''Crush 'Em All Vol. 1'' is a split EP by

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bands

Boysetsfire BoySetsFire is an American post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware. Formed in October 1994, BoySetsFire is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, vocalist Nat Gray, drummer Jared Shavelson, and bassists Chris Rakus and Robert Ehre ...

and

Shai Hulud Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995, and later based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel ''Dune''. The two mainstay members of Shai Hulu ...

, released on March 24, 2000, on Undecided Records, 7" purple (25 press), grey (475 press), clear red (500 press), and Detroit Fest press black (#'d out of 300). The Shai Hulud cover song "Damage, Inc." was included in '' A Profound Hatred of Man'' (reissue). Shai Hulud and Boysetsfire each cover a

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song. This 7" is the first record of the ongoing series of Metallica tribute records.

Steve Kleisath Steven Lee Kleisath is an American musician and has been a drummer for PULL, Strongarm, Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, and En Masse. The band PULL was originally called Friend or Foe. He also currently plays drums for the band The Darling Fi ...

returned to play drums for Shai Hulud on this recording.

Track listing

# " Fade to Black" (Boysetsfire) # "Damage, Inc." (Shai Hulud)

Credits

Shai Hulud line-up

*Jared Allen - bass guitar *Matt Fletcher - guitar * Matt Fox - guitar *Steve Kleisath - drums *Geert van der Velde - voice Boysetsfire albums 2000 EPs Split EPs Shai Hulud albums Undecided Records EPs Albums produced by Jeremy Staska {{1990s-metal-album-stub