sean Durham & Erik Collins at Superhero, Dave Mandel & Indecision Records, Kirk Catlin, Paul “Party Mouth” Hoepner, Scott Peacock appearing as Shot Sorecock, Mike “I’d rather drink a penis” Long, Joey G, Adam Riser, Kent Sinkler, Kevin Hickman, Ryan Heuser, Chris Lisk, Austin Brown, Rookie & all our friends at Paul Frank, Marcos at Liberation Records, Martin Diaz, Jerry Graham & Warm Fuzzy, StinkyFootDicknose Grimaldi, Ronnie Kerswell, Katie Parsons; Steve, Bill, Ian & Matt from EVR, Brian Dorry at Hooligan Skateboards, Scott Gilman, Jose Ferro & Matt Masciandaro at ESP, Bennett Kaufmann & Mike Kato at BK Entertainment, A Troy Named Sue, Pete Abordi, Kenny Kelley at Adrenaline Crew, Tim at Nike, Amity, Shane & all at Baumvision, Tim Metro & all at Cadence Academy, and Dom, Keith, Tommy & Marc for starting this party.

“THE SCUM OF THE EARTH”:
Eighteen Visions (RIP), Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, Zao, Soulfly, Bloodsimple, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Red Chord, In Flames, Evergrey, Children Of Gaia, Demon Hunter, As I Lay Dying, Every Time I Die, Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, Lamb Of God, Norma Jean, Cold War, Force Of Change, The Agony Scene, Still Remains, A Life Once Lost, Poison The Well, Shadows Fall, FC Five, The Warriors, Deathstar, Strapping Young Lad.

“WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING WE NEED, NOTHING TO PROVE”:
A special thanks to our families, friends & our insane fans for your undying support & loyalty