The Cruxshadows
Biography
Pushing goth-rock further away from its cliched Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson motifs, The Cruxshadows (pronounced Croo-shadows) were formed by Rogue, Sean Flanagan, and Tim Curry while attending Florida State University in 1992. Being fans of Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Peter Murphy, and other synth-powered new wave artists, the band wanted to capture twinging electric guitar and electric violin to compose a shimmering dance-like sound. Their lyrical imagery is passionate and enigmatic, similarly resonant to fellow darkwavers such as Faith and the Muse, Covenant, and Black Tape for a Blue Girl.
The Cruxshadows released their cassette debut Night Crawls In in 1993, and their first CD, Telemetry of a Fallen Angel arrived three years later. Curry and Flanagan left the band in 1997 to be replaced by Trevor Brown, Chris Brantley, and Kevin Page. The Cruxshadows' lush blend of thick industrial sounds and elegant darkwave aesthetics were strengthened at this point, but Brown withdrew from the band due to personal reasons. Rachel McDonnell stepped in, with Brown only being minimally involved.
The band was signed to Nesak International/Kado Records but were shipped over to Dancing Ferret Records and Mere Mortal Records after Nesak was bought out; Mere Mortal Records folded in mid-1999. The limited edition Until the Voices Fade and the group's third full-length album, The Mystery of the Whisper, were both released in 1999, and the band toured nationally, extensively playing dates around the Midwest and East Coast. In mid-2000, the group released the Paradox Addendum EP. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
It's disappointin g that Pandora has such a large gap between Paradox Addendum and The Mystery of the Whisper - and neither Dreamcypher nor Fortress in Flames seem to merit a mention. This is a band that has played around with its style a great deal over the years, and it shows. Also of interest is Quicksilver, which was released just last month, and doesn't sound a thing like Immortal.
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They are so profoundly self important and smarter than your typical shadow chaser. Yawn!
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Need more of their albums Pandora! they've got 7 or more last I knew.
one of my favorite bands though. |
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The description cracks me up because neither Manson nor Nine Inch Nails are Goth-Rock.
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perfect-pure - ' ' e v e r y o n e wears a mask''-do not comprimise.. .
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The Band Members are really Nice and cool people to chill with. I love them.
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I must admit I didn't care for them at first, but now that I've heard more of their songs, I kinda like them.
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Cruxshadows = pure awesomeness
Yes, a bit confusing. Yes, a bit strange. But they seem so . . idk. Calming? Relaxing? Soothing? Smooth? Very great band. Was recommended by a friend. |
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I really wish the Dreamcypher disk was listed. It's by far my favourite, full of delicious mythological references and deep harmonies.
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I didn't care too much for them at first but they've grown on me.
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"Pushing goth-rock further away from its cliched Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson motifs"...
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@ Stalker:
Nice to know there are other Ringo music converts out there. I too learned about this band from reading John Ringo novels and while I try to share them I've learned to be circumspect because as his Colonel Chateauneuf puts it, "It is so hard to retain respect when people know you Goth." |
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They are fabulous live! I saw them for the first time in Pittsburgh last month, and I'm going again to Dracula's Ball in Philly for New Year's. I can't wait!! And I have to agree, please update their discography, they have so much more material!
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cant beat and of course i just missed them at dna cuz i'm a dum weenie
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just missed them-did see watain tho-devildri v e r , d e a t h angel and iced earth comin up-goth-nope - n o t rite noww
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tears the apothgama berzerk remix is great-this music holds up and yea,they put out a bunch or other cd's- where they attttttttttt t ?
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this band is great, the previous poster is correct they need a better bio, also they do have several other albums guys how about updating the discography
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These guys are fantastic! If you get to go to Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Ga, it's well worth the trip just to see them! I've gone the past 2 years, and every show is great.
In 08, I took my kids, and my daughter (5) fell in love with him. He was in the crowd, and was singing to her holding her hand. For me, the music came 2nd... the way he treated his fans was why I supported the band! BTW - Goth-Ann, Sophia debuted IIRC at #2, and Birthday (the next year) Debuted at #1. Rogue said it was all beca |
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I'd probably like this band better if the singer sounded more like Peter Steele! LOL
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if cshadows came into my stations as much as rasputina I'd be happy. try dancing to them-trippy.
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in a abilify fog-a vampire of imagination - ending the concept of hope- hope-there isn't any.
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on a rainy night in a dirty alley and you start to hallucinate and you've sworn off your medication and mescalin for the rest of the year.
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I am so proud to say I am from the same area as these guys!! At last one amazing thing came from this state. I wish everyone could hear them/ see them in concert because they are so FN captivating! ! ! !
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My friend turned me onto these guys, I'm totally addicted. Really an astonishing mix of sounds and imagery.
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You know it was an awesome feat for their single 'Sophia' to debut high on the Billboard list for I think, dance singles, because of a grass-roots effort! What an accomplishme n t for an 'alternative ' band!!!!
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Do it! You will NOT regret it! It was unforgettabl e ! Have you gone to their website? It's cool; they play bits of a lot of different songs (for those like me who can't just go drop big bucks on all the music I like). Plus the songwriting is gratifyingly literate!
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this band is great. something about there sound just relaxes the living hell out of me. if they ever come to Washington, I would drop what I'm doing to go to that concert! I may not blend in with everyone, but screw it, I'm there!
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This band is awesome! I saw them a year ago and it was great to be pulled on stage to finish 'Marilyn, My Bitterness' with them! They really care about their audience! Go CXS!
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