Maybe you had to be there, I don't know, but no discussion of 90's hardcore is complete without this EP. Firestorm didn't just open doors for this band, but was the bridge necessary to bring plenty of OG hardcore and youth crew kids into the wider world of metal. A profound recording, both in lyric and in sound. Firestorm is, simply put, a triumph of 90's HC.

@starbreaker6017

4 жыл бұрын

Absolut🤘🏻

@ntinath949

3 жыл бұрын

@@starbreaker6017 iy

@hip_hop_atamus

2 жыл бұрын

Metal ruined punk music

@maeckigrzegorz6400

2 жыл бұрын

@@starbreaker6017 00

@maeckigrzegorz6400

2 жыл бұрын

00

The best Earth Crisis record. Worshipped by hardcore fans for a damn good reason. Essential.

@XViTNg

Жыл бұрын

Ah someone Watched punk rock MBA, and had to come see what all the commotion was about too? Lol. That’s cool tho. I love that Finn has brought so many people to bands like this in Most genres

@P3rtzel

Жыл бұрын

@@XViTNg 4 year old comment btw

had I not been around for it, it would be hard to believe this was the same Victory Records of today.

@smellymala3103

5 жыл бұрын

abark $$$ :,(

@ericluchman3874

4 жыл бұрын

Were you around when the Victory store was open in Wicker Park?

@SxSxG666

3 жыл бұрын

Boy I loved this metalcore back then before it became all shit :) I love my throwback Sunday. By the way we failed to destroy the machines.

@pong86r

2 жыл бұрын

Everybody’s doing the fish..

@angelsandairwavesforever1483

2 жыл бұрын

Bro these were the days !!

Earth Crisis ....preparing a generation for 2021 in 1993.

drummer was super creative

Violence AGAINST Violence, LET THE ROUNDUPS BEGIN !!! fuuuuuuuuuuuhhh !!!!!

@JN-xb6pq

5 жыл бұрын

Duterte's favorite song.

Never was str8edge, but damn do these tracks energize the heck outta me!

@gmx1100

6 жыл бұрын

SAME, I used to listen to this to wake up and go to class, after drinking the night before.

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

FK yeah do another set of Push ups my man.

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmx1100 Realy.. Dude My man Live your best life...

@gmx1100

2 жыл бұрын

@@jsunnj76 That was a long time ago. I don't drink anymore.

@rosamistesticulos

24 күн бұрын

blastin this ep while chugging a beer after taking a bong hit is a heavenly experience lmao

Fantastic. I pretty much wore out this 7" record back in the day. I remember listening to it every afternoon after school, and nearly breaking everything in my room slamming around. Used to make the record skip a lot by shaking the house. I Need to dig this vinyl out of the safe and play it...

The lyrics... Earth crisis will forever be awesome to me.

I remember seeing them live in Chicago when this came out. It was summer. AC was non existent in the venue. It was packed with people. When "Firestorm" came on it was the most glorious of glorious pile ons.

@higler.

5 жыл бұрын

fireside bowl?

Seminal 7". This and Snapcase - Steps, released just a few weeks later, ushered a new era in hardcore.

I met Carl Crisis a long time ago and our band asked him what we should call ourselves. He said "Bloody Mourning". This is my favorite hardcore song ever.

90s Victory is peak Metallic Hardcore

Timeless. Boundary breaking.

Roots of metalcore... I love it!

@666deathghost

4 жыл бұрын

Metalcore goes back further than this though

@THEshaggyrogers

4 жыл бұрын

666deathghost back to where?

@666deathghost

4 жыл бұрын

@@THEshaggyrogers I was going to say the early 90s but even the 80s Metalcore was a thing even.though a lot of it was crossover thrash metal in the 80s.

@XViTNg

2 жыл бұрын

@@666deathghost yeah. But when people say this helped create metalcore. They don’t mean thrash and that sound. They mean metal with breakdowns and chugs The other band that I think is very responsible for metal core is Pantera even tho they don’t get a lot of credit for it. But songs like fucking hostile and walk and just Phil In general helped fuse metal and hardcore in a new unique way. Imagine domination without Phil’s vocals. And instead James hetfield. Lol.

@666deathghost

2 жыл бұрын

@@XViTNg Sepulturas Chaos A.D for me

One of the best EPs ever.

