The Indian Police were formed out of the primordial ooze of the Animal House days of Grande Prairie College in 1994. During this time, very little is known of their performances, the only records being rare ghettoblaster-taped bootlegs, featuring vocals by the mysterious Doc Tommy Rock, who later disappeared. Other members of the early lineup were Andreas Sharpicus and The Dixter.

In 1998, the band relocated to Edmonton, with Chance "Thunderbass" Martin on bass/vocals and J.G. "Mad Dog" Motorhand on lead guitar/vocals. Double-Kick DeLion (formerly the drummer of Lungbuttur, YDA, and Fetus Aftermath) joined the I.P. that year, and the lineup has never changed since.

The band's sound has obviously been influenced by all of Rock and Roll's most classic rockingest bands, such as AC/DC, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, and Jimi Hendrix, but also by heavyweights such as Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity, SOD, Sepultura and Carcass, as well as space-rockers Hawkwind, Kyuss, and Clutch. All in all, the Indian Police amalgamate acid-rock, thrash metal, and the swamp boogie moonshine jam into a rip-roaring footstomping fist-banging stew that they like to call BLUES FROM HELL.

The Indian Police released their first album, a six-song cassette produced by Jason Borys entitled "Screw The Hit Machine" in 1999 under their own record label, Big Bear Produxionz. There are only two hundred known copies in existence.

2000 saw the release of the second Indian Police album (and their first CD), "Never Mind the Bullshit," which was produced by Jason Lanidrac and again, released on Big Bear Produxionz, along with a violent 16-page comic entitled "Uprising Of The Indian Police" which got reviewed in See Magazine's May 4, 2000 issue.

In 2001, the I.P. began getting more exposure, and after playing gigs with Disciples Of Power, Septimus, and Dead Jesus, they released a third album, entitled "Three Ring Circus" (produced by Wes Sontag of D.O.P. and Section VIII), and toured the Prairie provinces, playing gigs in Brandon (with Winnipeg's Liqurd), Winnipeg, and Saskatoon. "Three Ring Circus" also made it onto CJSR's weekly charts for 5 weeks, peaking at number 3.

2002 saw the Indian Police keep on rolling and tumbling, as they played more road gigs, making it to Vancouver and Calgary. Next, they recorded another album, "World War 4." This was again produced by Wes, and it soared through the charts for eight weeks at CJSR FM 88, peaking at number one for two of those weeks. The album actually made it to number 6 (just behind Napalm Death!)in the national college radio Loud charts in Exclaim! Magazine for the month of February 2003, and the snuck back onto the list for April with a number 10 showing.

March of 2003 saw the Indian Police play a live on-air broadcast concert for CJSR. This concert was recorded, and released in August of 2003 as their fifth album: "I.P.5: Layin' Down The Law (Live!)" This concert took place at a great venue, Red's, in the West Edmonton Mall.

In 2004, the Indian Police continued to play gigs, crossing the 100-gigs mark, and working on recordings for an upcoming album.

In February of 2005, the I.P. played a very special gig at the Rendezvous. This show marked the TENTH anniversary of the formation of the Indian Police. Record crowds turned out, and the story was printed in the See Magazine. The new album, entitled Crunchlifter, is due out in summer of 2005, and promises to be their best effort yet. It was nearly two years in the making.

Over the years, the members of the I.P. have met, partied with, and given copies of their albums to members of the following bands: Queens of the Stone Age, Nashville Pussy, D.O.A., Dayglo Abortions, Jello Biafra, Motorhead, SNFU, Speedealer, Fishbone, Clutch, Biohazard, and many others. The plans for the future: the Indian Police will keep on rocking, will keep on playing gigs, will keep on touring, will keep on making albums, and neither hell nor high water seem to have changed any of that.

One thing that is changing, however, is the name. After many years of controversy and neverending feuds with the racist sector of the music industry and public, the Indian Police decided that with the release of the Crunchlifter album on October 7, 2005, they will change their name to CRUNCHLIFTER. And they will continue to ROCK harder than ever. Can You Dig It?!?