Hot Cross was a

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band from

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. They were signed to Hope Division Records and

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. The band was composed of former members of such bands as

Saetia Saetia (pronounced ''SAY-shuh'') is a New York City-based screamo band. Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis track "Saeta", from his album ''Sketches of Spain''. While relatively unknown during their initial existence, t ...

(vocalist

Billy Werner Billy Werner is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore bands Saetia and Hot Cross. Background Raised in Queens, New York, Werner earned an undergraduate degree at New York Un ...

and drummer Greg Drudy, who was also a founding member and the original drummer of post-punkers

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), Off Minor (bassist/guitarist Matt Smith), You and I (guitarist Casey Boland),

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, The Now and Joshua fit for Battle (bassist/guitarist Josh Jakubowski). Their songs are composed of intricate (and in the beginning of their career, dueling) guitars heavily influenced by

Drive Like Jehu Drive Like Jehu was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego active from 1990 to 1995. It was formed by rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg and lead guitarist John Reis, ex-members of Pitchfork, along with bassist Mike Kennedy and ...

. They initially signed with

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in 2003. On May 2, 2006, Hot Cross has officially announced that they had signed to Hope Division/

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.MySpace.com - Hot Cross - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Hardcore / Punk / Rock - www.myspace.com/hotcross
Bass player Matt Smith is currently involved with a project called Halo of Snakes. They are scheduled to release a record on Harvcore.

Members

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*Josh Jakubowski –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Casey Boland –

*Matt Smith – bass *Greg Drudy –

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Discography

Studio albums

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Risk Revival Hot Cross was a post-hardcore band from Philadelphia. 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 als ...

'' (2007)

EPs

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A New Set of Lungs Hot Cross was a post-hardcore band from Philadelphia. 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 als ...

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Fair Trades & Farewells Hot Cross was a post-hardcore band from Philadelphia. 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 als ...

'' (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
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br>Interview with Billy from 2011 about post-Hot Cross life
* ttp://underthevolcano.net/article.php?content=issue96/f_hotcross.html An interview with Billy from Hot Cross from Under the Volcano issue 96br>Hot Cross lyricsHot Cross Interview at REDEFINE Magazine, March 2007Billy Werner talks about Hot Cross, ''Risk Revival,'' Saetia with Punknews.org
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