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Brazil's legendary doom metal act The Cross has joined its roster - Pitch Black Records! The band's second full-length, Act II: Walls Of The Forgotten, is scheduled to be released on 27 May on CD, streaming, and digital download formats. The album's teaser and the first revealed track await you below.
The Cross is recognized as the first doom metal band in Brazil, founded in Salvador - Bahia by Eduardo "Slayer" Mota in 1990 with the band's sound and style inspired by bands such as Black Sabbath, Candlemass, and Trouble.
In 1992 the band released its first rehearsal tape to be followed by the first demo in 1993 (The Fall) and yet another demo (Peregrination) in 1994. The Cross went on hiatus for nearly 20 years, then returned in 2015 with the Flames Through Priests EP, while the debut self-titled album finally arrived in 2017.
Following a series of EPs, a live album, a single, a split (with three other bands), and some line-up changes, 2021 found the band recording its second album. In the band's own words: "Our album describes the new age of The Cross. We feel like we've finally reached our perfect line-up, and this album shows it by itself. 'Act II' is an album written in the middle of the pandemic, with every member working separately, and when we finally managed to be together, everything simply clicked. The album deals with a variety of mythological and historical themes, Lovecraft-inspired themes and also inner suffering".
Act II: Walls Of The Forgotten features several notable guests, all of whom vastly contribute to the overall result: Albert Bell (Forsaken, Nomad Son), Leo Stivala (Forsaken), Achraf Loudiy (Aeternam) and, last but certainly not least, Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride). Link
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