EARTH CRISIS To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Firestorm' EP

July 3, 2013

The members of EARTH CRISIS are readying for their first live dates since early February. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of their landmark "Firestorm" EP, the band will mark the milestone with performances on both coasts and a quick trip south of the border before resuming work on their anticipated new album. Joining the band will be SHAI HULUD, THY WILL BE DONE, and WHITE WIDOWS PACT for the East Coast dates, with LIONHEART and HARNESS completing the billing for the West. Tickets are still available via notable agencies and all venue box offices.

EARTH CRISIS guitarist Scott Crouse said: "We can't believe we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Firestorm'. None of us were even 20 years old when we recorded it. Its release forever changed our lives and, we are told, many other people's." When the dates were initially announced mid-May, the band noted to Alternative Press magazine, "Come celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 'Firestorm' EP with us! We'll be playing the EP in its entirety, plus some rarely played other songs."

LiveHighFive.com calls "Firestorm" "one of the heaviest and most influential recordings in hardcore history.” Released via Victory Records in 1993, the EP would be followed by the release of the EARTH CRISIS' full-length debut, "Destroy The Machines", in 1995.

EARTH CRISIS "Firestorm" 20th-anniversary tour:

Jul. 12 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Jul. 13 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
Jul. 14 - Santos Party House - New York, NY
Aug. 15 - Pubrock/Chaser - Tempe, AZ
Aug. 16 - You Revoucion - Tijuana, Mexico
Aug. 17 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
Aug. 18 - 924 Gilman Street - Berkeley, CA

Upon completion of the dates, EARTH CRISIS will resume work on their currently untitled ninth studio album. The CD will see the band re-team with noted producer/mixer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, THROWDOWN, MUNICIPAL WASTE).

EARTH CRISIS is vocalist Karl Buechner, guitarists Scott Crouse and Erick Edwards, bassist Ian Edwards, and drummer Dennis Merrick.

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