Years active 1991–20012002–present | Website Official MySpace | |
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Labels Equal Vision (1991),Revelation (1992–1994),Equal Vision (1995),Roadrunner (1995–1997),Krishna Core (1998–1999),Victory (2000),Supersoul (2001–2002),Good Life Recordings (2006 – present) Associated acts 108,76% Uncertain,Battery,Better Than a Thousand,Beyond,Bold,Burn,C.I.A.,Damnation A.D.,Face the Enemy,Far Cry,Fort Knox,H2O,Handsome,Inside Out,Instruction,Judge,Last of the Famous,Never Surrender,Project X,QuicksandRay & Porcell,Reflex From Pain,Superfallingstars,Soulfly,Violent Children,When Tigers Fight,The Logan,Worlds Collide ,Youth of Today Past members Ray Cappo,Raja Alfie,Dave Ware,Todd Knapp,Tom Capone,William Knapp,Chris Interrante,Eric Dailey,Vic DiCara,John Porcelly,Dave DiCenso,Adam Blake,Franklin Rhi,Mackie Jayson,Roy Mayorga,Trey Files,Daniel Johansson,Kim Shopav,Ken Olden,Conor Adam Logan,Tyler Lawrence,Matt Malouin,Bryan K. Christner,Sammy Dirksz,Perry Poldervaart,Cesco Willemse,Edwin Verhiest,Jamie Whitehead,Marc Hoogenboom,Antonio Valladares,Mike White,Tim Brooks Genres Pop punk, Melodic hardcore, New York hardcore, Krishnacore Albums Mantra, Perfection of Desire, Beyond Planet Earth, Quest for Certainty, When 20 Summers Pass Similar 108 (band), Youth of Today, Better Than a Thousand Profiles |
Shelter is a Hare Krishna Hardcore punk band formed by Ray Cappo. Because of the Hare Krishna and Hindu-oriented messages in its lyrics, Shelter's genre is often dubbed krishnacore.
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Brief recent history

In 2001, the band released the album The Purpose, The Passion. In 2002, with a new drummer and a new guitarist, the band toured Europe and the eastern United States again in support of The Purpose, The Passion before going on extended hiatus.

In 2005, Ray Cappo recorded a new 11-track album entitled Eternal with 10 new songs and a re-make of "In Defense of Reality." Eternal was released in May 2006 by Good Life Recordings. Ray also did a European tour with a few members of Dutch hardcore bands functioning as the band.
Shelter played 2 "Reunion" shows in 2011: Göteborg, Sweden on 16 June and Reading, PA on Sunday, 26 June.
The line-up for the Reunion shows were:
Original line-up
Later members
Discography
Related bands
Songs
Message of the BhagavatMantra · 1995
Civilized ManMantra · 1995
In Defense of RealityQuest for Certainty · 1995