White Cross
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White Cross is a hardcore
/thrashcore
band from Richmond
, Virginia
. The core members were Mikey Rodriguez (guitar), Richard "Crispy" Kranmer (vocals), Rob Mosby (drums) and Dewey Rowell (bass). They released one EP, one LP, one CD, and were featured on the national hardcore compilation, We Got Power. They also had one track on the French compilation LP "77 KK." The EP was recorded "live" in Studio 2, at the Union Theological Seminary, in October, 1982. Dewey went on to play guitar in the band Unseen Force. Mikey and Rob went on to form the band Mudd Helmut. Rob and Dewey went on to the band GWAR in 1986. Joel Benson was bass player for White Cross following Rowell's departure. On 12 September 2009 White Cross played a reunion show with several other bands from Richmond, Va. The show was a benefit for hospice organized by Benny Waldbauer, ex club owner in Richmond. Currently Mikey's brother Tommy Rodriguez has taken over as guitarist, and bassist Greta Brinkman joined the band in November 2009.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/thrashcore
Thrashcore
Thrashcore is a fast tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore punk, with bands often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less metallic forerunner of grindcore...
band from Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
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, Virginia
Virginia
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. The core members were Mikey Rodriguez (guitar), Richard "Crispy" Kranmer (vocals), Rob Mosby (drums) and Dewey Rowell (bass). They released one EP, one LP, one CD, and were featured on the national hardcore compilation, We Got Power. They also had one track on the French compilation LP "77 KK." The EP was recorded "live" in Studio 2, at the Union Theological Seminary, in October, 1982. Dewey went on to play guitar in the band Unseen Force. Mikey and Rob went on to form the band Mudd Helmut. Rob and Dewey went on to the band GWAR in 1986. Joel Benson was bass player for White Cross following Rowell's departure. On 12 September 2009 White Cross played a reunion show with several other bands from Richmond, Va. The show was a benefit for hospice organized by Benny Waldbauer, ex club owner in Richmond. Currently Mikey's brother Tommy Rodriguez has taken over as guitarist, and bassist Greta Brinkman joined the band in November 2009.
Discography
- Fascist EP (1982) on Zero Degree Records
- What's Going On? LP (1983) on Zero Degree Records
- Deaf, Dumb & Blind CD (1995) on Grand Theft Audio Records
- We Got Power Compilation ("Nuke Attack") (1983) on Mystic Records