tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16980549254642222092024-03-12T21:47:01.885-07:00Forged In The FlamesForged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-5409664953740228092010-06-25T11:16:00.000-07:002010-06-25T11:24:06.398-07:00Destroy the Machines tour Kansas City 1995<object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mipzooU_pgY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mipzooU_pgY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />From The 1995 tour with Guilt and Damnation AD. When I first watched this Karl was doing something he never does, one of my pet peeves in hardcore. Singing with his back to the audience. I thought was strange Karl knows better than that. After Born from Pain he says he can't hear the vocals on stage. Ahhh I see. <br /><br />Open with my favorite set opener song. Videos from this era are rare, Keep them coming!Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-17880513718129052252010-06-18T07:53:00.000-07:002010-06-18T07:54:58.397-07:00Earth Crisis playing Against the current in LA with Andy Hurley<object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w2XwtnCzggc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w2XwtnCzggc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-26077657199037690132010-06-18T07:23:00.000-07:002010-06-18T07:33:36.899-07:00Firestorm record release show videoSo I have video of this from the crowd with better sound. But it is on VHS, so it doesn't help those of you on the internets. I wrote an entire essay about this show on the Stuck in the past blog which I will link to at the bottom of this post. It was a decade and half ago, i forgot a few bands Conviction for one,but I got most of the experience in the essay.<br /><br />This was probably one of the single greatest hardcore shows I ever went to. Earth crisis, Outspoken, chokehold, Bloodlet, Green Rage, Conviction...<br /><br /><object width="400" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aqg_4rvH6jo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aqg_4rvH6jo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://xstuckinthepastx.blogspot.com/2009/02/earth-crisis-firestorm-record-release.htmlForged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-71091704879424691182010-06-18T07:18:00.000-07:002010-06-18T07:23:14.302-07:00Earth Crisis June 12th 2010 East Tsunami<object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mO5MkmTKU3w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mO5MkmTKU3w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Not great video but the only one I've found so far. Wrath of sanity and Forced March are up too.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-29007574403600146722010-05-10T20:28:00.000-07:002010-05-10T20:38:04.655-07:00Studio line-up from first show of Wrath of Sanity tour + three part interviewCool three part interview/ Live video that includes So others may live, All out War and Gomorrah Season's ends. Includes interviews with Karl. I really enjoyed when Karl talks about the early straight edge bands.<br /><br />Here in Portland we see the Wrath of Sanity Tour in two days. Review coming. <br /><br /><object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GFKWqOtNAGo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GFKWqOtNAGo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-45250253106304104142010-05-10T20:25:00.000-07:002010-05-10T20:28:24.826-07:00So other may live recorded on Wrath of Sanity tour in Chicago(Andy Hurley on drums)<span style="font-weight:bold;">Live in Chicago May 4th 2010!</span><br /><br /><object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwWakKnKqTA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwWakKnKqTA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-18628766302861532762010-04-07T08:26:00.000-07:002010-04-07T08:35:07.501-07:00Wrath of Sanity tour dates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S7yl-ReIi4I/AAAAAAAAAFA/Zyd90xntUiM/s1600/calimetal2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S7yl-ReIi4I/AAAAAAAAAFA/Zyd90xntUiM/s320/calimetal2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457419337726462850" /></a><br />Earth Crisis have added six more stops to their “The Wrath Of Sanity Tour” with First Blood and Thick As Blood. The latest schedule for the trek can be found below:<br /><br />April 22nd New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre<br />April 23rd Worcester, MA – Palladium (“New England Metal And Hardcore Festival“)<br />April 24th Syracuse, NY – The Westcott Theater<br />April 25th Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary<br />April 27th Quebec City, QC – L’agite<br />April 28th Montreal, QC – Cafe L’Inconditionnel<br />April 29th Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s<br />April 30th Altoona, PA – The Urban Warzone<br />May 01st Detroit, MI – Magic Stick<br />May 02nd Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s<br />May 03rd Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection<br />May 04th Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club<br />May 05th Milwaukee, WI – The Rave @ Eagles Ballroom<br />May 07th Denver, CO – The Marquis Theater (feat. Whitechapel)<br />May 08th Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue<br />May 10th Seattle, WA – Studio 7<br />May 11th Vancouver, CA – Rickshaw Theater<br />May 12th Portland, OR – Satyricon<br />May 13th Reno, NV – The Underground<br />May 15th Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk<br />May 16th California metal fest (with Misery index, Dying Fetus and Cattle Decap)Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-45120686681351802942010-03-29T14:37:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:45:31.984-07:00Full U.S. Warth of Sanity tour 2010 Starts May 5th!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S7EfcO7pm5I/AAAAAAAAAE4/WrLr5q8g2n0/s1600/1Hurley.