Candlelight Records confirms March 3rd for Europe and March 4th as the North American release date for Salvation Of Innocents, the label debut from EARTH CRISIS. Mixed by Zeuss (AGNOSTIC FRONT, TERROR, HATEBREED), the album and its lead single, 'The Morbid Glare', will be available for pre-order via iTunes and other digital platforms beginning January 20th/21st.

Salvation Of Innocents features twelve new tracks from the Syracuse-formed band. Production of the bold concept album offered the respected five-piece an extraordinary recording experience.

Guitarist Scott Crouse shares, "The process for this album was new for us. We did most of it ourselves. The absence of pressure having to get things done by a certain time each day really gave us the freedom to try new ideas and critically listen to the songs. From the music, to the lyrical concept, to the comic book that brings the lyrics to life, we think we've created something pretty unique."

The comic book Crouse mentions is the pairing of Earth Crisis with Black Mask Studios' Liberator comic. The hard-edged vigilante series will release its fifth edition simultaneously with the release of Salvation. The Matt Miner created comic brings its main character and the Salvation of the Innocents' vivisection concept together in a commanding graphic landscape.

Black Mask Studios co-founder Matt Pizzolo says, "It is crazy to me that it took twenty years for comics to produce a set of animal-minded vigilantes strong enough to roll with Earth Crisis. It is probably the most perfectly aligned superhero team-up ever."

Salvation Of Innocents and Liberator will share original cover art from Chicago-based illustrator/painter Menton3. The comic will feature additional works by illustrators Rod Reis, Javier Aranda, and Joaquin Pereyra.

Liberator creator Matt Miner says, "Working with Earth Crisis on the comic book side of Salvation Of Innocents has been a dream project for me. Our styles, ethics, and ideologies are a fitting match and I'm super excited for folks to read the story."

Fans pre-ordering Salvation Of Innocents via iTunes will receive 'The Morbid Glare' as an immediate download as part of the digital outlet's Instant Grab Track promotion. Pre-ordering will begin on January 21st.

Talking candidly about the album's single, Crouse details, "'The Morbid Glare' is a song that really challenged most of the band members mainly since it's the fastest tempo we've ever written at. Ian [Edwards, bassist] wrote the majority of the song, and we all had a common goal of trying new things on this record. This is certainly new territory for us. Working at this speed was uncomfortable at times" he says, "but we think the song really came out great in the end."

Earth Crisis will kick off 2014 with a performance at the Tough Love Festival in Seattle. Set for February 15th, the third annual festival will take place at Studio 7 located at 110 S. Horton Street.

Salvation Of Innocents tracklisting:

'De-Desensitize'

'Out Of The Cages'

'Shiver'

'The Morbid Glare'

'Razors Through Flesh'

'Depraved Indifference'

'No Reason'

'The Pallid Surgeon'

'Devoted To Death'

'Into Nothingness'

'Tentacles Of The Altering Eye'

'Final Breath'

Earth Crisis is vocalist Karl Buechner, guitarists Scott Crouse and Erick Edwards, bassist Ian Edwards, and drummer Dennis Merrick.