CRUSADIST is a Chicago based act that was forged in the fires of death and thrash. Founded in 2017, the band were soon laying waste to stages across the US, touring alongside acts such as Inhuman Condition and Micawber and supporting Nile, Exmortus, Kalmah and Vital Remains. In 2019, CRUSADIST entered Belle City Sound to record the band’s debut album ‘The Unholy Grail’ with producer Chris Djuricic (Origin,Jungle Rot, Novembers Doom) Mixing and mastering for the albumwas handled by Jeramie Kling (The Absence, Venom Inc) and Taylor Nordberg (Soilwork) of Smoke and Mirrors Productions. Art for thealbum was created by the renowned Par Olofsson (Immolation, Exodus, Aborted) The album led to cri%cal acclaim and saw the band sign an international management deal with New York based agency Extreme Management Group (Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Origin, Misery Index) Following the bands debut album, CRUSADIST have been hard atwork on writing new music and touring across the US. In 2022 the band will return with the crushing new track ‘Pulverized By Warhammers’ which was mixed and mastered by Cryptopsy guitarist Christian Donaldson at The Grid Studio (The Agonist, Ingested,Beyond Creation) with artwork by Giannis Niakos of Remedy Designs(Suffocation, Evergrey, The Agonist) Preparing a new recording and sharpening the blades for furthertouring, CRUSADIST are set to go forth and conquer – be prepared to perish in their flames!!!
