Formed in the early 1990s in New York around vocalist Karyn Crisis, Crisis is an ultra-underground, multi-ethnic band whose lineup (as noted in reviews) included guitarist Afzaal Nasiruddeen, bassist Gia Chuan Wang and drummer Fred Waring. The band debuted in 1994; their 1996 album Deathshead Extermination was released by Metal Blade and produced by Steve McCallister and Afzaal Nasiruddeen. Reviews highlight Karyn Crisis's versatile vocals and the group's genre-blending sound.

Karyn Crisis is credited in reviews as the band's charismatic vocalist and as the artist responsible for album artwork. Reviews mention that Karyn is married to musician Davide Tiso.

DeBaser hosts three reviews of Crisis highlighting a New York, early-1990s band led by vocalist Karyn Crisis. Reviews emphasize Karyn's versatile, ferocious vocals and the band's genre-blending (death, sludge, hardcore, noise, industrial). Deathshead Extermination and Like Sheep Led To Slaughter receive strong praise; The Hollowing drew a more critical reaction. The band is presented as ultra-underground with notable artistic ambition.

For:Fans of extreme, experimental and underground metal; listeners interested in genre-blending vocal-driven heavy music.

 Deathshead Extermination is an album of remarkable personality and rich with interesting solutions, a veritable bolt from the blue in the extreme scene of the mid-nineties - and beyond.

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 Miss Crisis has shown us she is the most eclectic and crazy lady of metal, nothing to do with the vocal barrenness of Angela Gossow, and not even with Otep Shamaya’s convincing performances, a dull jewel, nasty and bastardized.

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 In reality, the genius of this band is quite debatable, despite offering a type of sound that breaks away from the usual hardcore metal standards.

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