- Hot Cross
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Img_capt = Werner and Hot Cross at theCake Shop in NYC
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Origin =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ,USA
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Genre =Hardcore punk
Screamo
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Years_active = 2000-2007 (indefinite hiatus)
Label =Level Plane Records Equal Vision Records
Associated_acts =Saetia
Off Minor
Interpol
You and I
URL = [http://www.level-plane.com/hotcross/ Official site]
Current_members =Billy Werner Greg Drudy
Matt Smith
Casey Boland
Josh Jakubowski
Past_members =Hot Cross was a
hardcore punk /screamo band fromPhiladelphia . They were signed toHope Division Records /Equal Vision Records . The band was composed of former members of such bands asSaetia (vocalistBilly Werner and drummer Greg Drudy, who was also a founding member and the original drummer of post-punkers Interpol), Off Minor (bassist/guitarist Matt Smith), You and I (guitarist Casey Boland), Neil Perry, The Now andJoshua Fit For Battle (bassist/guitarist Josh Jakubowski). Their songs are composed of intricate (and in the beginning of their career, dueling) guitars heavily influenced byDrive Like Jehu .On
May 2 ,2006 , Hot Cross has officially announced that they have signed to Hope Division/Equal Vision Records and will be releasing their next full length on this label.On
August 10 ,2006 , the band announced on their website that they would be re-recording their CD originally recorded by Mike Hill this past spring. The album will now be recorded by former Hot Cross member Josh Jakubowski.On
July 7 ,2007 , the band officially announced on their MySpace that they were "indefinitely inactive," effectively ending their 7 years together and cutting their 2007 tour short. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=10653973 MySpace.com - Hot Cross - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Hardcore / Punk / Rock - www.myspace.com/hotcross ] ]Discography
EP's
*A New Set of Lungs (2001)
*Split withLight the Fuse and Run (2003)
* Fair Trades & Farewells (2004)tudio Albums
*Cryonics (2003)
*Risk Revival (2007)External links
* [http://www.level-plane.com/hotcross/ Official site]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ahq67uu020jw~T0 All Music Guide]
* [http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/hotcross.htm Interview with Billy shortly before the release of "Cryonics"]
* [http://underthevolcano.net/article.php?content=issue96/f_hotcross.html An interview with Billy from Hot Cross from Under the Volcano issue 96]
* [http://hxclyrics.narod.ru/h/hot_cross/index.html Hot Cross lyrics]
* [http://www.redefinemag.com/music/interviews_music_2.php?artist=Hot-Cross&id=80 Hot Cross Interview at REDEFINE Magazine, March 2007]
* [http://www.punknews.org/article/19462 Billy Werner talks about Hot Cross, "Risk Revival," Saetia with Punknews.org]References
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