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"In
1992, two disillusioned hackers and an art student began a musical
endeavor that later became known as the CRÜXSHADOWS. Self-admittedly
influenced by Gothic, Industrial and New Wave, the band has released
three albums,supporting them with shows all over the East Coast of
the U.S... This Florida-based group continues to perform and plans
to release another album in 1999." |
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The Crüxshadows was formed in 1992 by Rogue, Sean Flanagan, and Tim Curry in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1997, Sean and Tim both quit the band and were replaced by Chris Brantley, Kevin Page, and Trevor Brown (l-r). Trevor then withdrew from the band for personal reasons but remains semi-active in the band and will appear in 2 songs on the forthcoming THE MYSTERY OF THE WHISPER. Most of his duties have been taken over by Rachel McDonnell. There is a possibility that Trevor may return for future projects. |
| The band was originally on Nesak International/Kado Records which sold all of its rights to Dancing Ferret Discs and Mere Mortal Records respectively. Mere Mortal Records ended folding in mid-1999 and, thus, Dancing Ferret Discs has printed and produced the Crüxshadows last two releases: UNTIL THE VOICES FADE... and THE MYSTERY OF THE WHISPER. The Crüxshadows have toured nationally but as of yet have not made it as far as the West Coast. However, their music can be heard all over the country and in Europe. Presently, the current lineup of the Crüxshadows-Rogue, Chris, Rachel, and Kevin. Their latest CD, MYSTERY OF THE WHISPER, was released November 1999. Their cover of John Lennon's "HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)" was released on Projekt Records Holiday Compilation EXCELSIS VOL. 2: A WINTER'S SONG the following month. The Crüxshadows have another song, "DECEPTION," to be released mid January 2000 on Dancing Ferret Discs - MUSIC FROM THE SUCCUBUS CLUB, the official soundtrack to VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE. |  |
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The Crüxshadows toured the U.S. to include the west coast during the summer of 2000. They played at CMJ 2000, headlining a show at Downtime with Godhead, Rheas Obsession, & others. The Cruxshadows headlined a show at the House of Blues Halloween weekend, and thened toured into TX and LA. The band finished its touring in 2000 in the Southeast with Bella Morte supporting. The band released PARADOX ADDENDUM in the Fall of 2000, which contained the video for Cruelty (PC and Mac). In 2001, Kevin left the band and Stacey Campbell joined up. The rest is, "unwritten", but the plan is to tour Europe & the U.S.
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Name: Rogue Birthdate: 7/4/72 Instruments: Vocals, Violin, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming, Bass Programming, and Sequences Quote: "I am not ashamed... honesty, tempered by love, can feel no shame." "If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions then the road to Heaven is paved with honest attempts." "It is the man gripped by fear, who still stands to face his enemies, that is truly possessed of bravery." Lived: Virginia, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Germany Favorite Touring Experience: "The best feeling is finding you have fans who really, sincerely care about your music in cities you've never been to before. It's very fulfilling to feel as if you've reached people artistically.". Inspiration: Dimitri Schostacovich, E.A. Poe, Shelly, Keats, Gibran, Klimt, Fusseli, Bernini, Tim Burton, Sergei Eisenstien, Akhenaten, Bowie, Thomas Jefferson, William Blake, Waterhouse, St. Teresa, Peter Murphy, Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, Mozart, Friedrich, Turner, Joan of Arc, The Madonna, Vincent Price, Addams, My Family, Robert Smith, Emily Bronte, Nefertiti, Einstein, Aten-Ra, Arturis Rex Dux Bellorum, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, Björk, Wyatt Perko, Cocteau, and Jessica Lackey. Favorite color other than black: Dark Green, Dark Red, Gray, and Silver Previous Projects: Stone Pale Gods, Culture Shock, Founding member of the Crüxshadows Favorite Video Games: Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II, and Tomb Raider III; The Adventures of Lara Croft. Likes: Emotion, Compassion, Cemeteries, Sincerity, Lollipops, Cream Soda, Milk Shakes, Eggs over hard-burnt on the edges, Creativity, Sexuality, Violin/String Music, Painting, Piña Colada Flavor, Sculptures, Video Games, Sugar, Scooby Doo (without Scrappy!), Poetry, My ASR-10, My dog "Roman", Rats, Egyptology, Romanticism, Wings (all kinds), Shadows, Dreams, Ice Cream, Loyalty, Beauty, Imagination, and the sublime. Dislikes: Rudeness, Hypocrisy, Onions, Anything with Caffeine, Drug Abuse, Hatefulness, Smoking, Prejudice, Alcohol, Frozen Vegetables, Closemindedness, Religious Fundamentalism, Chocolate, Nintendo 64. Measurements: "Excuse me???"
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Name: Rachel McDonnell Birthdate: 12/20/75 Instruments: Keyboard(EMAX II & ASR-10) and Violin Quote: "I can't come up with anything profound, especially when asked." Lived: No Favorite
Touring Experience:
Playing hopscotch on the side of an unnamed highway Inspiration: TBA Favorite color other than black: Purple Previous Projects: Invaders From A Forbidden Planet and the FSU University Symphony Orchestra. Favorite Video Games: Tekken 3 & Final Fantasy VII Likes: TBA Dislikes: TBA Measurements: "I have none. I exist in only 1 dimension."
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Name: Chris Brantley Birthdate: 12/23/70 Instruments: Keyboard(EPS) and Synthesizer(JP-8000) Quote: "Oh, God!" Lived: Sometimes Favorite Touring Experience: Seeing New York City for the first time. Inspiration: Star Trek Favorite color other than black: Purple (DARK) Previous Projects: Unemployed Favorite
Video Games:
Half-Life, Unreal Tournament, and Likes: Italian Food, Anything that flies, Boating, and Sailing. Dislikes: Horror Flicks and Bad Grammar Measurements: No comment
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Name: Stacey Birthdate: 5/1/77 Instruments: Guitar & vocals (backing) Quote: "Nothing falls like darkness chasing the sun into the sea..." Lived: VA & FL Favorite Touring Experience: "Remember that time that...oh wait ....I'm new....can we come back to this question?" Inspiration: Sinead O'Conner, Switchblade Symphony, NIN, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Anne Rice, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Nicks, Salvador Dali, H.R. Giger, Horror films, My Dog (He's very inspirational), My mother. Favorite color other than black: Purple and Red. Previous Projects: Spider Lilies, Shih-Tzu marmalade, Stacey Campbell (solo project) Favorite
Video Games:
Zelda, Resident Evil series, Area 51, and that throw the Basketball
in the hoop thing...does that count? Likes: art, painting, running, animals, affection, nice people, The Tallahassee Gothic Football League, Dancing, reading, Wicca, Guitar, candles, Chips and Salsa, SOBEs, Tofu and vegetables Szechuan style with extra Broccoli (Stacey is Vegan!!!), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena, Storms, Woods, Mountains, Trees, Scooby-Doo, foggy mornings, foggy mornings after sex, Virginia in the spring and summer, playing in the snow, & computers. Dislikes:
Creepy guys, Racism, Sexism, Hatred, Fake people, mean People, things
that make my stomach hurt, coughing, being sick, stuff that breaks,
lying, laziness, dirty/filthy/non-bathers!, computer errors. Measurements: I prefer above average, but its how you use it that counts...
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