The NYHC Band of the Week Is CRUMBSUCKERS

Don’t just sit there! Our weekly riot of New York City hardcore punk backflips continues, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book.

The Crumbsuckers formed in 1982 in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. The original lineup of the band played the early NYHC hotspots A7, Gildersleeves, and CBGB. With the addition of singer Chris Notaro in 1985, however, the band’s metal roots came to the forefront, drawing massive interest from the burgeoning international metal/hardcore c...