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S7EfcO7pm5I/AAAAAAAAAE4/WrLr5q8g2n0/s320/1Hurley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454175193627466642" /></a><br />Full U.S. Tour with First Blood and Thick as Blood starts on May 5th. The big news of course is that Andy Hurley (Fall out Boy/Race Traitor/Kill the slavemaster and Vegan Reich)Will be filling in For Dennis Merrick on Drums. Dennis is still in the band and playing a few of the shows but is not able to commit to the whole tour. Dennis is a fantastic drummer and it is shame for those of us who will miss seeing him. at the same time it is great Hurley is filling in. Besides being in one of the most famous Pop bands of the last decade he is a great drummer and bring lots of attention to the tour. I couldn't list all the online articles from Drum magazines to Kerrang the atention paid to this is great for Earth Crisis. I post tour dates soon.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-41704880073240493692010-02-13T10:15:00.000-08:002010-02-13T10:34:35.438-08:00Update on The book projectHey EC fans,<br /><br />Sorry I've been quiet of late. I'm still working on Forged in the Flames, I got delayed by some projects that I hope will in the end benefit Forged and in the end bring more readers to the Earth Crisis Story. Nothing is offcial ye, when it is I'll post here and on Facebook. <br /><br />Earth Crisis has been on the road in the last year promoting the badass reunion album "To the Death." A full U.S. tour, Europe, Australia and Japan. It's an exciting time for true EC fans. So I'll leave you with this video of Against the Current from their shows last month in Japan.<br /><br />I also want to take a second to write something about this song. When I first got 'To the death' I loved it. as unpopular as this opinion is I thought it was as strong or stronger than Destroy the machines. But I thought the single/video track "to ashes" and "Against the Current" the other song released on myspace were the weakest two songs on the album. I worried about these songs starting off a record that I thought had it's strongest moments on Track 8,11 and 4.<br /><br />I expressed my feelings about these songs to Karl and Scott, before I watched them play in San Francisco last may. I even told Karl i thought it sounded like "Snapcase trying to be Path of Resistance." Karl laughed at that. After hearing the song live it grew on me. Them I started to pay attention to how the song is arranged. Musically the song has alot of interesting things going on. Drums most of all. Song grew on me... <br /><br /><object width="344" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AtzwYfoqcY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AtzwYfoqcY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="344" height="344"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-83420095321739833802010-02-13T09:59:00.000-08:002010-02-13T10:08:08.554-08:00More Scott Interviews...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bpYlF9O0I/AAAAAAAAAEw/VrBGJ6a8Ba4/s1600-h/scott2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bpYlF9O0I/AAAAAAAAAEw/VrBGJ6a8Ba4/s320/scott2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437790208579681090" /></a><br />Who is the count now?<br /><br />Great interview with Scott... on Vampire Freaks.com <br /><br />Rafi: So to welcome you to our VampireFreaks’ listeners who may not be too familiar with Earth Crisis, how did you guys come together?<br /><br /><br />Scott Crouse: We got together in 1991, we were fairly young at the time, most of us were around 15 years old. Just a few guys who really wanted to make music together and just grew from there. We saw each other at a lot of the local shows out in New York and Karl had been wanting to put a band together for a long time. There were a lot of different versions of Earth Crisis over the years, he started out a band called Freedom Work, so he eventually got in touch with us and asked us if we wanted to play on a demo he was going to make.<br /><br /><br />Rafi: You guys started out of Syracuse, and New York being such a place for bands starting out what made you guys truly stand out?<br /><br />SC: I think at the time in the scene we were playing in, we were really extreme at the time. Most of the bands were coming from a more Punk Hardcore background and we were coming from a more solid Metal background. I think that was who we really were, just a group of metal heads. However what attracted us to the hardcore scene was kind of the ideology of it all, the ethics behind it. Sound wise we were definitely from a metal background. So we certainly stood out playing amongst them, which got us a bit of a negative response at first.<br /><br />Rafi: Since ‘Destroy the Machines’ I have noticed a strong old school punk influence, which bands inspired you and how?<br /><br />SC: I was more into the crossover kind of music, the main punk influences for myself was The Misfits and the Dead Kennedys, they were huge influences on me. I know Karl was more into bands like Crass and stuff like that. I think Karl brings more of that punk element into the band, the rest of us were more into music like D.R.I. and The Used. Don’t get me wrong Karl was into them as well, but I think he was more grounded into the old school punk than the rest of us.<br /><br />Read the whole interview here:<br /><br />http://vampirefreaks.com/content/comment.php?entry=336&t=Interview+with+Earth+Crisis<br /><br />I learned something here...Scott mentions that Karl had a band called Freedom Works. That is news to me. Can anyone from syracuse confirm this, and possibly tell me who was in this project?<br /><br />Then:<br /><br />Scott with a greek metal site...