Crucial Fix, by Crucial Fix (NY)

Crucial Fix

by Crucial Fix (NY)

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1.	Twisted Vision 03:26	lyrics	buy track
Feel the twisted vision in his stare Inflicting pain, for all to bear Bringing the world down to its knees For whatever reason that he sees The fate that shatters all mankind What goes on in his sinister mind He baptizes the masses in his hate Beware the future, he creates To his beliefs, all must conform From his rule, a hell is born. A hell is born! Caught, nowhere to run, it's only a matter of time Never, to feel again, the life you wanted to find Cross, the line of madness, control your cluttered thoughts Fear, the watchful eye, for all you have is lost Calling, to voices, you once knew are gone Falling to ashes, while his reign carries on Forcing others to fulfill his needs Suffering those who oppose how he leads Witness the anguish in the faces of the young Unmerciful tragedies, now his damage has been done The evil plan he has preached The tortured souls he has reached The lost grasp of reality Which has proven his immortality
2.	Eerie Hauntings 05:17		buy track
3.	Smell The Death 05:45		buy track
4.	The Face That Shares My Skull 05:40		buy track
5.	The Zombie 04:52		buy track
6.	Instrumetal 02:43		buy track
7.	Solid Steam 05:14		buy track
8.	To Be Or Not To Be 04:23		buy track
9.	Blinded Minds 05:29		buy track
10.	Disgusting 05:28		buy track

about

A wild, young and ferocious power/thrash metal band called, Crucial Fix (NY), out of Poughkeepsie, NY, recorded their debut album in 1994.

Yes, this was a world where the internet barely existed and the widespread use of cell phones, never mind the concept of smart phones and tablets, was well into the future. And yes, a mailing list was actually for mailing flyers with stamps through the postal service. Crazy?!

Recorded on their own dime to 1" tape on a 16 track machine (no click tracks, pro-tools, etc.) at Electric Reels Studios (Youth of Today, Underdog) this was just a young band swinging for the fences.

In fact, they began recording this album the day after their drummer's (Kevin) high school graduation.

Shortly after mixing and mastering the album, the band parted ways, and the album was seemingly lost.

At this time, metal music was in transition. The melding of metal with 80's hardcore and the death-metal scene were the established trends, and the numetal movement that would characterize the decade was just getting started.

Crucial Fix (NY) did not fit into these trends, and were defiant and proud. Their influences were far more classic: The new wave of British heavy metal, speed metal, bay area thrash, and progressive metal.

Crucial Fix (NY) did play shows with such kindred misfits as; Dissolve, Attica, Ominous, etc.

Following the end of the band, John (vocals/guitars) continued to play thrash metal, being a guitarist and background vocalist for Ronny Munroe (ex-Metal Church, Trans Siberian Orchestra, current Vicious Rumors) and as a guitarist in the band, Thrash Ratchet, sharing stages with legends, Metal Church and Testament.

Kevin (drums) ventured into sonic rock territory, making records and touring the world in bands alongside artists as diverse as J. Mascis, Mike Watt, Ron Asheton, Morrissey, Calexico, Patti Smith, The Beastie Boys, etc.

The album was a long distant memory when in the summer of 2014, during the process of moving, Tom (guitars) stumbled upon a dusty cracked jewel case in a rusted old box of power tools in his basement. Within the jewel case was a gold CD: The lone remaining, yet forgotten, album master.

This discovery would reconnect the three gentlemen who created this record after 20 years of silence.

While the master tapes were destroyed in a flood many years prior, the album master was placed in the very capable hands of Grammy Award winning producer/mixer/engineer, Jon D'Uva (Overkill, Breaking Benjamin, Louis CK) for re-mastering.

This is the album before you today.

If you enjoy vintage Metal Church, Overkill, John Arch era Fates Warning, early Sanctuary, Raven, Manilla Road, etc., give this record a spin.

credits

released February 10, 2015

Crucial Fix (NY):

John Healy: Vocals and Guitars

Tom McAdams: Guitars and Bass

Kevin McAdams: Drums and Percussion

Produced by Crucial Fix (NY)

Recorded, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Ron Kuhnke
at Electric Reels Studios, Pleasant Valley, NY

Additional Engineering and Mastering by Jon D'Uva at Prospect Audio, Brooklyn, NY

All songs by Crucial Fix (NY), except "Twisted Vision" by Crucial Fix (NY) and P. Arcuri

Logo by John Healy. Artwork and Layout by Kevin McAdams

A giant "thank you" to our original bassist, Doug Hamel, and our second bassist, Ted Johnson! We played some great shows together!

Thank you to everyone who supported us!

This album is dedicated to the memory of our friends Tom Ainsworth and Dave-O (David Albenda) from WVKR's (91.3 FM) Vicious Metal Show.