April 12, 2003 we finished recording the LP! shit yeah we started booking this summer's tour. help us out if you can. thanks. changed the website a bit and shit March 02, 2003 Just got done adding 180 pictures from our 2002 summer tour to the "photos" page. Go peep them shits Sucks to only add one thing to this, but nothing else important has happened in the past 4 days February 26, 2003 As you can see, we haven't updated this portion of the web site in 363 days We've been getting other sections of the web site caught up though. Now, there's an mp3 section. Go nerd it up. We go in to record our LP on March 8th and 9th. Should be out soon on Six Weeks. We're starting to book our 2003 summer tour soon, so get in touch if you wanna help us out San Dimas highschool football rules! February 28, 2002 Split LP with Municipal Waste on Six Weeks Records is now available!! We now have crucialunit.net   and  crucialunit.com!! Justin started his own label called "De La Mente" and is releasing the Moshzilla 7" and a collection CD called "Everything Went Strunk". Van Unit has been repaired. We are currently preparing for a 1 month US tour in may/june 2002!! RAMBO is set to record for the split, so that 7" should be coming out pretty soon on Ed Walters. November 16, 2001 Van Unit exploded. We need a new engine! the Moshzilla 7" should be out very soon. Moshzilla cd-ep will be out in early 2002. We record for a split LP/CD w/ municipal waste on Six Weeks tomorrow. We also record for a split 7" with rambo on Ed Walters Records tomorrow. Full USA tour planned for May 2002. new site design and whatnot also in 2002. July 17, 2001 The killed in Action split 7" is out now! look in distros for it. CxUx interview in the lastest MRR recording and artwork for the Moshzilla 7" go out this week. tour is almost finalized - check the shows page the split 7" with rambo is delayed until both bands record we will record for the split CD with NOT! and the Rambo split in august or september May 20, 2001 The Killed in Action split 7" should be out anytime now Tour - its pretty much planned - check the shows section We are recording for a split 7" with Rambo on EdWalters Records and a split CD with Not! on Six Weeks Records sometime this summer. An LP is in the works. We are playing Meadville, NYC and Allentown PA on memorial day weekend. March 7, 2001 The Crucial Blast 7" is finally out!! We premiered 6 new songs when we played with deathreat and caustic christ. The killed in action split 7" on fast for life is being pressed right now. The 10 song FAST FOR LIFE 7", MOSHZILLA, will be available by late spring. A CD with the kia split and ffl 7" as well as 3 unreleased tracks and a video will be ready by late spring as well. we are going to keep it cheap! We are going to record for the RAMBO split 7" in may. A lot of out of town shows have been scheduled. check the shows page for more info. A late July/early August tour is in the works. we will hit up columbus, michigan, chicago?, akron ohio, buffalo?, western mass?, boston, new brunswick nj, and possibly more. January 5, 2001 The new years eve show in Philly was amazing. the mosh was brought when we played and then Rambo and Tragedy blew us away. We are playing Caustic Christ's first show on January 11th. This features 2 members of aus rotten, an ex member of ABC Order and Bill from the Pist. A few new songs are in the works. We may move our tour to August instead of May. Details soon. November 29, 2000 Our new drummer, JD, fucking rips. We are doing a split 7" with Killed in Action on FastForLife Records, which should be sent out very shortly. We still need to get artwork for it. Our s/t 7" on Crucial Blast Records will be available from LumberJack in January and from us sometime before that. We are playing New Years Eve with Tragedy, Rambo and possibly DropDead. This will be in Philly. No word on when the comps are coming out. A split 7" with Fate of Icarus is being talked about, but isn't definite. Ian and Hosstito are starting to write new material for a possible LP. October 15, 2000 Many months have passed. Lots of news to tell. Bad News: Chris is moving to Boston. He got a job as a children's librarian, which is definitely rad...but we are losing him. Good News: JD of Ear to Ear is going to play drums with the unit now. We ran through a few songs with him and it looks like we aren't going to slow down at all. We are recording 5 final songs with Chris on Tuesday October 24th. One of these songs is "Smell the Bacon (What's With You?)" by Agnostic Front/Madball. This means we will have 15 recored and unreleased songs ready for the best offer. All of our releases should be out sometime soon. We are serious.. Talk of either a March or Summer tour are in the works, once Mike finds out whats going on in the workplace. Ian works at a food co-op and is is growing dreadlocks to compliment his hemp shoes. Hosstito got his own apartment and will be moving off of his sister's couch. July 31, 2000 The unit rocked one of our best sets ever with KTMWQ, ROM, and Affront at Mr. Roboto on Sunday the 24th. tons of moshing. We played two sets this past Saturday with kungfu rick and fate of icarus . The second one was at a "rave" and it was totally intense. We were asked to be on a 4 way split on Willowtip Records with Circle of Dead Children, Fate of Icarus, and Sadis Euphoria. This will be out late fall, early winter. The 7" on Crucial Blast Records is scheduled to be out in early November. June 17, 2000 We now have 30 songs mix and ready to be mastered tomorrow. The 7" on Crucial Blast is due out this fall. Check the releases section for a list of stuff coming out on various comps. May 12, 2000 The unit rocked Columbus last month and kids moshed. not as hard as they did for Gordon Solie Motherfuckers, but that