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Barren Cross (Official)
Metal / Rock / Alternative

Let's Rattle Your Cage.



Nashville, Tennessee
United States

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Member Since11/22/2008
Band Websitecoming soon
Band MembersJim LaVerde - Bass
Steve Whitaker - Drums
Ray Parris - Guitars

InfluencesIron Maiden, Rush, Dio, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Van Halen


Booking & Representation

North Coast Agency
133 College Ave 3F, Suite 4
Lancaster, PA 17603
1.866.606.4221
jeff@northcoastagency.com
www.northcoastagency.com


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Steve Whitaker
Drummer
BarrenCrossSteve@hotmail.com


Barren Cross is Sponsored by Curt Mangan Strings


Sounds LikeIron Maiden, Judas Priest


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First off, we want to welcome to you to the official myspace page for Barren Cross. Here you can keep up with what the band is doing in their lives and any future music projects the band may do. It is a place to reflect on the many journeys Barren Cross has been on over the years, and how it still lives on.



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As they say, Rock and Roll never dies. There have been many incarnations of Rock and Roll over the years, but perhaps none as engaging as the music culture that erupted out of the scene in the late seventies and eighties. For the first time it seems Rock and Roll had come into it's own, and become more than a style of music. Perhaps if Rock and Roll never dies, then neither will the forefathers of this edge-defying genre that helped develop the culture we are in today.

Barren Cross, legends in their own right, return to the stage of intensity by inviting the music culture back to Arena Rock once again to prove that rock and roll never dies. They are once again here with a sound that will cause their audience to feel, to be challenged and remind us all of the full scale that rock and roll demands.

Over the years, Barren Cross has seen their share of successes since their start out of High School in 1983. In 1985 their first EP, Believe, a independent release, garnered national attention and trade marking their raw metal sound. The following year, Star Song Records released their first full length, and still widely sought after CD, Rock for the King. 1988 saw a second full-length Release, Atomic Arena, this time on Enigma Records (now Capitol Records) alongside label mates Poison, Ratt, Slayer, Stryper and more.

In 1989, as a follow up to their Enigma debut, they released a third CD, State of Control and a full production Live CD on Medusa Records called Hotter than Hell Live! was released the following year. A few months later, Rock for the King was reissued and has since become a collector's item. Subsequently, the band enjoyed a bit of a break until Barren Cross' last release (to date) in 1994 on Rugged Records, the stylistically evolved, Rattle your Cage.

Besides six major label releases (five of them full-length), Barren Cross earned their stripes through relentless touring in their day. Their sound and full passion for what they do has earned them respect and airplay on VH1, MTV, countless radio stations and several label and metal compilations. For over twenty years, international music magazines have featured the band consistently, confirming with certainty that this is a band that cannot be limited by time or trends.

Their sound is as raw and tight as ever and there is no question that it can only be described as full-fledged rock for the King that will rattle your cage.




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Hot Rodz the Band





Jun 22 2009 2:10 PM

Thanks for ROCKIN' with HOT RODZ !
Heir Jordan





Jun 24 2009 5:47 AM

Just praying for any summer concerts that you have & that this season will be a greater harvest than any other.
VinVanVolt





Jun 26 2009 5:48 PM

Hey guys. Howz everything going? The "BarrenCross 1990" page has been converted to the "VinVanVolt" myspace. Thanks for the memories, I cherish them! Keep rocking for Jesus! He's coming back...soon! Love ya! Vinn
poor, wretched puritan


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Jun 22 2009 12:36 PM

....For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. ....
( 2 Corinthians 4, 16-5-9)
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Jun 21 2009 11:44 AM

PSALM 131

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
Clive





Jun 15 2009 1:34 AM

Thanks for the add!
Stevens 88





Jun 15 2009 2:10 AM

a strong influence in my younger years..
XL of
XL and Death before Dishonor
DEATH RIDERS Double Vengeance 2009 European Tour





Jun 15 2009 5:57 PM

Stay Thrashing!!!!
/Neil T
Heavens Rock, Christian Rock Radio





May 24 2009 3:26 PM

This is Tony from Heavens Rock. We will be going on the air July of this year, and if you would like to send us any music for radio airplay, that would be fantastic! Thanks and God Bless!!!


