When Syracuse hardcore heroes Earth Crisis called it a day in 2001, there was little left for them to accomplish.
Their vision of zero-tolerance straight edge and vegan lifestyle left little moral wiggle room, and the imposing sound they crafted to spread their gospel could not possibly get any heavier.
The chugga-chugga rhythms and floor-punching breakdowns that borrowed heavily from SOUTH OF HEAVEN-era Slayer re-made hardcore in Earth Crisis’s image for the '90s, a hellish grind for troubled times.
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