<br /><br />http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=598Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-68390151380158709082010-02-13T09:39:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:51:28.345-08:007th Dagger interview with Scott...http://seventhdagger.blogspot.com/2009/11/scott-crouse-earth-crisis-interview.html<br /><br />They have live pictures of Scott, I'm going to have to liberate.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-4673847477406952522010-02-13T09:21:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:32:46.565-08:00About: Heavy metal Interview with Scott CrouseFor whatever reason I have photos of everyone playing by themselves except Scott, so we are stuck with Scott and Koala bear...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bhqkok6aI/AAAAAAAAAEo/H7d6Tjwh55w/s1600-h/Scottaussie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bhqkok6aI/AAAAAAAAAEo/H7d6Tjwh55w/s320/Scottaussie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437781721601075618" /></a><br />from: http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/earthcrisisinterview.htm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Justin M. Norton: How did Earth Crisis get back together after separating in 2001? How are all of you different than when the band parted ways?</span><br /><br />Scott Crouse: When we stopped it wasn’t for the reason that most bands quit. Usually it’s a falling out or musical differences. We had just been doing it for 10 years and things like family and other career goals were being neglected. So we just decided to end it while things were good and let everyone pursue other ideas. When we look back on it, the smarter thing to do would have been a hiatus, because in the back of our minds we knew we would play together again. We’re pretty much the same people, but there may be other things on the table; people have families and different responsibilities and careers. But for the most part we are the same guys we were eight or nine years ago.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">With global warming an increasing threat and even things like drinkable water not a given for people anymore do you feel like the things Earth Crisis warned about are coming to pass? And given that do you ever consider your fight futile?</span><br /><br />It’s definitely more undeniable. Most people care about things like the environment and our resources being tapped out than when we first started. These were controversial topics when we started in the early ‘90s. The average person now sees the irresponsible footprints humans have been making on the earth. When you are involved with any struggle you go through a point wondering if it’s worth it and if anyone listens. But you have to look at the positive things that have happened. If you look at all the accomplishments, like animal rights have really come to the forefront. In the last five or six years people have also started to notice the environment and hopefully it’s not too late.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Was there ever talk of bringing Earth Crisis back before this given the widespread dissatisfaction with America’s political and social direction during the Bush years?</span><br />We’d been talking about it for years. About three years after we broke up we talked about doing a record or playing a couple of shows. It was just one of those things we didn’t get around to until 2007. In hindsight a hiatus would have been the proper way to go rather than an “ok guys, we’re done.”<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />With Karl’s frequent appearances on television and the band always lumped in as the prime example of straight-edge ideology in music do you ever worry that the music is overlooked for the message?</span><br />Sometimes it can be frustrating. Karl and I had a conversation about that recently. He was telling me that he met someone while he was on tour with his other band Freya who said they just read his lyrics and didn’t care for Earth Crisis. Karl writes all of lyrics and I’m responsible for a lot of the music. You wish that people would be into both but that’s not realistic. There is a core group of people where it’s a perfect marriage. Then there are some people who only appreciate the heavy music or Karl’s lyrics. In a lot of ways we’re fortunate to have both.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Were you ever uncomfortable with being straight-edge messengers instead of just musicians or did you expect that considering your stance?</span><br />We knew from day one that it was something we wanted to push with our music. The misconception was that we started as a message first and then formed a band around it. That’s not the case. We are musicians first and foremost. We just decided to incorporate our ideals and viewpoints. Everyone in the band knew that we’d be wearing this on our sleeves. It hasn’t always been an easy path and there are people who do not want to hear this message and have fought us physically and verbally. Everyone in the band knew what we were getting into.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Is it ever difficult for you or your bandmates to adhere to a vegan straight edge lifestyle, or after years is it just part of the fabric of who you are?</span><br />It’s something that I have lived since I was 14 years old. My wife lives this lifestyle as do the wives of the other band members. Now they have children who are living vegan lifestyles. They are too young to decide what they want to do as far as straight-edge but for all intents and purposes they are straight edge (laughs). It’s hard sometimes in a social aspect. What people do for social gatherings in this country is they drink alcohol and eat food that isn’t vegan. In those ways it can be hard and it can be isolating. But it’s a small price to pay for the greater good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What was it like for the band to play together and record again after years apart working on different projects?