Earthcrisis

Earth Crisis has today become one of the leading bands in the hardcore genre, as well as a spearhead to the vegan straight edge scene. Their band is a vehicle to convey every wrong in humanity, a list that begins with animal liberation and attacks a complete array of social ills. Couple that with the devastating soundscape their music creates and you have, quite literally, one of the most powerful bands in the world. Imagine what the world would be like if more people thought this way. Earth Crisis originated in Syracuse in 1989, when singer Karl Buechner at the age of 18 got out of high school, wanting to start a band that would adress the issues he felt so strong about. He was then playing bass and DJ Rose, current member of project band Path of Resistence, sang. After a while DJ Rose quit the band to do other things, so Karl began to sing. In 1992 Earth Crisis released the All Out War e.p. on the local label Conviction Records, a label whose catologue was limited to only two releases. Later that year, Tony Brummel of Victory Records saw the band live and signed them immediately. In 1993 they recorded the Firestorm e.p. in Cleveland at Mars Studio, followed by what Karl calls "...a ridiculous attempt at a tour. Five weeks with something like 14 shows? We definitely paid our dues." In 1994 Victory re-released the now in-demand All Out War. The band went to Europe for the first time. Their first show, which took place outside Manchester, England, brought in people as far as Germany who shared their beliefs and love for heavy music. The next year things escalated. Destroy the Machines was released, becoming Victory Records' best-selling title. The band completed two tours of Europe and two in the states. Media outlets of all kinds took notice of what the band and their movement was all about. In addition to well-known music publications, outlets such as the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS and TBS and more reported on Earth Crisis and the growing straight-edge movement within the hard music scene, finding "traditional values in untraditional places." The band was also featured on a CNN environmental special called "Network Earth." Their 15-minute segment included live footage from a show in Syracuse, NY, in August of this year, as well as extensive discussion about what makes the band tick. However, their biggest year as a band came to a horrifying close when their van slid on an ice patch and flipped over. After four months of recuperation Earth Crisis flew to Los Angeles to be a part of one of the most historic shows in hardcore, selling out the Whisky in Hollywood with labelmates Snapcase and Strife. From there, more touring took place to make up for lost time. In July, the recording of Gomorrah's Season Ends was completed. In august the band toured Japan for the first time. In an MTV News special, "Smashed," focusing on alcohol abuse and its effects on young people an interview with Earth Crisis was featured. In 1998, the band left Victory Records and signed Roadrunner. Their last release on Victory Records was the live album "The Oath That Keeps Me Free", which featured songs from all their previous releases as well as an Earth Crisis version of the Cream classic "Sunshine of Your Love". Some time after the release, rythm guitarist Kris quit the band and was replaced by the bassist Ian's brother Eric.