WHITECROSS

WHITECROSS - Greatest Hits Compilation Issued; Band Working on New Music

EMI Music/CMG Distribution has recently issued a new compilation by Christian metalliers WHITECROSS. Covering the five albums that were originally released by the Starsong label, the collection contains the following songs; 'Enough is Enough,' 'Who Will You Follow' (debut - 1987); 'When the Walls Tumble Down,' 'Take It to the Limit' (Hammer and Nail- 1988), 'Shakedown,' Attention Please' (Triumphant Return - 1989), 'Good Enough,' 'No Second Chances,' 'In the Kingdom,' 'We Know What's Right' (In the Kingdom - 1991), and 'Dancin' in Heaven' (High Gear - 1992)

In addition, the band's website reports that guitarist Rex Carroll and vocalist Scott Wenzel are in the process of writing new songs as a follow-up to the re-recorded debut album that was issued earlier in the year. The new material is categorized as being "relatively heavy."

du hard US chrétien de qualité, voila pour s'en convaincre une chouette video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FezcHn6ituc

et un titre sur leur space :

http://www.myspace.com/whitecrosstheband


la bio :

Whitecross was formed in 1986 by Rex Carroll and Scott Wenzel. Whitecross release their debut self-titled CD "Whitecross" on Pure Metal in 1987. Songs like Enough is Enough, Who Will You Follow, and the popular Nagasaki guitar solo by Rex Carroll would bring life to the fast growing scene of Christian Rock and Christian Heavy Metal. Whitecross with is ripping guitar work and solid vocals was often compared to the popular main-stream group RATT.

Whitecross followed their debut recording with Whitecross-The $6.98 EP-Love on the Line in 1988, Whitecross-Hammer & Nail in 1988 and Whitecross-Triumphant Return in 1989. Star Song bought the Pure Metal label and the duo of Scott Wenzel and Rex Carroll would create two more albums together. White Cross-In the Kingdom in 1991 and White Cross-High Gear in 1992. The Dove Award winning Whitecross who travel with notable groups such as Stryper, Steve Taylor and others would never be the same again. Rex Carroll the guitar mastermind, songwriter and producer behind the band Whitecross would leave in 1992 to pursue a solo album entitled Rex Carroll-The Session. Rex also went on to form the band King James with front man Jimi Bennett and 2 former members of Stryper, Tim Gaines and Robert Sweet. Scott went on to make a solo album as well as other other Whitecross albums, Unveiled, Equilibrium, FlyTrap, One More Encore.

1987 Whitecross
1988 Hammer & Nail
1988 Love On The Line EP
1989 Triumphant Return
1990 The Reign Goes On Video
1991 At Their Best
1991 In the Kingdom
1992 High Gear
1993 To The Limit
1994 Unveiled
1995 By Demand
1995 Equilibrium
1996 Flytrap
1998 One More Encore
2005 Nineteen Eighty Seven
2006 The Very Best of Whitecross