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Hot Cross was a post-hardcore band from Philadelphia.[1] They were signed to Hope Division Records and Equal Vision Records. The band was composed of former members of such bands as Saetia (vocalist Billy 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 and Joshua fit for Battle (bassist/guitarist Josh Jakubowski).[2] Their songs are composed of intricate (and in the beginning of their career, dueling) guitars heavily influenced by Drive Like Jehu. They initially signed with Level Plane in 2003.[1]

Hot Cross
Werner and Hot Cross at the Cake Shop in NYC
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Post-hardcore, hardcore punk
Years active	2000–2007
Labels	Level Plane, Equal Vision
Members	Billy Werner Greg Drudy Matt Smith Casey Boland Josh Jakubowski
Website	hotcross.bandcamp.com

On May 2, 2006, Hot Cross has officially announced that they had signed to Hope Division/Equal Vision Records and would 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. The album was 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.[3]

Bass player Matt Smith is currently involved with a project called Halo of Snakes. They are scheduled to release a record on Harvcore.

Members

• Billy Werner – lead vocals
• Josh Jakubowski – guitar, vocals
• Casey Boland – guitar, vocals
• Matt Smith – bass
• Greg Drudy – drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Cryonics (2003)
• Risk Revival (2007)

EPs

• A New Set of Lungs (2001)
• Fair Trades & Farewells (2004)

Splits

• Split with Light the Fuse and Run (2003) (Songs: 1. "The Eye Is A Tricky Machine", 2. "In Memory Of Movern")
• Split with Lickgoldensky (2004) (Songs: 1. "A Voice Turned Vacant", 2. "Patience And Prudence")
• Split with The Holy Shroud (2005) (Songs: 1. "Tacoma")

References

External links

• Official site
• Allmusic
• Interview with Billy from 2011 about post-Hot Cross life
• Interview with Billy shortly before the release of CryonicsArchived February 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• An interview with Billy from Hot Cross from Under the Volcano issue 96
• Hot Cross lyrics
• Hot Cross Interview at REDEFINE Magazine, March 2007
• Billy Werner talks about Hot Cross, Risk Revival, Saetia with Punknews.org

На других языках

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[de] Hot Cross

Hot Cross war eine 2000 gegründete Post-Hardcore/Screamo-Band aus Philadelphia. Die Band gab am 7. Juli 2007 an, „auf unbestimmte Zeit inaktiv“ („indefinitely inactive“) zu sein.

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- [en] Hot Cross

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[es] Hot Cross

Hot Cross fue una banda de screamo y hardcore punk nacida en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, el año 2000. La particularidad de esta banda es que estaba compuesta por antiguos miembros de otras bandas screamo, tales como Saetia (el vocalista Billy Werner y el baterista Greg Drudy), Off Minor (el bajista y guitarrista Matt Smith), You and I (el guitarrista Casey Boland), Neil Perry, The Now y Joshua Fit For Battle (el bajista y guitarrista Josh Jakubowski). El estilo de Hot Cross se caracterizaba por ser atmosférico. Con el tiempo, Hot Cross se desplazó del screamo al post-hardcore, abandonando los gritos (scream) característicos del género.

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