Dead Cross
| Dead Cross | |
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| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Members | Michael Crain Justin Pearson Dave Lombardo Mike Patton |
| Past members | Gabe Serbian |
Dead Cross are an American hardcore punk supergroup formed in Southern California. The band consists of guitarist Mike Crain (Retox), bassist Justin Pearson (the Locust, Head Wound City and Retox), drummer Dave Lombardo (Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits, Slayer and Fantômas) and vocalist Mike Patton (currently of Faith No More, Tomahawk and Fantômas).
Dead Cross was formed on November 30, 2015 by Crain, Pearson, Lombardo and vocalist Gabe Serbian (the Locust, Head Wound City and ex-Retox). They made their live debut that December.
On March 8, 2016, they streamed the song "We'll Sleep When They're Dead". In 2016, Serbian left the group after recording vocals for the band, however the group chose not to release the record with Serbian's vocals. That December, the band announced that Patton would be the new vocalist. With the music for their debut album already recorded, Patton recorded the vocals separately. However Patton wrote his own lyrics for the album. The album, produced by Ross Robinson, was released jointly by Patton's Ipecac Recordings and Pearson's Three One G labels on August 4, 2017.
On May 22, 2017, Dead Cross announced their first tour, to start on August 10. They are also scheduled to play at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 16, 2017.
on August 15, 2017, all four members of the band were arrested in Houston, Texas. On advice of their legal counsel, the band made no public comment on the situation.
While the band consider themselves as hardcore punk, they have also been labeled in the media as heavy metal and thrash metal. Regarding the sound of their debut album, Patton commented, "To me, it is a traditional hardcore record. It is very pointed, direct and visceral. Like, I wasn't going to play keyboards, add samples or any kind of orchestration. It was like, 'Yo, just go for it.' In some ways, it reminded me of stuff that we had collectively all grown up with and loved when we were like teenagers — bands like the Accüsed, Deep Wound or Siege, stuff that was just brutal, uncompromising and right to the point".
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