American Christian hardcore punk and crossover thrash band The Crucified just announced their first show in many years: June 11th. in Costa Rica …
So with this first show announced, it seems that the band will perform again. More shows and hopefully a European tour will follow in the near future, and a new album would also be very welcome. We’ll see what happens in the coming months, we’ll keep you posted.
The Crucified formed in 1984. Its lineup is vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin. The Crucified released three demos “KGB” (1985), “Take up Your Cross” (1986), “Nailed” (1987) two studio albums “The Crucified” (1989), “The Pillars of Humanity” (1991) and one complication “The Complete Collection” (2009). They toured California for the majority of their career and appeared at the Cornerstone Festival outside of Chicago several times. The band broke up in 1993 due to personal differences, but reunited in 2009. In September 2008, the band was able to acquire their music from Ocean Records and put together a commemorative box-set released through Tooth & Nail Records on June 30, 2009. The band also began offering new merchandise on their website and MerchNow. And on November 17, 2009, Tooth & Nail Records re-released the band’s final full-length 1991 release, “The Pillars of Humanity.”
The band played their first show in 14 years on June 14, 2009 at the Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in Diamond Bar, California, and also played at the Cornerstone Festival on the night of July 3, 2009.
The band performed their first show overseas on October 31, 2009 at the Nordic Festival in Oslo, Norway.
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