Identity Crisis is the debut studio album by American rock band Thrice, released on Greenflag Records on June 6, 2000.

Following the release of their debut EP First Impressions and a brief break in touring, frontman Dustin Kensrue became an employee at Greene Records.

Identity Crisis received generally positive reviews from music critics, some of whom praised the album's mix of styles.

After the album's release, the band gained manager Nick Bogardus and was put in contact with Louis Posen of Hopeless Records.

[17] In a retrospective piece for BrooklynVegan, writer Andrew Sacher said on Identity Crisis the band were creating a form of post-hardcore that took inspiration from "SoCal skate punk and Bay Area thrash".

[19] Kensrue is credited with writing all of the lyrics bar "In Your Hands" (which was written by Riley Breckenridge) and "Under Par" (which was co-written with their friend Ian Stift).

[21] Martinez said Nick Bogardus would often call the store, which he thought was a good opportunity to promote the upcoming Thrice album.

[28] During one show at the Chain Reaction club in California, it dawned on the band that Bogardus was taking on a managerial role, so they decided to formally ask him to be their manager.

[29] Through the local fanzine Skratch Magazine, the band were put in contact with Louis Posen from Hopeless Records, who was interested in licensing the album.

[38] Ox-Fanzine's Elmar Salmutter thought that despite the "diverse influences, there is no reason to sink into an identity crisis, on the contrary" as the "end result is extremely explosive and innovative".

[14] Sacher echoed a similar sentiment, stating that while he could "spend all day picking apart the various ingredients of Thrice's sound, [...] they showed off the ability to fuse them all into something that was wholly unique".