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band from

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History

Crash was formed in 1991 with the lineup of Ahn Heung-Chan (vocals, bass guitar), Jung Yong-Wook (drums) and Yoon Doo-Byung (guitar). They were also the first Korean band to provoke

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at their concerts. In 1993, they recorded their debut album '' Endless Supply of Pain'' with internationally famous

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producer,

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with whom the band collaborated again on their third and fourth albums. ''Endless Supply of the Pain'' was a critical and commercial success with more than 80,000 copies sold in 1993. Ahn Heung-chan has also provided his backing vocals on two

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tracks of

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' third album. After a more

-oriented second album ''To Be or Not to Be'', original guitarist Yoon was fired from the band. Their third album, ''

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'', was recorded in 1997 with two new guitarists, taking a more experimental approach, with the introduction of an

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aspect to their thrash sound. They participated in the D.R.I. tribute album ''We Don't Need Society'' with a cover version of "Acid Rain" as well as a

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tribute album with a cover of "Sargent D & the S.O.D.". On August 10, 2010, Crash released their sixth album, '' The Paragon of Animals'', which returned to the thrash style of Crash's earlier albums and abandoned the industrial elements of the previous few albums. In its place was a

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style comparable to the American band

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. The band continued to explore their thrash style in their most recent EP ''Untamed Hands In Imperfect World'', released in 2014 by Sony Music. Crash won the Korean Music Awards (considered as Korean Grammy Awards) for Best Rock Album in 2011.

Band members

Current members

* Ahn Heung-chan ( ko, 안흥찬) − bass,

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(1991−present) * Jung Yong-Wook ( ko, 정용욱) −

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(1991−present) * Ha Jae-Yong ( ko, 하재용) −

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s (1996–present) * Lim Sang-Mook − guitars (2002−2007, 2014–present)

Former members

* Yoon Du-Byung - guitars (1991−1996, 2008−2010) * Lee Sung-Soo − guitars (1996−1999) * Oh Young-Sang − guitars (1999−2002) * Lim Sang-Mook − guitars (2002−2007) * Kim Yu-Sung − keyboards (1999−2002)

Timeline

Discography

Albums and EPs

* '' Endless Supply of Pain'' (1993) * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1995) * ''

'' (1997) * ''Terminal Dream Flow'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' The Paragon of Animals'' (2010) * ''Untamed Hands In Imperfect World'' (EP) (2014)

References

External links

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