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

YES ...It was almost tooo fkn hard for me back in the day....for the hardcore scene..as we understood it they just came off to absolout.. wich hc in the day was not about but Yeah these guys rock

MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

yeah and no Check out Snapcase Good hc from the 90's

The best of hardcore Music HxC ever

No End In Sight fanzine: "Musically, Destroy the Machines has had a major impact on the hardcore and metal scenes. Did you realize the influence that record would have on countless bands?" Scott Crouse: "We get credited often for creating "metalcore," but I’m not sure that’s fair. We were not very influenced by hardcore at all. We were drawing influence from bands like Corrosion of Conformity’s Blind album, [as well as] Believer, Carcass and Slayer. The most hardcore influence around us at that time was the band Conviction, and they were very outside the realm of hardcore themselves. It was really just us injecting those more metal elements into a scene that wasn't very familiar with them, so I think it seemed like we created something. I guess other bands liked what they heard and tried their version. There were a few bands doing that already though; Overcast from Boston was extremely metal influenced hardcore. Zero Tolerance from Buffalo was also a huge influence on us at the time." Source

I feel like Have Heart must have loved this EP. The first 5 minutes sound exactly like armed with a mind. Even the way he drops into that crunchy ass break down

This ep = Ground Zero. This is an apex point in hardcore history. You just had to be there to live it and feel its influence. It touched everything related to hardcore that came out afterwards.

@BonesofGoldSkateboarding

Жыл бұрын

I grew up on hatebreed madball and soia etc on the late 90´s and just discovered this band and youre so right, im from europe so maybe thats why this didnt come my way i think they were kind of underground . but this is ground zero as you said for all the new hardcore variations

I swear to god they put booze ads on every Earth Crisis video I watch

@lamarcusdirk2.079

8 жыл бұрын

+Hell-On-Wheels Wild Hey, you kindly use adblock software.

@torjonsson9526

7 жыл бұрын

Hell-On-Wheels Wild ... cause that what they kneed to loosen up and get some ass....

@blackmamba532

7 жыл бұрын

probably have had more sex wit' themselves than anything else. there's nothing wrong w/ consensual sex 'edgers!

@ianlangille558

6 жыл бұрын

They're testing you. Like the McDonald's next to my gym 😅

@vinylrichie007

5 жыл бұрын

Beer is vegan

got this ep for Christmas 16 years ago

Jersey 96, this album was the anthem to taking action….move forward

Best Hardcore record ever,firestorm is killer

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

felt that way too... there are better.. not shitting on this comment trhough....I'm just old and know

This yes is hardcore!!! Straight Edge xxx !!!!!

@jol9178

3 жыл бұрын

Lot of metal in this hardcore. Anyway, does pure hardcore still exists...

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

Too Absolout only Siths Deal in Absolouts...lol

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

@@jol9178 if your younger than 40 ....no

Literally every xvx band video has a pile of comments why the album is good to listen to while fucked up. Y'all really flip the script! Edgey!

Not SXE or vegan, but this shit is undeniably good. This EP will never get tiring. Classic 90s.

@theveganuprise1342

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Langille why not vegan? Listen to their song New Ethic and watch 'Dairy is Scary' by Erin Janus on youtube

@vinylrichie007

5 жыл бұрын

Humans are omnivores

@theveganuprise1342

5 жыл бұрын

Vinyl Richie just because we can eat meat doesn’t mean we have too

@theveganuprise1342

5 жыл бұрын

Vinyl Richie we are not baby cows and we shouldn’t be drinking cow breast milk (because it is made for baby cows)

@vinylrichie007

5 жыл бұрын

@@theveganuprise1342 What makes tou think I drink milk. I did when I was a kid with my cereal.

I hate a ton of 90s hardcore unless it’s fastcore/power violence and EVEN I still love this ep. One of the few things victory did right

all these decades later and the brilliant silliness of early earth crisis still makes me happy

@stephenjones1046

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 40 yrs old I just recently found this.theres nothing silly about rounding motherfuckers up! This needs to be.

@fullofcool

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine only being able to enjoy things ironically because you're so insecure. Lmao pathetic

How can this be vegan when its so BEEFY

@Mr_BUSINESS_24_7

5 жыл бұрын

Diesel A/F

@Mr_BUSINESS_24_7

4 жыл бұрын

Because BEET down

@ianbarrett4166

4 жыл бұрын

How can this vegan be so fat

@fkninmatt

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@dont.ripfuller6587

3 жыл бұрын

🤦🏼‍♂️ had to get drunk to laugh at that

Best hardcore ep handsdown

Earth crisis 1995 New Haven, ct tune inn with shelter… life changing experience for a 15 year old!

NEVER HAVE I TAKEN IN VEIN THE SACRED VESSEL OF MY SOUL!

The music of my people.

This and "Destroy the machines" best they have done.

I wish this would really happen!!! Clean slate

Tony Ferguson the kinda dude to listen to Earth Crisis slowed down.

@gjh400

3 жыл бұрын

the type of dude to start the 'round ups' by himself.

Masterpiece

now I can see hatebreed influencers...

@phillipcarpenterjr1576

4 жыл бұрын

Hatebreed's first full-length album was on Victory records, also. Didn't like Hatebreed much after that.

You can't hammer steel until it is tempered. You can work harden it, but that is about it. Don't look for metal working advice in hxc songs.

One of the GOAT Metalcore EPs!!!

lyrics: "Street by street. Block by block. Taking it all back. The youth's immersed in poison - turn the tide counterattack. Violence against violence, let the roundups begin. A firestorm to purify the bane that society drowns in. No mercy, no exceptions, a declaration of total war. The innocents' defense is the reason it's waged for. Born addicted, beaten and neglected. Families torn apart, destroyed and abandoned. Children sell their bodies, from their high they fall to drown. Demons crazed by greed cut bystanders down. A chemically tainted welfare generation. Absolute complete moral degeneration. Born addicted, beaten and neglected. Families torn apart, destroyed and abandoned. Children sell their bodies, from their high they fall to drown. Demons crazed by greed cut bystanders down. Corrupt politicians, corrupt enforcement, drug lords and dealers; all must fall. The helpless are crying out. We have risen to their call. A firestorm to purify!"

@dadaismotienekasepta

11 ай бұрын

''noooo this is so fascist :c now if you excuse me i'll defend corrupt cops and actual fascists doing deals with drug traffickers''

best years of HxC were in 96-98

@sm3107

7 жыл бұрын

I think hard core evolves listened to it since 85 No" golden era". All relevant but hey it's what you grew up with. It made a difference and that's what's important ! Peace fella

@DropdownDropdown

6 жыл бұрын

id say 1994-2001 were the best years for me for amazing releases and progression

@Mr_BUSINESS_24_7

5 жыл бұрын

Little earlier. But I think I'm a little older than ya. Jasta 14.

@vinylrichie007

5 жыл бұрын

I’d say 79 to 85

@craigmahoney4482

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr_BUSINESS_24_7 my band played our first show with Jasta 14 in CT. I think 93-96 were best here for CT hardcore

Ensign-Jersey-Legends

The beginning of new school hardcore. Imagine this with _Gomorrah's_ production :P

This is how we sort out everything

*chug chug chug* UGHHH!! CAPITALISM IS BAD! ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS!! *more chug chug chug* based

@dadaismotienekasepta

11 ай бұрын

Yes *blonde bearded wojak meme*

@micromints1735

11 ай бұрын

@@dadaismotienekasepta Based

I think this is a better release than Destroy The Machines

@kevinparsley6806

6 жыл бұрын

the drum work is really good on destroy the machines though.

Niklas Webjörn of Rocknytt; Interviewer: "If possible, could you name ten albums/artists that have inspired Earth Crisis over the years?" Scott Crouse: "Sure. DYS, Judge, COC, Agnostic Front, Slayer, Sepultura, Metallica, Conviction, Zero Tolerance and Iron Maiden."Source

Breach - its me god!!

Let the roundups begin ;-)

sXe for life!

I went vegan because of this band. XVX

yeahhhh

I remember First time i was high on weed with a friend in Berlin .paranoid Trip but verrry cool

never a big fan of hc that leaned on the metal side till I saw indecision, one king down, ascension play a show together in 96\97.... after that this ep. was the AFD of that genre.

@jsunnj76

2 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean.....Noone liked that west coast metal shit at the time peace

badass

I had a Firestorm 7" back in the old days, but Eden's Demise wasn't on there

@ChrisShepley

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you are correct and I got mine in 93 or 94. Don't have it anymore and don't really care to either, but I don't remember that for sure.

I saw them open for Shelter on this record.

SXE 🔥🔥🔥

Best angry hardcore/metalcore band |m|😠lml

XXX STRAIGHT EDGE XXXX never old !

For being a straight edge vegan there music kicks ass

street by street, block by block..... Memory told me it was Brick by Brick, Block by block... So close to being soundtrack to Gamestop Odyssey. Great track regardless.

This juice got me vegan straight edge back then. And almost 30 (sic!!!) years later, I still am! I'm in my mid 40s, a father of two kids and a teacher. Still I try to be some sort of inspiration to my family and the kids in school, every single day I try to teach things of goodness and sensitivity. Being vegan and straight edge kind of helps me being credible and reliable.

