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Identity Crisis
Rock · 2000 · 12 tracks

Identity Crisis

Thrice

High-velocity melodic hardcore defined by metallic guitar harmonies and raw, youthful urgency. The unpolished blueprint of a genre-defining career.

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It's like if a skate punk band spent all summer listening to Iron Maiden and reading philosophy.

A frantic, high-octane search for meaning delivered through technical riffs and raw punk vocals.

Identity Crisis · vs · Thrice
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The writing leans far further into identity than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Identity Crisis
2:58
02
Phoenix Ignition
3:31
03
In Your Hands
2:47
04
To What End
3:04
05
Ultra Blue
3:02
06
As the Ruin Falls
2:04
07
The Next Day
0:58
08
A Torch to End All Torches
4:11
09
Unquestioned Answers
4:20
10
Madman
3:13
11
Under Par
4:47
12
T & C
4:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the thrashy opening of Phoenix Ignition into its soaring melodic chorus
The intricate, Iron Maiden-esque harmonized guitar duel that closes out T & C
The sudden, jarring shift into the frantic double-time bridge of the title track
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