The following year saw the band tour the United States with The Offspring, performing 250 live shows to support the album. The album also featured two tracks that were re-recorded from the 'Quicksand' EP ('Omission' and 'Unfulfilled'). Their exposure led to a deal with major label Polydor Records for the release of their first full-length album, Slip on February 9, 1993, with 'Dine Alone' being their first single. The band performed at club venues and rose to touring North America and Europe with Helmet, Fugazi, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, and White Zombie. Quicksand released the 4-track EP Quicksand through hardcore independent label Revelation Records six weeks after their formation. Major releases, touring, and breakup (1990вЂ“1995) Bassist Sergio Vega arrived from the short lived Collapse and a later incarnation of Absolution. Drummer Alan Cage had been in the experimental hardcore band Burn and played with Capone in Beyond. Guitarist Tom Capone had founded Long Island's Beyond (releasing a demo and LP via Combined Effort Records) and had previously played in Bold, writing their album Looking Back. Frontman/guitarist Walter Schreifels, the main creative force behind the Gorilla Biscuits and bassist for Youth of Today, assembled the band's lineup from his dissolved Moondog project. The musicians who would come to form Quicksand had their roots in the New York Hardcore scene. 1.2 Major releases, touring, and breakup (1990вЂ“1995).

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