Haymaker (album)

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.

Haymaker
Studio album by Throwdown
Released	July 1, 2003
Genre	Metalcore
Length	57:55
Label	Trustkill, Pit Viper Records (2023 re-release)
Producer	Dave Peters, Dom Macaluso, Greg Koller
Throwdown chronology
You Don't Have to Be Blood to Be Family (2001) Haymaker (2003) Vendetta (2005)

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

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dave Peters, Keith Barney, Tommy Love, Dom Macaluso, Jarrod Alexander; all music is composed by Dave Peters, Keith Barney, Tommy Love, Dom Macaluso, Jarrod Alexander

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro (Never Back Down)"	2:20
2.	"Walk Away"	3:01
3.	"Nothing Left" (feat. Scott Vogel of Terror and Buried Alive)	3:02
4.	"You Can't Kill Integrity"	3:51
5.	"Forever"	3:38
6.	"Hopeless"	2:53
7.	"Declare Your War"	2:27
8.	"False Idols"	2:59
9.	"Slip"	3:03
10.	"Hate for the Weak"	2:48
11.	"The Only Thing" (feat. Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory and Shai Hulud)	2:00
12.	"Step It Up"	2:39
13.	"Face the Mirror"	3:30
14.	"Raise Your Fist" (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.)	19:38
Total length:		57:55

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

• Chad Gilbert – guest vocals (New Found Glory and Shai Hulud)
• Scott Vogel – guest vocals (Terror and Buried Alive)
• Scott Bradford – legal advisor
• Kirk Catlin – lyric adaptations
• Three Daves and a Kirk (Three channels of Dave Peters and one of Kirk Catlin) – backing vocals

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. It was re-mastered and re-released in 2023 via Pit Viper Records.

Copies (2003)	Color
850 copies	Blood Red & White
550 copies	Blood Red
350 copies	Camo
250 copies	Clear Black
Copies (2008)	Color
600 copies	Blue & Orange
332 copies	Brown & Red
4 copies	Test Press
Copies (2023)	Color
219 copies	Black
219 copies	Blood Splatter
199 copies	Red/Black Galaxy
225 copies	Gray/Black Marble