</span><br />We all stay very close. We’re great friends, too. When we stopped in 2001 I didn’t go two months without speaking to one of these guys. To get back together and play the Earth Crisis songs seemed more natural than anything I had played in the down time. It didn’t take much to get back in the swing of things. I think we could have showed up in 2007 and have played with a sound check. These songs are embedded in us.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Since Earth Crisis broke up, what is now known as “metalcore” has become a big trend in the metal scene. Considering that a lot of these bands borrowed your style what are your thoughts on the scene?</span><br /><br /> There are a lot of bands that are excellent musically. Musicianship is at an-all time high. When we started people weren’t pushing their playing too much. Some of these younger bands playing-wise could blow us away. But there tends to be a lack of lyrical content and there is a big push on the fashion. When we started people were against fashion. There are now more metal bands speaking out on political issues than there are hardcore bands. Hardcore bands seem concerned with how they look. There’s been a bit of a 180 over the years.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Where do you think To The Death stands in terms of your past releases?</span><br />It feels like a best-of Earth Crisis record with new material. Any person that has followed us can listen to songs on To The Death and say this sounds like it could be on Gomorrah’s Season Ends or this sounds like it could be on Destroy the Machines. We had the benefits of looking back on our past releases and seeing what worked and what missed the mark. We decided to look at our past. We had nine records, and so it’s like a best-of with new songs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How did Earth Crisis end up on Century Media?</span><br />We talked to them numerous times in the past and strongly considered them before. For whatever reason in the past we didn’t go with them. We took a look at Victory Records and didn’t see how we would fit in there anymore. They tend to be geared to a younger audience. Century Media put in an offer and it seemed to really fit this time. Sound wise, it also fit. Overall, it’s a better home for us now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Your shows are known for their physical intensity, both among the band and the fans. Now that you are older will you be able to recreate the same kind of shows you were known for in the mid ‘90s?</span><br />I’d like to think yes. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t take its toll a little quicker. We just did a month last May and I noticed myself getting sore a lot quicker and not healing as fast. We are still as energetic as we were, and there has been a mix of older people and a whole new generation that has heard of the band. This record will hopefully be the Earth Crisis record for this younger generation. It’s definitely as tough to be as energetic in your mid 30s as you were when you were 18, but we are trying.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">When you do take to the road how are you able to stick to your vegan lifestyle and avoid the garbage most bands subsist on?</span><br />When we first started out it was tough. I remember going out on the first tour and if I wasn’t malnourished I was close to it. When I was younger I was just concerned with putting food in my body that didn’t contain meat or dairy products. Now we tend to be more selective. A lot of the bigger chains offer some vegan option on the menu, so it’s not as hard as it used to be. We do whatever we can to avoid McDonalds or Burger King but places like California Pizza Kitchen or Panera have vegan options. So it’s a lot easier when we first started doing it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Were there ever concerns that a reunion might disappoint?</span><br />We were very concerned when we were putting this together. Playing shows is one thing but doing a record is another thing. If we weren’t going to have the same intensity we wouldn’t have done it. It took us a little while to realize that the new album was holding up against our older stuff. We wouldn’t have put it out if it hurt the band ‘s reputation. In a lot of ways this is the heaviest record we’ve done.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-55059277442005698232010-02-13T09:05:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:12:02.164-08:00Post Standard blog about new Freya/ Japan tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bdWHPgKxI/AAAAAAAAAEg/I0PrXrkpu9o/s1600-h/karlpromojpg-7177a6f47b33d600_large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/S3bdWHPgKxI/AAAAAAAAAEg/I0PrXrkpu9o/s320/karlpromojpg-7177a6f47b33d600_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437776972067384082" /></a><br />Freya releases new CD; Earth Crisis leaves for tour of Japan<br />By Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard<br />January 19, 2010, 4:00PM<br /><br /><br /><br />It's a busy week for Syracuse aggressive rock front man Karl Buechner.<br /><br />One of his bands, Freya, released its new CD, "All Hail the End," today.<br /><br />His other band, reunited straightedge hardcore kings Earth Crisis, leaves Friday for a tour of Japan.<br /><br />"It's working out great," Buechner just told me of his dual rock band citizenship. "When one band is active on the road, the other is home, composing songs."<br /><br />Buechner says the the Freya album is about "different civilizations over the centuries who've come and gone. I see some societies basing the culture on warfare," he says.<br /><br />But, Buechner believes, the climate is right for positive new choices.<br /><br />"I see how things can change, how people can start to view the natural world," he says.