Earth Crisis - 'Firestorm' Black Vinyl 7" (SxEx, Hardline, Raid, Vegan Reich)
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EARTH CRISIS
'Firestorm' - Black Vinyl 7"
3 Tracks
**Original Pressing - 1993**
Victory Records - VR12
Overall condition is great, cover has a little wear around the edges and the remains of a price tag on the front. Printed insert is mark free. Vinyl itself is in good condition with only a couple of light marks.
From Last FM: 'Earth Crisis are a Vegan Straight Edge Metalcore band from Syracuse, New York that have recorded and are still performing. They are perhaps best known for their political activism, particularly their views on the environment and animal rights. Earth Crisis were the band responsible for bringing these issues to the forefront of the hardcore scene in the mid-nineties.
Earth Crisis’ chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece of America’s militant vegan straight-edge movement throughout the ’90s, detailing the ideas of animal and human liberation, drug-free living, and personal empowerment through hardcore song. The vegan straight-edge movement spawned activists who took the law into their own hands, burning down fur farms and freeing animals directly. Earth Crisis began as the brainchild of Karl Buechner — who intended to play bass — and his friend DJ Rose. The lineup eventually solidified with Buechner on vocals, Ian “Bulldog” Edwards on bass, guitarist Scott Crouse, drummer Mike Ricardi, and a guitarist named Ben. This lineup began playing around Syracuse, spreading the message of veganism and the drug-free lifestyle previously preached in the hardcore scene by Vegan Reich, Statement, and Raid. Earth Crisis crafted a five-song demo and sent it to the label that had released those bands’ records, Hardline. But with that label on hiatus, they decided to release their first EP through a local friend’s imprint, Conviction. All Out War came out on 7” single format, with the band embarking upon their first U.S. tour in support of it. Drummer Dennis Merrick — who would become almost as important in shaping the band’s political ideology as Buechner — came aboard around this time as Ricardi was unable to commit himself to touring. The interest that built up in the hardcore scene around the band, along with a new demo, brought Earth Crisis to the attention of Chicago’s Victory label and a deal was signed. Earth Crisis set about making their first EP for the label; Firestorm was a landmark release for the hardcore scene that combined staccato, solo-free metal with barking, political, and militant vocals. The lyrics centered around the dangers of drug abuse and bringing “violence against violence” to drug dealers and those who would abuse animals: “a firestorm to purify."'
Many other vinyl LP's, 12"s and 7"s over the coming weeks, keep checking my other listings! - The current financial situation means I'm having to prune my collection. Also many band shirts etc. to come.
Payment by PayPal only, item will be shipped when payment sent. Item comes from a smoke and pet free home. Every effort will be made to get the item to you in the same condition that it leaves me but I can't vouch for all the Postal Services around the globe, i've seen how some packages get treated! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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