Crusade – The Beauty Within The Decay CD

By the late 1990s, hardcore had gotten weird. Really weird. A subculture rooted in nonconformity had morphed into just another target market. In a scene where distinctiveness and individuality were once kings, uniformity somehow found itself as heir apparent: Let’s all sound the same, dress the same, and listen to the same ten bands. In the midst of all this muck and mire, CRUSADE was born.
Lawrence Susi was no stranger to this artistic ghetto, having played bass with New York Hardcore stalwarts Breakdown and co-founding the critically lauded Sub Zero. Crusade was formed, Susi cryptically recalls, „as a reaction to what was going on.“ As to exactly what was going on, he’s not saying, but there is nothing that is the least bit opaque about his reaction, as the band’s recordings and live show illustrate.
Don’t expect any Hardcore sound here, this is completely different!
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