Earth Crisis – Breed The Killers (reissue)

It’s hard to imagine now that there was once was a time when metalcore wasn’t a musical genre plagued by clichés and fashionistas with ridiculous haircuts. Which makes me ponder if vocalist Karl Buechner had a similar haircut back then and used his trusty bandana to hide it? Whatever the case may be, I Scream is now re-releasing Earth Crisis’ 1998 album “Breed The Killers” to remind us of what once metalcore once sounded like.And to place the band back in the spotlight as they are back together and working on a new album (out in April on Century Media).

The album has been remastered and comes with two bonus tracks (a live version of “No Allegiance” and the previously unreleased “Standing Corpses”). If you weren’t around to hear this one when it first came out on Roadrunner, get ready for a barrage of metal riffs, a lot of groove, Buechner’s nearly undecipherable vocals and a strong message about animal rights, the sorry state the earth is in and the straight edge / vegan lifestyle.

The album does not come with a lot of variation but it has been known to cause some serious blunt force trauma as it bashes you over the bandana-wearing skull until you choke on your tofu.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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