Track Listing

1. Omen
2. Waking the Dead
3. A Graveyard for Bitches
4. Nomad
5. Politics of Domination
6. Blood Burden
7. Rats in a Maze
8. Secrets of the Prison House
9. Corpus Apocalypse
10. Study in Cancer
11. Exit Catacom's
12. The Fate

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #169747 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-25
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Ringleaders are breeding us their minions
When it comes to metal, my tastes are pretty specific, yet I've been more than surprised quite a few times in recent memories. Crisis is one of those bands for me. I was fully ready to be let down but I wasn't, in fact since I bought Like Sheep Led To Slaughter I haven't looked back.

I was initially brought in by the cover art, which to be honest, I still don't completely know what's going on. However, the music is what kept my attention. When I think of a heavy band I think of in-your-face riffs, intense vocals, some double bass drumming, you know, the norm. However, Crisis doesn't seem to be afraid to experiment with the light to heavy brand of music. The melody they show throughout this CD is wonderful and actually only adds to the overall experience, such is the case with The Fate.

Karyn Crisis is unlike any female singer (well, screamer) I've heard recently. Her screams are reminescent of a bit more intense version of Wayne Static of Static-X, yet when she sings, she doesn't sound like anyone else. As for the rest of the band, I would write them off as being a typical metal band but when you hear how well they set a mood and how well they keep up with Karyn, it's hard to do that. So ultimately Crisis is just a great band.

My favorite songs are A Graveyard For B*tches, Politics Of Domination, Rats In A Maze, Secrets Of The Prison House, and Study In Cancer. Crisis erased any doubt I had going in, they have successfully turned me into a fan. Sure there's one or two lackluster moments but even your greatest bands have that burden, there's no doubt that Crisis is something special and I can only kick myself for not knowing about them sooner.

AMAZING!!
I can't say enough about this band. I think they are hands down one of the most innovative and unique bands on the planet and will probably never get the recognition they deserve as they are so widely misunderstood. The vocalist (Karyn Crisis) alone would be enough to carry this band, she has a range that defies logic when you hear it, but the band members, each and every one of them, are very talented and lend a huge variety of influences to the music that makes up for a whole that to me, is breathtakingly intense and savagely beautiful. I could ramble on about them but I think I can make my point best by saying, "Buy this CD".

Better than Kittie and Otep combined
This is their most consistent album so far and easily the best. While Karyn's voice may not be the prettiest, it's certainly the loudest, and these songs showcase the wide variety of styles she commands - screaming, growling, yelping, and her surprisingly soft, high-pitched singing voice. Overall the production is very loud and garagey, with fuzzy guitars and boomy drums and ear-shredding, slightly overdriven vocals. It's a dark, angry mix of death and doom, although it goes so far beyond the confines of those two genres that it becomes impossible to classify. It's Crisis at their best, and that's all you need to know.