Tony Phillips
Heavens Rock
80 Leedy Circle
Galax, VA 24333
Phone: Upon Request
Email: heavensrock@yahoo.com
John





Jun 1 2009 10:03 PM

Barren Cross Rocks. Would love to see you guy's tour and go through Michigan. It would be so cool if you went out with Stryper. That would be an awesome show! God bless and Rock on!!!
James Hopkins - Vocalist - Black Mass Rising





Jun 12 2009 11:13 PM

Hey Fellas,

Have a great weekend!!

James

B.M.R
Official 'Friday 13th' Metal Myspace Site





May 18 2009 12:50 PM

Hi there, thanx for ur support with 'Friday 13th', please keep supporting the website. Please spread the word thanx.
Stay METAL and take care.
Jase.

www.friday13thmetal.co.uk
LoveStryper.





May 17 2009 6:09 AM

Hi Barren Cross,

Just dropping by to wish you a blessing sunday,and a great and blessing week.

God bless,from Maria.
Mark Welling ~Drummer~ BLOODGOOD





May 18 2009 4:30 AM

Saw you're lookin' for a singer??? Kinda bummed but I guess I get it. If Steve quits or changes his name...call me! All kidding aside..you guys rock and remain one of my favs. Great people, great hearts for the Lord and great friends! tell Bob Mark said hi...In Christ, Mark Welling
POLLUTION





May 10 2009 12:36 AM

Hey!! How ya doin’?? Thanks for the add!!
Cheers, Luca - Pollution

LoveStryper.





May 2 2009 6:48 AM

Hi Barren Cross,

Thank you so much for add me,
I thank you for your friendship.
I hope you have a blessing weekend and great week.
God bless you.

Greatings from Maria.
Heavens Rock, Christian Rock Radio





May 2 2009 12:43 PM

Thanks For The Add!!!
James Hopkins - Vocalist - Black Mass Rising





May 2 2009 11:52 PM

I hope you are having a great weekend…. We are currently seeking a Prog. Metal Keyboardist. We have a lot of new things coming and hope to be in the studio by July… Our website should be up and running real soon as well. www.BlackMassRising.com So, keep an eye out for some great things!

Best wishes!!

James

B.M.R

connorvan





Apr 30 2009 8:08 PM

Hey guys, Its Vinn. Wanted to stop by and say hello. I wish you the best.
Canardo





Apr 28 2009 7:51 AM

Hey,
Many thanks 4 add. I've been a Barren Cross fan for years now...
Have a great and rockin' week.
Cheers from France.
Canardo
Living the Life!!





Apr 27 2009 6:07 PM

Whats up guys!
CROSS Legacy





Apr 26 2009 9:32 AM

You guys are back... thats awesome... Bring back the fire!!!! Thanks for the friendship and support, greetings from CROSS Legacy India.
God Bless
Johnny Rei





Apr 22 2009 12:53 PM

BROTHER DO YOU THINK
THIS WORLD IS GONNA TURN REVERSE
BECAUSE OF YOU
THAT PEOPLE WILL CHANGE THEIR WAY OF LIFE
AND TURN THEIR FACES ON YOU

SISTER DO YOU ASK ME
WHY YOU NEED TO WALK
THIS ROAD ALL ALONE
WHY THERE IS NO SIGN OF LIFE
NO CARS NO LIGHTS OH NO

JUST SIT DOWN NEXT TO ME
TAKE A REST AND FIND OUT
IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU
BECAUSE OF YOU

Johnny Rei
VinVanVolt





Apr 17 2009 9:16 PM

Hey guys. Long time no hear from. I hope and pray that God blesses you and your families hugely. Please keep me up to date with anything BC or otherwise. I hope that you will record again, but if not keep doing what your doing. He's coming again! The Day is near! Love ya! Vinn
In Memory of Elliot J Matos Jr.12-27-81/09-08-01





Apr 16 2009 11:14 PM

Hi;Welcome to my circle of friends. Thank you for adding my child Elliot's Memorial/Drug Awareness page.Hug's, Elliot's Mom Donna <br /> <br />
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