kind of stopped the show anyhow. Chris and Hoss now work together. We are going into the studio with Andy Wright this weekend to record 29 or 30 songs. Expect a seven inch on Crucial Blast (formerly fistfight records) sometime soon. We are doing 2 covers and one original for an anti-reagan comp. March 11, 2000 The unit is back after a 2-3 week hiatus with 4 or so new songs and a 4 hour practice. We whooped a camel's ass in meadville and made a few Pittsburgh lefts. Chris got a new job cleaning books in a library. Ian wrote a 47 page tour diary from his 4 day spring break trip. Hoss quit his job so he can dedicate his life to rock and roll. Mike got a cigarette lighter amp. February 12, 2000 Its been a busy month. Here's the lowdown. We played with Aus Rotten and Corey did back-ups on PDA! The show raised over $600 for the Mr. Roboto Project. Hoss got a job and a lot of blisters. We played live on WPTS with Disturbed Youth and the El Camino Club of SW PA and it went incredibly well. MP3's will be available from the live radio performance very soon. November 20, 1999 We forgot to mention that Hoss Tito finished bar tending school. Ian hurt a girl at our last show and is in the process of apologizing. Chris broke his bass drum pedal, crash symbol and hi-hat clutch during practice tonight. Ian put three new robot stickers on his guitar and took a "boycott proctor and gamble" sticker off because it was "cliche." We have all taken the name of generic brand cookies. More on this later. November 16, 1999 The Unit has been ressurected. Much mosh occurred at our first show back. We were a bit sloppy, but we still moshed you. Rumor of a MOSH FEST in our nation's capital is going around and if this does occur, the unit will be ready for you to mosh. We are playing first at the Turmoil show, so be prepared to circle pit with Manny Theiner. September 7, 1999 Our Summer break is over. Ian is back in the burgh and Chris Strunk of Fate of Icarus and Kisses and Hugs fame is now playing drums. Speaking of our new drummer, he likes to play fast and hard. Let's just say that we are all getting used to playing at his speed. We have a seven inch offer from Fist Fight Records and once we are back up to par we are going to record for it. Expect some live mosh very shortly. June 7, 1999 Our apologies go to anyone who wanted to see us in Cleveland this past weekend. Our drummer flaked out on us only hours before the show. Expect to see us creating twice as much mosh with a new drummer and lot of new songs in the Fall. May 26, 1999 We haven't played together since Philly because Chainsaw is in Lancaster and Ian is moving to Philly for the summer. Moshing will be in full effect at the cleveland fest. I have to drop a duece really bad right now. April 27, 1999 Philly was pretty intense. We played our worst set ever, but we still went over kind of well. Cuts and scrapes were acquired during His Hero is Gone's set. The kids moshed for Mumia. We are playing a radio show on May 6. WRCT - 88.3 FM in Pittsburgh. April 17, 1999 We created mosh at two shows last week. Despite some jackasses, the Neville Street show was totally intense. We are playing next Saturday in Philly and His Hero is Gone were added to the bill. MOSH! Mike bought his own Bass. MOSH! April 2, 1999 Mosh has been moved from Latrobe to 326 Neville St. on April 10. Mosh will be provided in Philly on April 24 at Stalag 13. 3 members of the unit were seen moshing in Michigan last weekend. March 21, 1999 Last week we played our third show. We rocked infront of 20 or so people. We proved that we can play without all of the kids moshing. We have 4 shows coming up. Latrobe, Pittsburgh and Philly in April and Cleveland in June. Mosh. March 7, 1999 Chainsaw broke the windshield of a Nissan with his face while riding his bike. He is now okay. We are playing with the circle of dead children at chatham on March 14th as a benefit for a rape crisis center. The Kid Dynamite show was moved to May 15 with Reagan Squad and Anti-Flag. Mucho kids, mucho moshing. On Friday March 5, 1999, Ian played bass with Jason Oi and Pat (ex-drummer of Aus Rotten) in the living room of 3509. They played Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, Misfits, 7 Seconds, and Op Ivy covers. There was a whole lot of moshing going on. February 21, 1999 After a lot of hassles and agravation, the demo is finally done. click here for more info. We played our second show last night. Kids moshed. Thanks to the circle of dead children, jack loses his grip, mc hed and his beatbox, and the el camino club/here be dragons zine. We have a shitload of shows coming up in the next few months. January 26, 1999 Mike is deathly ill so we can not play tonight at MIT. Damnation AD also canceled their entire tour. We have been asked to play the Cleveland Fest in June. We're there dudes. MOSH! January 19, 1999 The four track has been mastered. We expect to release the demos sometime in early February. An address will be given once it is finished. The el Camino club proposed a weekend get away to Baltimore and Philadelphia for a two show extravaganza. More on that as soon as its confirmed. mosh. January 17, 1999 The recording was a fluke. John did Fail. We are in the process of mastering the four track ourselves and recording alone. stay tuned. Rumor has it that we are playing Laga in Pittsburgh with Kid Dynamite and Reagan Squad sometime in April.. More on that later. mosh. January 16, 1999 The unit will be playing with Damnation AD on January 26th at MIT in the burgh. mosh. There are now five members in the unit. We picked up Dan Wyrostek, better known as Hoss, to play second guitar. mosh. The Crucial Unit demo is being recorded tonight by none other than John Will Fail. A mailing address will be given once it is finished. mosh.