Crisis

Originally hailing from New York, the band was formed in 1993 when Afzaal Nasirruddin and Fred Waring decided to put together a female fronted metal band. A mutual photographer friend put vocalist Karyn Crisis in touch with the two musicians, whil

Originally hailing from New York, the band was formed in 1993 when Afzaal Nasirruddin and Fred Waring decided to put together a female fronted metal band. A mutual photographer friend put vocalist Karyn Crisis in touch with the two musicians, while bassist Gia Chaun Wang was found through a newspaper ad and later invited into the band.

The band originally signed with "Too Damn Hype Records" and released their eight song debut “8 Convulsions”. They then signed to Metal Blade Records and released the highly acclaimed “Deathshead Extermination” in 1996 and “The Hollowing” in 1997. During this period the band relentlessly toured in the USA and Europe.