One of the most significant metal bands in Australia in the early part of the 1990s, Cruciform could have gone on to take a serious role on the worldwide stage but internal conflicts sadly tore the group apart on the verge of international recognition. A slow and epic death/doom band, Cruciform's diverse arrangements and instrumental proficiency ranked them highly, even drawing fans from outside the usual metal circles, and the brilliant Atavism was the first release on the then fledgling Warhead Records. After this the shape of the band began to change with Moth being replaced by Matt Seldon and Simon Gruer being brought into the fold on vocals and keyboards. Cruciform's contribution to the Warhead Volume 1 CD brought them serious attention from overseas but the wheels began to fall off. A headlining appearance at the 1995 Metal for the Brain festival was cancelled when the rhythm section left the band and before long Cruciform was no more. A very sad loss. Gruer has since continued with Avrigus. Seldon and Lenton are now members of Sydney post-rock band Sh'mantra with former Aftermath guitarist Alex Hole.
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Atavism (EP) (Warhead) 1993 |
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Leon Kelly (guitar) |
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