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If there’s anything about alternative music written down as fact, it’s that the ’90s were pivotal to the modern scene. With the emergence of new subgenres, from indie to grunge, following the breakout success of bands such as Oasis and Nirvana, the decade set the foundation for nearly all contemporary alt outfits.  Of course, many […]

There’s something bold and brazen about the culture of the “punk lifer.” No cubicle farm could ever hold them. And they’ve spent more on tats and piercings than they have utility bills. With no fixed address, their only roots are in the scene. Fortunately for him, that life wasn’t good enough for Prince Terrence.  It’s […]

Deathcore has normalized the idea of the hardcore and death-metal scenes coming together. While that’s commonplace now, it wasn’t always like this. Even before the 2000s came and deathcore grew from being a new term to one of the biggest movements in metal, there were bands who carved the path for acts such as Suicide […]

SECT, the cumulative hardcore effort of members of Fall Out Boy, Earth Crisis, Burning Love, Cursed, and others dropped a big surprise today. They released an unannounced album Blood of the Beasts today–featuring 10 all-new tracks. Read More: Sharptooth announce fall tour dates with Wristmeetrazor and Limbs SECT most prominently features Andy Hurley, the drummer of Fall Out […]

SECT have posted on their Facebook to say that they plan to begin recording a new album this weekend. See their update below! Read more: Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley’s hardcore band release new song—listen SECT, a straightedge vegan hardcore band featuring Fall Out Boy's Andy Hurley as well as past and current members of Earth Crisis, Cursed, […]

Metalcore—a broad term for the raucous genre of music combining metal and hardcore—as we now know it owes a great debt to the groundbreaking bands who first forayed into the style. Today's metalcore simply wouldn't be the same without these 10 excellent forerunners. Check it out. SHAI HULUD Guitarist Matt Fox's “Guild of Misanthropy” has […]

Vegan straight-edge hardcore legends Earth Crisis have announced plans to play a 20th anniversary show for their seminal record, Destroy The Machines. The single-day event takes place on July 18 in Royal Oaks, MI. Read more: Earth Crisis announce ‘The Discipline’ EP on Bullet Tooth Featuring support from Ricochet, Homewrecker, Hellmouth, Ante Up and The Worst Of, […]

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis have announced The Discipline, a four-song EP to be released on May 19, 2015 via Bullet Tooth. The track listing will inlude two re-recorded tracks from their crushing debut LP, Destroy The Machines, which turns twenty this year, and two re-recorded demos from the '90s that were never released. Guitarist Scott Crouse went […]

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis are streaming their Zeuss-produced eighth studio album, Salvation Of Innocents. “Lyrically, it focuses on animal rights/anti-vivisection. Many know this is what the band is known for, but we've actually never solely dedicated an entire album to the topic,” says vocalist Karl Beuchner. It's available now from iTunes and on CD or vinyl.

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis have released a lyric video for “Out Of The Cages.” It follows January's stream of their lead single, “De-Desensitize.” Both songs are found on Salvation of Innocents, their new album be released on March 4, 2014 via Candlelight Records. Digital will be available on iTunes, while CD and vinyl can be purchased here. A trio […]

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis have released “De-Desensitize,” the lead single to their eighth full-length album. Salvation of Innocents will be released on March 4, 2014 via Candlelight Records. Physical pre-orders have not yet launched, only iTunes at the moment. They have three east coast shows scheduled in March: Check out “De-Desensitize” below on YouTube:

Recently, an article was posted that portrayed both myself and the record label I own, No Sleep Records, in a very poor way. This was due to a miscommunication/misunderstanding from the writer as to what the piece would be about. On top of that, the article was edited poorly and contained numerous errors due to […]

Earth Crisis have announced their Firestorm 20th anniversary tour. It's split between four dates on the west coast (with Lionheart and Harness) and three on the east coast (with Shai Hulud, Thy Will Be Done and White Widows), including a hometown date in Syracuse, NY. Check out what the band had to say about the […]

Milwaukee-based straight edge band FOCUSEDxMINDS announced on September 30 that former Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley has joined the band: “We're excited to welcome our friends Andy (Earth Crisis, ex-Enabler) on drums and Matt Wes (ex-Noose) on bass. New LP in early 2013. 6131.” FOCUSEDxMINDS plan to release a new LP in early 2013.

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis have released their music video for “Total War,” as seen below. The song appears on their latest album, Neutralize The Threat.

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis are streaming their entire new album, Neutralize The Threat, right here.

Syracuse, NY's Earth Crisis have posted “Total War” off their new album, Neutralize The Threat, out July 12th via Century Media. Check out the track below!