Not strait edge never really a addict but I love this fuckin 3 song masterpiece I had the 12th print a long time till some fuck stick stole all of my lps this is one of the reasons I love hardcore and play guitar pure brutality still heavier than modern shit,cheers!

This is fucking amazing

If there's a gang takn it to drug dealers and scumbags I want in.

I can see where haterbreed got there sound

One long breakdown

I´m just discovering this , I mean It sounds like they didnt create the sound I mean Sick of it all had a similar sound way before this record or am I wrong? btw now im more into sxe bands thank actually soia or madball but thats the type of sound i grew up on . im so sad this never got my way because now i have both sound and lyrics perfection here X

STREET BY STREET BLOG BY BLOG TAKING IT ALL BAG

@Mr_BUSINESS_24_7

5 жыл бұрын

No blogs back when this song was released. Lol I know you are kidding

Banging shit.

today bands mix metal with HxC

@jol9178

3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. Pure hardcore hardly exists since the 90's.

Has anyone done a mashup of Firestorm and Slayer's Raining Blood?

When I was 17 I got into a i fight. Jhit I was fighting got one hit in. Broke my nose. (Still broken to this day. Makes an excellent story when people ask about it) but yeah he got that one hit in and that was It for him. Over. I beat his ass so hard my friend who was filming was walking towards us because he actually felt the need to pull me off of the poor suka. A week later just to taunt him I made an edit of the fight Video with firestorm playing over it. That track will always and forever remind me of that fight. For better or for worse. LAMOOO idiot punk rock teenage memories amiright???

St andrew was crucified to an x too

Peter McCormack brought me here.

NY Hardcore was this shit

Imagine if the demo sounded better? 🤔

Absolute complete moral degeneration

When we burning down a McDonald’s or some shit guys?

Ble fu tru Blu

Post malone beer pong commerical right in the middle of Firestorm

Listening to this while drunk and high is the best thing ever!

@staayPOSI

5 жыл бұрын

Oh sick humorous observation my guy! I get why what you said is funny, because you're drunk and high and that band is against those things. Very humorous!!!

@Dobis86

5 жыл бұрын

@@staayPOSI con confirm. am drunk and high listening to this

@stansfield4163

3 жыл бұрын

the joke is that the band is straight edge. much haha.

GODDAMN RULES !!!! ANIMAL LIBERATION FOREVER! VEGAN 🌱 FOR LIFE

@Dan_is_the_Bastard

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Wood love your work! Skull servant for life 💀

Does anybody know the best audiophile hifi set up to play this on? Or would 'any old fucking pile of shit' be OK?

@psymeariver

2 жыл бұрын

The file quality is only 720p - 1080p meets the minimum standards of a high-quality audio file, in my opinion - with that being said, I see KRK studio monitors everywhere.

Because of all evil who worship idols and false prophet.

Perfect album to listen to after USA kicked out one fascist for a fascist lite. Organize the people, organize the workers. All power to the people.

@H1N1777

3 жыл бұрын

Ok commie

@shawn8847

3 жыл бұрын

@@H1N1777 lmao

@A1vin505

3 жыл бұрын

Is Biden giving power to the people now? (6 months later)

@shawn8847

3 жыл бұрын

@@A1vin505 nope. Literally called him a fascist in the og comment. Lmao!!!@

@A1vin505

3 жыл бұрын

@@shawn8847 yea I see. What’s the difference between the two in fascism

"hardcore" isnt actually a genre this sounds like metal with no punk even added the topic it covers is underexplored. Needs much focus.

Become a vegan badass.

I always loved how Earth Crisis were semi fascist without any hint of racism.

They need to stick to one singer

@Archie_Facts

3 жыл бұрын

The singer is one of the only original members. He just fucked up his voice

This is not real Hardcore . Real Hardcore is Minor Threat, Black Flag, The Exploited, Bad Brains etc

@delpolo

Жыл бұрын

there's no such thing as real hardcore, just hardcore for hardcore. If hardcore kids love it, then it is real hardcore.

Trying to explore more of the NYHC style, meh, some is good but the whole ethics thing come across as a mix of delusional, moral narcissism and covert fascism to me. The original vegan-sxe concept wasn't that bad, but reading this stuff makes me think of someone with more serious problems than those addressed in the lyrics. Music-wise i hear nothing special here, they mixed hardcore and metal 10 years before this, and then it got too metallic imho. I loved Gorilla Biscuits' first LP though and i remember listening to Freya's debut quite a lot, found that project more laid back, got to try some other bands.