---
title: "Earth Crisis"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-crisis"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
---

# Earth Crisis

**Earth Crisis** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 1989 to present.

Earth Crisis is an American metallic hardcore band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Since 1993, the band's longest-tenured members include vocalist Karl Buechner, lead guitarist Scott Crouse, bassist Ian Edwards, and drummer Dennis Merrick. Their third and current rhythm guitarist Erick Edwards joined the band in 1998.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Crisis

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Earth Crisis |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Syracuse, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Erick Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/erick-edwards) |  |  | Current |
| [Ian Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ian-edwards) | Bass |  | Current |
| [Karl Buechner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/karl-buechner) |  |  | Current |
| [Dennis Merrick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-merrick) |  |  | Current |
| [Scott Crouse](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-crouse) |  |  | Current |
| [Jim Winters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-winters) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Ben Read](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-read-472790a5) | Guitar |  | Former |
| [Kris Wiechmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kris-wiechmann) |  | 1995 to 1998 | Former |
| [Mike Ricardi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-ricardi) | Drums (drum set) |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | [All Out War](https://themetalnet.com/album/6916eda3-6e2e-384a-8e33-8fbd7c44ae59) | EP |
| 1993 | [Demo 1993](https://themetalnet.com/album/156d6f4b-018a-4c10-9e5e-50c5cd556f3d) | Album |
| 1993 | [Firestorm](https://themetalnet.com/album/740d6f30-07cf-3176-9975-c5d879ead228) | EP |
| 1995 | [Destroy the Machines](https://themetalnet.com/album/e5de37fc-2c3b-375e-a7ec-562eea15bb58) | Album |
| 1996 | [Gomorrah’s Season Ends](https://themetalnet.com/album/ded1abb5-34fd-3fcb-9acc-03b5a54de6a0) | Album |
| 1998 | [Breed the Killers](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5a33b2b-0576-3a6a-a0f5-8e0529115fb5) | Album |
| 2000 | [Slither](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b354012-1836-37c0-a1ed-7bb78e02a39f) | Album |
| 2001 | [Last of the Sane](https://themetalnet.com/album/35325a56-d5fd-39c3-a617-387ba2e6c782) | Album |
| 2009 | [To the Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/975ead61-a740-3e50-9a24-1598758c7543) | Album |
| 2011 | [Into a Sea of Stone](https://themetalnet.com/album/502ba250-f6f9-4f8e-ab83-be3b596bedc7) | EP |
| 2011 | [Neutralize the Threat](https://themetalnet.com/album/470e5e02-0690-40fa-af7c-5f17d3195a1d) | Album |
| 2014 | [Salvation of Innocents](https://themetalnet.com/album/f021a94d-5d0b-4135-b9f7-0c94b68c37e2) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Discipline](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab19a611-08f7-48fb-ad50-6a8b8375c1e5) | EP |
| 2022 | [Vegan for the Animals](https://themetalnet.com/album/47c30e09-325d-483f-8551-050111068fbd) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Biohazard](https://themetalnet.com/band/biohazard) (listened together)
- [Madball](https://themetalnet.com/band/madball) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Cro‐Mags](https://themetalnet.com/band/cro-mags) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Integrity](https://themetalnet.com/band/integrity) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Merauder](https://themetalnet.com/band/merauder) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthcrisisofficial
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1322
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ITkzAQWPILwWpEWJxHB9g

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-crisis](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-crisis). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt