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New York, New York, USA |
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DISBANDED
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Last update/review:
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December 5, 2007
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Crisis
Fronted by the ever charismatic Karyn Crisis, Crisis took the
underground metal world by storm with their second release,
Deathshead Extermination, an intensely heavy modern semi-thrash
album (think early
Machine Head, but less thrashy and more diverse).
Karyn's vocals are quite unique, as
her voice constantly alternates between graceful melodies, assorted
squeals, tortured shrieking, and full-on death metal stylings,
which might remind one of
another excellent frontwoman, Dawn Crosby of
Fear Of God.
The followup,
The Hollowing, proved to be even heavier, though
arguably a tad less varied in its approach.
Though they toured frequently, Crisis kept
a rather low profile after The Hollowing's release in 1997.
In late 2001, they abruptly decided to change name to Skullsick
Nation (according to a news source, this was done because they
"have become a completely different band"), but then
reversed themselves a year later by declaring that the name
Crisis was back.
Finally, in December 2003 came the news that they had signed with
The End
Records,
and the long-awaited new album,
Like Sheep Led To Slaughter was released in May 2004.
They later declared themselves on indefinite hiatus, which at this
point appears to be a permanent breakup.
Last Lineup
Karyn Crisis
vocals (ex-Ephel Duath, Gospel Of The Witches)
Afzaal Nasiruddeen
guitars
Jywanza Hobson
guitars
Gia Chuan Wang
bass
Josh Florian
drums
Former Members/Guests
Fred Waring
drums
Tony Costanza
drums (ex-Crowbar) RIP: August 4, 2020, age 52
Discography
8 Convulsions
1994
Too Damn Hype
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- There Goes My Soul
- Sweething
- Gemini
- More Than Down
- Smash To Pieces
- Drilling Me
- Rotten Anyway
- Keep Me From Falling
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Karyn Crisis
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Afzaal Nasiruddeen
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Gia Chuan Wang
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Fred Waring
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Deathshead Extermination
1996
Metal Blade
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- Working Out The Graves
- Wretched
- The Watcher
- Deadfall
- Methodology
- Bloodlines
- Nowhere But Lost
- Different Ways Of Decay
- Prisoner Scavenger
- 2 Minutes Hate
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Karyn Crisis
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Afzaal Nasiruddeen
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Gia Chuan Wang
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Fred Waring
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1996 Readers' Album
#86
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The Hollowing
1997
Metal Blade
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- Mechanical Man
- In The Shadow Of The Sun
- Fires Of Sorrow
- Vision And The Verity
- Kingdom's End
- After The Flood
- Sleeping The Wicked
- Surviving The Siren
- Take The Low Road
- Discipline Of Degradation
- Come To Light
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Karyn Crisis
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Afzaal Nasiruddeen
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Gia Chuan Wang
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Fred Waring
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1997 Readers' Album
#33
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Like Sheep Led To Slaughter
2004
The End
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- Omen
- Waking The Dead
- A Graveyard For Bitches
- Nomad
- Politics Of Domination
- Blood Burden
- Rats In A Maze
- Secrets Of The Prison House
- Corpus Apocalypse
- Study In Cancer
- Exit Catacomb
- The Fate
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Karyn Crisis
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Afzaal Nasiruddeen
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Jywanza Hobson
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Gia Chuan Wang
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Josh Florian
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