American rock supergroup
Dead Cross feature several veteran musicians tearing their way through hardcore punk at breakneck speed.
Dead Cross was originally formed by drummer
Dave Lombardo (
Slayer,
Fantômas) in 2015, when he approached guitarist Mike Crain (
Retox), bassist Justin Pearson (
the Locust,
Head Wound City,
Retox), and vocalist
Gabe Serbian (
the Locust,
Head Wound City,
Retox) with the idea of forming a straight-up hardcore punk band. The group got off to a good start, with their debut single, "We'll Sleep When They're Dead," streaming online the following year. However, in mid-2016,
Serbian quit the band despite having already recorded his vocals for their debut full-length. The rest of the group refused to release the record with
Serbian's vocals, and instead recruited
Mike Patton (
Faith No More,
Fantômas) to take his place, preferring to start from scratch. Within a year, the new iteration of
Dead Cross had finished recording their eponymous debut album with the help of producer
Ross Robinson (
Korn,
Deftones,
Sepultura), who helped capture the frenetic energy that defined the record. ~ Liam Martin