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Crushing Recovery ...is an alternative/pop/punk band formed back in early February initially created to be disbanded after a talent show at Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina. Crushing Recovery's original lineup consisted of Robert "Lee" Heron, Matt Vincent, Noah Schmidt, Nicole Hoover, Robert "Bobby" Hunter, and Aaron Schmidt. The last and final lineup of Crushing Recovery consisted of Robert "Lee" Heron, Matt Vincent, Noah Schmidt, and Aaron Schmidt.

Formation
Crushing Recovery formed at Robert Hunter's home in Summerville, South Carolina when Aaron Schmidt brought his brother, Noah Schmidt, to the house for him to practice with Robert "Lee" Heron, Robert Hunter, and Nicole Hoover. Lee's brother, Matt Vincent, was there also to watch the early group practice. After Aaron and Matt played random riffs on Lee's guitar, the group then decided to hold a sudden "out of the blue" audition for the two. The two then were accepted as lead and rhythm guitarists for the early "Crushing Recovery". After debating about the song that they were going to select to play at the talent show, the group decided to cover The Fray's "How to Save a Life" and write an original song for the second part (if they made it to the next round that is).

Talent Show and talks of a second gig
Crushing Recovery auditioned for the Summerville High School Talent Show on March 7, 2011 and were instantly admitted to the lineup of acts that will participate in the show. On the first day of the talent show, March, 11, 2011, Crushing Recovery took the stage for the first time with Aaron Schmidt saying, "Welcome to the stage life" as they were about to play. The band started playing with a improvised guitar solo done by Aaron Schmidt before going into the cover of "How to Save a Life". The band, after playing the cover song, got a standing ovation and the opportunity to play in the next round. The second round started on March 12, 2011 with Crushing Recovery, deciding at the last minute to cover Paramore's "Brick by Boring Brick". Despite opposition from Aaron and Matt, the group reluctantly agreed to perform the song anyway. Once again, after the performance, Crushing Recovery got a standing ovation from the much bigger crowd that night. However they did not place in the top 5 in order to win a prize, instead they won a consultation prize consisting of coupons for their school's store. The group then celebrated by going to McDonald's and eating a feast fit for three kings.

Third Gig, Nicole's rude departure, and an uncertain future
A couple days after the talent show at Summerville High School, Nicole Hoover left the band due to the mental abuse given to her by her parents. Nicole left claiming that the band sucked and would never get any better, however the others were still optimistic about their future. After many off and on practices Lee managed to get the "almost shattered" Crushing Recovery a gig at a skate park near Frankie's Fun Park in North Charleston, South Carolina. The band then finished writing some unwritten original songs and practiced heavily until the day of the gig came.

The Biggest Gig they will ever get and the final, but smaller, gig
The group arrived where the gig was taking place at the Skate Park of Charleston. After a long and stressful set-up, Crushing Recovery was then ready to perform. The first song that played was "Woah Carolina", an original Crushing Recovery song. After a failed attempt, due to drum malfunction, to play "Woah Carolina" again, the group improvised starting with a heavy riff from Aaron (the lead guitarist). The group received mostly positive reactions to their performance; however the audience was not expecting Crushing Recovery to be an "alternative" band, but instead to be something quite heavier. The band, after a few cigarettes, left the skate park with pride about their good performance that night. A couple months later in June, the band was then invited to play at their own graduation party for graduating High School (although Aaron would graduate a couple months later). After playing "Woah Carolina", "How to Save a Life", and "Superman" the band then enjoyed a full day of celebration and lots of food.

Bobby's departure and break-up
Months after their final gig, Crushing Recovery struggled to stay together as musical differences and fights started to drive the band off the edge. Aaron and Noah would argue about lyrics, Lee and Aaron would argue about riffs and musical differences, Lee and Matt would argue over what to play and what to add, and Lee and Bobby would argue about bass solos. Eventually Bobby left the band in late September due to the instant success of his old band "Amnezia", a thrash-metal band also from Summerville, South Carolina. Lee and Bobby after that point never spoke again until sometime around October. The practice dates and failed attempts to get a gig eventually drove Crushing Recovery to it’s death. Lee went on to try a solo career, Aaron is currently trying to form a metal band, Noah quit the music business and now focuses mostly on school along with Church, Nicole's whereabouts are still unknown, Bobby is still with Amnezia along with 3 other bands, and Matt has started a new band with a couple friends from school.

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