<br /><br />The listening party for the CD is 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Strong Hearts Cafe, 719 E. Genesee St., Syracuse,<br /><br />Buechner's dropping a copy of "All Hail the End" to me today. Song clip and review to come soon.<br /><br />He says Freya will be touring in March, and that should include a Syracuse stop to be named.<br /><br />Here's a YouTube clip of a video of Freya's song "Struggle to Survive."<br /><br /><br /><br />http://blog.syracuse.com/listenup/2010/01/freya_releases_new_cd_earth_cr.htmlForged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-2337448143686651262010-02-13T09:00:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:04:22.203-08:00Noise Creep interview with KarlWhile Earth Crisis are a vehicle for the straight edge and animal rights issues that the members so steadfastly believe in, vocalist Karl Buechner takes a different lyrical track with Freya, choosing to be much less pointed. But his political stances do creep into Freya in a subtle way.<br /><br />"It crosses over a little bit," Buechner told Noisecreep. "'Down to the Last' is about species becoming extinct due to man, while 'Struggle to Survive' is about vivisection, but what made these Freya songs different than Earth Crisis songs was the angle that I took, trying to describe what these experiences are like for the animal's perspective, rather than the point of view of outside observation. It's more creative, hopefully. With Earth Crisis, we are forwarding our vegan and straight edge beliefs. Freya is a different kind freedom, to explore the past or speculate about the future. It provides a nice balance for me as a lyricist."<br /><br />While Earth Crisis were the torchbearers of animal rights issues during their mid-90s heyday, the scene has changed and died out a bit as we've hit 2010. Buechner has a more positive viewpoint, though. "There are bands like Parasitic Skies, Maroon and Nueva Ethica," he said. "There are a lot of great bands out there promoting animal rights. It is easier to be vegan now, too, since there are more restaurants and grocery stores." Buechner is now 38 and has been a vegan for 20 years.<br /><br /><br />http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/01/13/freya-earth-crisis-vegan-2010/<br /><br />Speaking of Veganism...To the Death last month in Japan!<br /><br /><object width="344" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ccp4vUje_kM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ccp4vUje_kM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="344" height="344"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-65806236030432694702010-02-13T08:22:00.000-08:002010-02-13T08:28:12.661-08:00EXC Has a good tour in Japan 1/2010 (Possible U.S. tour!)Here is what EXC had to say on myspace...<br /><br />Japan was a blast! Thanks to Daiki, Koba, Dai and First Blood for helping to make it awesome! Some stand out moments were Pump Up The Volume Fest, going to a vegan bakery in Tokyo and heated toilet seats!!! Next up, trying to plan a U.S. tour for April/May. Ugh!!<br /><br />This is my favorite video so far, forced March from the Pump up the volume fest. the qaulity is fantastic. Big thanks to Japanese EC fans who had these videos up before Karl and Erick made it back to the cuse. What's up Australia? Not one video Chile and Japan had videos up almost the next day!<br /><br /><object width="340" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1oXM3MW2GhU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1oXM3MW2GhU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="340"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-18717156969462196892009-10-29T07:21:00.000-07:002009-10-29T07:25:01.017-07:00Article about Edge the movie screening in Syracuse paper.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SumlGRBCSuI/AAAAAAAAAEY/nxmVkBltJ1w/s1600-h/karlpromojpg-7177a6f47b33d600_large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SumlGRBCSuI/AAAAAAAAAEY/nxmVkBltJ1w/s320/karlpromojpg-7177a6f47b33d600_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398027155445795554" /></a><br /><br />A sample...<br /><br />What turned you on to Straight Edge?<br />I was involved with sports and music. I saw kids from an early age, whom I grew up skateboarding with, get into drugs and alcohol. They started skating less and being less enthusiastic about the things they had been passionate about. It was terrifying to watch people I cared about become drug addicts or alcoholics. ... In essence, I was scared straight.<br /><br />You graduated from Henninger (High School) in 1989. Looking back, that was a pretty crazy time.<br />It was. I remember our state being in an economic recession. Half of James Street was boarded up. It was wild. Half of downtown was boarded up ... it's much better than it was. I believe the city is starting to rise.<br /><br />http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2009/10/palace_theatre_in_syracuse_to.html<br /><br />The article is by Hart Seely a local reporter who did several stories in the 90's about Earth Crisis, straight edge and the Animal Defense League.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-12701473518461059812009-10-29T07:14:00.000-07:002009-10-29T07:21:01.479-07:00Link to Buy Earth Crisis merch!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SumkX3ffgjI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/4OA5dvyxVEM/s1600-h/Dennis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SumkX3ffgjI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/4OA5dvyxVEM/s320/Dennis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398026358320235058" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://earthcrisis.bigcartel.com/"></a><br /><br />You'll never catch up to Chip from stuck in the past but get some merch!