The Crystal Method is an American electronic music act formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in 1993.

They were pioneers of the big beat genre and their music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements.

Their 1997 debut studio album Vegas was certified platinum in 2007, and saw follow-ups Tweekend, Legion of Boom, Divided by Night, and The Crystal Method.

In 2017, Ken Jordan retired from music and left the group, with Scott Kirkland adopting The Crystal Method as a solo moniker.

Jordan and Kirkland rented a house together, in La Crescenta, Glendale, California, which had a small underground shelter beneath the front lawn.

After The Bomb Shelter was built, a tape of The Crystal Method's music found its way to British DJ Justin King.

[5] The album's release was supported by its four singles ("Keep Hope Alive", "Trip Like I Do", "Busy Child", and "Comin' Back") and by the inclusion of eight of its tracks on the soundtrack for the video game N2O.

Featured guests from the album include Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, and others, like Doug Grean, DJ Swamp, Ryan "Ryu" Maginn, and Julie Gallios.

[4] After the release of Community Service, The Crystal Method went back into the studio to record their third album, Legion of Boom.

[citation needed] In December 2003, the single "Born Too Slow", with vocals from John Garcia and guitar by Wes Borland was released.

No other singles were released but other songs, including "Weapons of Mass Distortion", "Bound Too Long" and "Realizer", appeared in various movies and TV shows.

The soundtrack album included excerpts from the score, two Crystal Method vocal tracks—"Smoked" and "Glass Breaker", which were also released as a single—and songs by artists like Evil Nine, The Out Crowd, and The Perishers.

Following the release of Legion of Boom, The Crystal Method began construction of a new, full-sized recording studio in Los Angeles—Crystalwerks.

The album features guest artists including LMFAO, Peter Hook (of New Order), Matisyahu, Meiko, Justin Warfield, Emily Haines (of Metric), and Jason Lytle.

Originally scheduled for a June, 2013, release, their eponymous fifth studio album The Crystal Method was delayed by a surgery to remove a cyst in Scott Kirkland's brain.

[12] When approximately halfway creating the next album process, Scott Kirkland received news that he had developed "what's called a benign posterior fossa arachnoid cyst that needed to be removed from my head."

In late 2013, the duo were asked to compose the score and opening theme of Almost Human, a science fiction crime drama airing on Fox.

The same year, two of the Crystal Method's songs, "Play for Real" and "Over It", were featured in the 2013 racing game Asphalt 8: Airborne.

In early 2017, Ken Jordan decided to retire from music, and left The Crystal Method; however, Scott Kirkland continues to produce and play shows under the moniker as a solo project.

[13] On July 17, 2018, Scott Kirkland announced the next Crystal Method album was titled The Trip Home and would be released on September 28, 2018.

[citation needed] On September 7, 2018, Kirkland announced the second single "There's a Difference" featuring Franky Perez, which released the same day.