Louis Posen from Hopeless Records, who was interested in licensing the album. Thrice had a sense of familiarity with the label, as it was based an hour-and-a-half away from where the band was located. The members of Thrice grew up listening to several acts on Hopeless Records, such as 88 Fingers Louie and Against All Authority. Identity Crisis was subsequently re-released on March 6, 2001 by Sub City Records, a branch of Hopeless Records. Sub City's policy of donating a portion of each sale was one of the reasons the band signed with them. A portion of the proceeds went to the charity Crittenton Services for Children and Families; they selected this one as it was local. That same month, the band embarked on their first full US tour with Samiam, and then a few shows with Midtown. Identity Crisis was pressed on vinyl for the first time by Animal Style Records in 2010 with a slightly different cover. Reception Identity Crisis was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. The staff at Impact Press saw it as "really amazing stuff" as the "[r]apid-fire delivery, sing-a-long parts, swirling guitar work, chunky riffs, amazing tempo changes and infectious grooves push this album near the top of my current playlist". Manning said there was a handful of "great vocal harmonies (when they're not screaming), which I'd like to hear more often". Modern Fix writer Brian Greenaway said that Thrice "may be the only band I have ever heard of (save the Beatles, of course) where all four members lend their voices to the tracks, allowing for soaring melodies and anthem choruses that will keep this one spinning for a long, long time". Scott Hefflon of Lollipop Magazine complimented the band for sticking to the album's title as they " flip-flops amidst hardcore roar (West Coast Revelation-style, not East Coast metalcore-style), melodic punkpop (though a little harder and with more, er, metal riffery), and, well, just plain fuckin’ metal". Ox-Fanzine 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". 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". AllMusic reviewer Erik Hage said