 Earth Crisis frontman Karl Buechner said that watching the video of "We Gotta Know" was "the spark that set off" his love for hardcore punk music and, during a 1996 interview, he would describe "The Age of Quarrel" as "still the greatest hardcore album of all time".Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed stated that the song "Life of My Own" inspired him to become a musician and named "AOQ" one of the most crucial albums in hardcore's history.Cro-Mags performed the songs "It's The Limit" and "Hard Times" in a 1988 film called "The Beat" as "Iron Skulls".