Whitecross

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Whitecross is a Christian metal band that formed in 1986 in Chicago, releasing their first recording the following year. Their early albums, which often invite comparisons to Ratt, are laced with fast, technical guitar work. With the departure of guitarist Rex Carroll in 1992, the band's sound underwent a drastic change; so much so that many Whitecross fans show a strong preference for either the earlier or later work exclusively.

Whitecross has won three Dove Awards: two for "Hard music album of the year" with Triumphant Return (in 1990) and In the Kingdom (in 1992);[1] and one for "Come unto the Light" from the Unveiled album, which won "Hard music recorded song of the year" in 1995.[2]

In 1998, singer Scott Wenzel took a two-year break to do mission work in South America, and Whitecross was placed on hiatus. Little happened with the band for seven years, except for a couple of reunion gigs featuring both Wenzel and Carroll in 2002.

In 2005, Scott and Rex reunited to record Nineteen Eighty Seven, which featured re-recordings of nine of the ten songs from their self-titled debut (You're Mine being the exclusion), as well as a re-recording of the song Love on the Line (previously unavailable on CD) and a new guitar instrumental song by Rex Carroll.

There are plans to record new material for CD release as well as a possibility of Rex doing a guitar solo CD.

In 2008, on April the 5th, they played at the Legends of Rock festival in Ennepetal, Germany.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] With Rex Carroll

Album Year
Whitecross 1987
Love on the Line (EP) 1988
Hammer and Nail 1988
Triumphant Return 1989
In The Kingdom 1991
High Gear 1992
To The Limit: The Best of Whitecross 1993
Nineteen Eighty Seven 2005

[edit] Without Rex Carroll

Album Year
Unveiled 1994
Equilibrium 1995
Flytrap 1996
One More Encore 1998

[edit] Members of Whitecross

[edit] Current members

  • Scott Wenzel - vocals
  • Rex Carroll - guitar (1987 - 1992, 2005 - present)
  • Mike Feighan - drums (1991 - 1995, 2005 - present)

[edit] Former members

[edit] Guitars

[edit] Drums

  • Mark Hedl - drums (1987 - 1988)
  • Mike Elliott - drums (1989)
  • Troy Stone - drums (1996)

[edit] Bass


  Whitecross Hammer & Nail Triumphant Return In The Kingdom High Gear Unveiled Equilibrium Flytrap
Vocals

Scott Wenzel
Guitars

Rex Carroll

 Barry Graul

Quinton Gibson
Drums Mark Hedl Mike Elliott Mike Feighan

Troy Stone
Bass Jon Sproule Rick Armstrong

Butch Dillon

Scott Harper

 Tracy Ferrie

Brent Denny

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dove Award Recipients for Hard Music Album. Gospel Music Association. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  2. ^ Dove Award Recipients for 1995. Gospel Music Association. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.

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