<br /><br />www.earthcrisis.bigcartel.comForged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-32537431159316307522009-10-22T15:11:00.000-07:002009-10-22T15:14:10.836-07:00Earth Crisis AP interview 1997 Talking about the infamous middlesex show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SuDZBZB-XhI/AAAAAAAAAEI/7ZKWKyp-0Ew/s1600-h/ExCpage1+AP.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SuDZBZB-XhI/AAAAAAAAAEI/7ZKWKyp-0Ew/s320/ExCpage1+AP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395550971512118802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SuDY5zxGpeI/AAAAAAAAAEA/4VazI5YUWJ4/s1600-h/ExCpage2AP.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SuDY5zxGpeI/AAAAAAAAAEA/4VazI5YUWJ4/s320/ExCpage2AP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395550841250162146" /></a><br />Ryan hanging like a hex records sent this to the awesome Stuck in the past blog and then I stole it from them. This is a great artcile about the middlesex Yogurt throwing show. I already posted the you tube video of it here on the blog.<br /><br />----<br /><br />Sorry there have not been alot of posts of late. I have been researching and working behind the scenes on getting this book together. More soon.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-65285573035822740862009-09-27T11:21:00.000-07:002009-09-27T12:31:05.042-07:00Framework interviews started!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-8xfJhFnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/JXS0V95uIEc/s1600-h/Shane+framework+reunion.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-8xfJhFnI/AAAAAAAAAD4/JXS0V95uIEc/s320/Shane+framework+reunion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386231237719430770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-6Qt_GULI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ebf27rm_x9M/s1600-h/Frameworkreunion.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-6Qt_GULI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ebf27rm_x9M/s320/Frameworkreunion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386228475743326386" /></a><br /><br />Framework interviews started!<br /><br />I've already gotten two great interviews from Mike Riccardi (FW,EC,Path, Another Victim), and Shane Durgee (FW, Gatekeeper, Farthest man). I am planning doing interviews with Ian, Scott, Ben Read(If I can find him), Pete(Gatekeeper/Beta minus) Spielman, Tom Ranger(Eternal Youth). Have any great framework memories? Did the framework records have an impact on you? Drop me a line I want to interview you!<br /><br />Photos: Guav from the Framework "Reunion" Need pics of Mike!<br />For now here are some gems from the Mike and Shane interviews...<br /><br />Shane: My memory of some of this is starting to fade, so whatever DJ and Karl can agree on is probably the truth.<br /><br />Mike: Vegetarianism came shortly after that when my friend Mark went veg and I knew a couple of skate punks that were also veg. I read parts of Singer’s Animal Lib and that was it for me. At a practice of my band Forefront someone asked me if i thought it was ok to ride horses, something up until that point I had never thought about. I started thinking, implicitly, about speciesism and extended this logic to dairy products.<br /><br />Shane: You know, Ben wrote all the lyrics and almost all the music. So it’s actually easy for me to pick one of his because I don’t claim any responsibility for how good it is. Tear me Down is my favorite. The “Your victory is my misery” part of the song was so good and so fun to sing.<br /><br />Mike: only after practicing once or twice with Karl we played a garage show. I don’t even think Karl had all of the lyrics written at that point and we just had faith that he would show up and it would come together. Needless to say it did; Karl showed up, screamed his head off, and I remember everyone being kind of blown away by his vocals. At the time I wasn’t sure what all of the songs were about because we hadn’t talked about it before that day.<br /><br />Shane: It was in garage behind a hardcore house off Westcott, near the SU campus. It was this crumbling little shack in the back yard where you could probably fit one car. Somehow we pulled off a full show. It was packed. It was also (the new) Earth Crisis’s first show. They opened for Framework haha. <br /><br /><br />Mike:I knew Karl in passing for a couple of years before we started EC. He was quiet and not trendy like other HC kids (myself included!) and I think that confused me! I remember thinking of him as a skate punk with blond-dyed dreads or long hair in a pony tail who was just really friendly. He wasn’t like other straight edge kids at the time that had something to prove and were acting tough. After a short while I came to see Karl as someone with alot of dedication and vision. He knew pretty much what he wanted. I would see him occasionally (we grew up n different parts of Syracuse) and he would ask me to jam with him.<br /><br />Shane : It was entirely from skateboarding in the mid 80’s. The music on the skate videos sounded really cool to me because I was into Iron Maiden and Run DMC. So then my brother bought a Thrasher skate rock comp and I was blown away by McShred. Weird cosmic coincidence that my first real hardcore show (with the exception of Suicidal Tendencies) was Underdog with Chuck Treece playing bass. I also met some straight edge kids at the show and that led to meeting Karl, DJ and McKaig within that same year… like 1989?<br /><br />Mike: I was playing with Karl in my basement, him on bass, and he had already written ecocide – this was before Ben and Scott played with us. I was messing around with some drum beats for the beginning and he said, pointing to the floor tom, “play something on that... like you’re in an indian tribe and going to war.”Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-17598779438004326922009-09-27T10:48:00.001-07:002009-09-27T12:34:59.158-07:00One Path comic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-li8KPEuI/AAAAAAAAADI/duXRxZa5pGA/s1600-h/onepathcomic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-li8KPEuI/AAAAAAAAADI/duXRxZa5pGA/s320/onepathcomic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386205699041596130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-rW0DIQ7I/AAAAAAAAADY/6cQmdrTOyS0/s1600-h/Onepathart+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-rW0DIQ7I/AAAAAAAAADY/6cQmdrTOyS0/s320/Onepathart+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386212087775642546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-rK5BTUzI/AAAAAAAAADQ/g-1p8KRZJLQ/s1600-h/onepathintro.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sr-rK5BTUzI/AAAAAAAAADQ/g-1p8KRZJLQ/s320/onepathintro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386211882951725874" /></a><br /><br /><br />Chip from one of our sister blogs Xstuck in the pastx has scanned and posted a zip file to Shane Durgee's Straight edge comic zine from 1994. Shane was singer for Framework the band that became Earth Crisis and at the time of the comic was in a band called Gatekeeper which featured members of Green Rage, Beta minus mechanic, and Earth Crisis. Shane also is due to release his first novel North American Primates this fall. I reviewed it on my personal blog. In shameless plug Shane also did the cover art for Scott Crouse's recent solo effort Isolated and my first book Screams from a Dying World. <br /><br />The story is of a young couple just being introduced to the straight edge scene, a nazi shows up to the show and the girlfriend stands up to the nazi. The band playing on the stage is called Gatekeeper. Chip(stuck in the past) thought it was plug for Shane's band. I am pretty sure this was pre-gatekeeper, due to mailing address on the back cover. The Harvard house was the conviction records address(and everybody else) during the early EC/Framework days but I'm not sure people lived there when gatekeeper was a band. Click on the intro and read it. It's great!<br /><br />Download One path here:<br />http://www.mediafire.com/?g1gig1kdkmu<br /><br />Thanks Chip and Stuck in the past!Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-67878302368699152742009-09-27T10:30:00.000-07:002009-09-27T10:34:51.781-07:00Hell on earth tour videos showing upStarted to find some videos from the current EC tour in europe. I have heard from some european hardcore friends that they were unhappy with the line-up of bands that EC toured with this time. It's too bad it looks like they have a good set with more material off To the Death. Last time I caught EC I wanted more of the new album. Not sure which country this was filmed in but I think it's eastern Europe. Set opener against the current into All out war. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GgwHJTVXU40&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GgwHJTVXU40&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-61443852714759793452009-08-19T22:03:00.000-07:002009-08-19T22:20:12.638-07:00More than fest interviews underway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sozb3w6cLpI/AAAAAAAAADA/DkTV7XzSeWc/s1600-h/EarthCrisis3-Dayton-93.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sozb3w6cLpI/AAAAAAAAADA/DkTV7XzSeWc/s320/EarthCrisis3-Dayton-93.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371910206615465618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SozZ0tM61YI/AAAAAAAAAC4/PIHaSDuTcZg/s1600-h/morethanmusicfest.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/SozZ0tM61YI/AAAAAAAAAC4/PIHaSDuTcZg/s320/morethanmusicfest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371907955056366978" /></a><br /><br />Photos: Guav + Josh Trustkill<br /><br />Well interviews have begun for the book and I'm starting with interviews for one of the chapters about the most important shows in the band's career. The first interviews are being done about the more than music festival. Here are some pictures from the show and a few brief quotes from the interviews.<br /><br />I was there at that show in march 1993, you can see me at the tip of bulldog's hat on the left. I was just recently vegan, unsure about that but had been straight edge for two years already. All day there were rumors that they wouldn't be allowed to play. People were trying to prevent them from playing. Large numbers of people were yelling at them to get off the stage and various other things. At the same time they gave one of the most powerful performances of raw power I had ever seen. They believed in being vegan, straight edge and it had a huge impact on me that night. <br /><br />“I think it was the true birth of Earth Crisis that night. We realized that we were empowering people and that motivated us to give 110% to the band.” - Scott Crouse Guitar<br /><br />“That was a crazy show. People were purposely unplugging the power to try to shut us down. But we just kept playing. We didn't give a fuck and I don't think the people that were into us did either. They continued to sing along and go off. That did kind of set the stage for what we were up against for the rest of our career.” - Dennis Merrick Drums<br /><br />“I was fucking blown away, they had so much power and intensity. I thought, this is what hardcore is about. Fuck the people telling them to get off the stage, most of those people were narrow minded and I doubt even involved with punk or hardcore now. I was one of the people going crazy, their performance stands out as one of the best I have ever seen.” - veganshawn Zinester of Crunchface<br /><br />“I'd heard all of the basic rumors that were floating around at the time, like people showing up at their shows with guns, etc. It struck me as a bunch of hype more than anything, I'd already been to a couple of shows in Syracuse by that point, so I was pretty familiar with how the scene was there, and didn't believe the gun shite for a second.” Reece Ex-Hardball and Split Lip Roadie<br /><br />“The thing I remember most is that was the first night Bulldog came out of his shell. He started going fucking nuts and I was amazed. I remember he did a stage dive with his bass and I was wondering "who the hell is this maniac." - Scott Crouse<br /><br />“The whole entire upstate NY scene was there I think. The place just exploded. My jaw was dropped at how crazy the place got. We had never seen pile ups and that kind of passion at a show before. I knew there was something about to explode within the hardcore scene. and to have this powerful presence taking a radical in your face approach to the defense of animals. I knew they would be the poster kids for many of years and every step they took would be watched,admired,feared,critized,etc.” - Scott Niemet Ohio show organizer and zine editor.