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Crash (South Korean band)

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Genres
  
Thrash metal

Genre
  
Thrash metal

Members
  
AHHN

Years active
  
1991−present

Origin
  
Seoul, South Korea (1989)

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Labels
  
Seoul Records Metal Force Rock Records Sony Music CJ E&M

Past members
  
Yun Du-Byung Lee Sung-Soo Oh Young-Sang Kim Yu-Sung

Albums
  
Endless Supply of Pain, The Paragon of Animals, The Massive Crush, Terminal Dream Flow, Untamed Hands in Imperfect

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Crash is a thrash metal band from Seoul, South Korea.

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History

Crash was formed in 1991 with the lineup of Ahn Heung-Chan (vocals, bass guitar), Jung Yong-Wook (drums) and Yoon Doo-Byung (guitar). They were also the first Korean band provoking slam dance and stage diving in their concert.

In 1993, they recorded their debut album Endless Supply of Pain with an internationally famous death metal producer Colin Richardson with whom the band collaborated again on their third and fourth albums. Endless Supply of the Pain was a critical and commercial success with more than 80,000 copies sold in 1993.

Ahn Heung-chan has also provided his backing vocals on two hardcore rap tracks of Korean pop superstars, Seo Taiji & Boys' third album.

After a more death metal-oriented second album To Be or Not to Be, original guitarist Yoon was fired from the band. Their third album, Experimental State of Fear, was recorded in 1997 with two new guitarists, taking a more experimental approach, with the introduction of an industrial aspect to their thrash sound.

They participated in the D.R.I. tribute album We Don't Need Society with a cover version of "Acid Rain" as well as a Stormtroopers of Death tribute album with a cover of "Sargent D & the S.O.D.".

On August 10, 2010, Crash released their 6th album, The Paragon of Animals, which returned to the thrash style of Crash's earlier albums and abandoned the industrial elements of the previous few albums. In its place was a groove metal style comparable to the American band Lamb of God.

The band continued to explore their thrash style in their most recent EP Untamed Hands In Imperfect World, released in 2014, Sony Music.

Crash won the Korean Music Awards (considered as Korean Grammy Awards) for Best Rock Album in 2011.

Current members

  • Ahn Heung-chan (Korean: 안흥찬) − vocals, bass (1992−present)
  • Jung Yong-Wook (Korean: 정용욱) − drums (1992−present)
  • Ha Jae-Yong (Korean: 하재용) − guitar (1996-present)

    • Former members

  • Lee Sung-Soo − guitar (1996−1999)
  • Oh Young-Sang − guitar (1999−2002)
  • Kim Yu-Sung − synthesizer (1999−2002)
  • Lim Sang-Mook − guitar (2002−2007)
  • Yoon Du-Byung - guitar (1992−1996, 2008−2010)

    • Discography

  • Endless Supply of Pain (1993)
  • To Be or Not to Be (1995)
  • Experimental State of Fear (1997)
  • Terminal Dream Flow (2000)
  • The Massive Crush (2003)
  • The Paragon of Animals (2010)
  • Untamed Hands In Imperfect World (2014)

    • Songs

    Crash DayThe Paragon of Animals · 2010
    My Worst Enemy1993
    Machine Of Silence

    References

    Crash (South Korean band) Wikipedia
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