Dead Cross - Ii (Counterfeit Gold Vinyl VINYL ALBUM)

Dead Cross - Ii (Counterfeit Gold Vinyl VINYL ALBUM) Dead Cross, the four-headed Hydra featuring Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Justin Pearson and Michael Crain, return with the abrasive 9-song album, II, on Oct. 28 via Ipecac Recordings/Liberator Music. The album, while both a raucous hardcore collection, and at times, a politically-charged opus, has its roots in friendship, with the band rallying together after Crain received a surprise cancer diagnosis. In late 2019, Michael Crain was diagnosed with advanced cancer, rallying the bandmates to his care but also opening up the next chapter for the foursome. Crain shares: "Words can’t even begin to describe how much this album means to me. It’s birthed of pain and uncertainty. The slow, excruciatingly painful, and nauseating recovery from cancer treatments were the catalyst for every riff and note on this album. However, my will to live and be with my brothers Justin, Dave, Mike, and co-producer Ross Robinson, got me out of bed and running into the studio every day to get it all on tape.” Pearson added: “That motherfucker was going through chemo when we were tracking. It was brutal to see, and I'm sure far more brutal for him to live through, but the rest of us think that was what helped Crain get through battling cancer. It's there in the music. There is legit power and pain in those songs." Tracklisting SIDE A: 1. Love Without Love 2. Animal Espionage 3. Heart Reformer 4. Strong and Wrong 5. Ants and Dragons SIDE B: 1. Nightclub Canary 2. Christian Missile Crisis 3. Reign of Error 4. Imposter Syndrome