<br /><br />“we'd caught wind of the interest, but this was one of the key dates where you could see it so clearly. They already seemed bigger than the other bands. Also, you gotta understand Syracuse, NY. It's so isolated from the rest of the country, even from New York City. If you grow up in Central New York it's hard to grasp that anything you do is gonna touch another part of the world, especially back then. We knew that people were super interested, and everyone in Syracuse knew that the hype was well-deserved, but it wasn't until they played a massive show in the middle of Ohio and almost brought the walls down that we really saw it. It crystalized all that we had assumed... basically that they were gonna be the most famous hardcore band of the decade simply because they were one of the best musically and they were immersed in controversy straight out of the gates.” - Shane Durgee Vocalist of Framework, Gatekeeper, and Reflection records<br /><br /> “it was a really great experience in HC, there was a passion and a real sense of the community being really vibrant and alive. I met so many new people over that weekend, and saw so many bands for the first time that I hadn't had the chance to see before (Into Another, Mouthpiece, Mean Season, and Ressurection to name a few). looking back, it is awesome to see what was accomplished with so little, and how it was all done totally DIY. The most popular bands weren't necessarily on the biggest labels, or popular because of the amount of money spent. they made an impact because of their energy and passion, or what they had to say. EC was a perfect example of this at that time - they had a 7" released on a fairly unknown label, but the energy and conviction of that recording surpassed expectations” - Kurt Vocalist of Birthright and Catalyst records<br /><br />“We opened with Firestorm. We played it differently back then - Ben would start it off alone on guitar and I would come in after he played the riff a few times. I remember screaming my head off when he started playing that riff and the room truly felt like it was going to blow up.” Dennis Merrick<br /><br />“It's amazing to me how non-punk the early detractors of Earth Crisis were. These kids responded to adversity with censorship. Why would they even go to a hardcore show? I can't imagine being so frightened of music that I'd have to take measures to make sure NO ONE hears it,” -Shane Durgee<br /><br />“We all had this feeling that something was brewing. when we got there we bought every zine we could get our hands on. the first night at the hotel as we are flipping through a 12" stack of zines we realized that EXC were in EVERY zine. It was amazing.” - Josh Grabelle Trustkill records<br /><br />“Playing with EC, and playing More Than Music Fest as my first show, was the best thing that could have happened. I remember my friend, Paul, that drove with us out there, asked me later "How much are you willing to give up to be in that band?" I'm still not quite sure what he meant by that question, but my answer would be "anything." That was the best thing I could have ever done at that point in my life and I would not give up those experiences for the world.” - Dennis Merrick<br /><br />“I was surprised on so many levels. Surprised people knew our songs, and surprised that people also had such hatred for us as well. Syracuse was SO great back then. We had a crew that followed us to every out of town show! That show would symbolize the push and pull that Earth Crisis has felt from that day forward. There are no fence riders when it comes to EC. You love us or hate us.”- Scott Crouse<br /><br />Other shows I plan to profile.<br />Firestorm record release show<br />California takeover<br />Middlesex yogurt throwing show<br />First show overseas<br />Final showForged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-17735495783908093652009-08-17T13:25:00.000-07:002009-08-17T13:32:56.864-07:00Secret Society of Vegans interview with KarlDone on the Freya tour in England. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnuzE8Voj1o&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnuzE8Voj1o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Good interview, bad lighting.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-78520166566950752172009-08-17T13:18:00.000-07:002009-08-17T13:21:46.267-07:00New short Earth Crisis Video interview<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/up-E5d0Htfk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/up-E5d0Htfk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698054925464222209.post-52406349440895021802009-08-08T20:12:00.000-07:002009-08-08T20:16:27.209-07:00Promo photos for the X cabs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sn4_O5wMmZI/AAAAAAAAACw/SglkurAxYU4/s1600-h/xshaped+cabinets.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M_ojnjQzfpg/Sn4_O5wMmZI/AAAAAAAAACw/SglkurAxYU4/s320/xshaped+cabinets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367797331125901714" /></a><br /><br />The now famous X-Cabs that Scott and Eric are using on tour.Forged in the Flameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09289064524716129758noreply@blogger.com0