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Verra Cruz
12+ albums
hard rockrockProgressive rockblueschristian
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Biography from band website http://www.verracruz.com/ Verra Cruz are: Marc James - Vocal, Guitar, Lap Steel Jimmy Cooke - Drums Nick Bright - Bass Guitar Verra Cruz are a hard rocking British trio originally from St Albans, a small town just north of London, UK. Singer / guitarist / lap-steel player Marc James formed the band in the late 90's with drummer Jimmy Cooke as an outlet for his growing collection of brilliantly crafted songs. Nick Bright (bass) joined the band in September 2000. Together they are a powerful, tight and passionate live band and have a large and loyal fan base. They have toured hard and appeared at festivals as far away as South Africa - which they toured in September 2001. Since summer 2000 Verra Cruz have also played in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, as well as playing all over the UK. Growing interest in the band in the US lead to a series of shows in LA and New York in April 2003. They then returned to play festivals in Sweden and Germany, as well as a showcase at In The City in Manchester. In June of 2003, Verra Cruz recorded sessions with US rock producer Jason Corsaro (Soundgarden/Soulfly). Jason's involvement with the band came about after hearing a demo and believing them to be the most exciting band he had heard since the early 90's. The sessions were engineered by Matthew Ollivier (Doves) and mastered by Howie Weinberg as a favour to Jason. They became the Soul Collides EP whic
