History Music / TheCruxshadows

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%%* FiveManBand:
%%** TheLeader: Rogue.
%%** TheLancer: David.
%%** {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Pyromantic.
%%** {{The Big G|uy}}irl: Jessica.
%%** TheChick: Johanna.
%%** SixthRanger: Victoria.

* BlueBlood: Rogue was revealed to be from this kind of background after his real name, Virgil Roger du Pont III, was revealed on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} and in the media. It is usually not considered good form to mention this around the band or their fans.

* NotChristianRock: In an interview, lead singer Rogue (who comes from a [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Catholic]] background) stated that the name of the band and the band's logo (which is inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Cross -- also infamously appropriated by Industrial musicians and infamous trolls ''Psychic TV'') are inspired by a story about the followers of Christ who stood in the shadow of the cross. However, in spite of several songs that talk about or explicitly mention God, The Cruxshadows' themes are intended to represent universal concepts. (For example, the "shadow of the cross" anecdote is meant as a metaphor for social outsiders in general.)

* FilkSong: The song "Matchstick Girl" is based on Creator/HansChristianAndersen's ''Literature/TheLittleMatchGirl.''
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Rogue.
** TheLancer: David.
** {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Pyromantic.
** {{The Big G|uy}}irl: Jessica.
** TheChick: Johanna.
** SixthRanger: Victoria.

The lead singer Rogue is a trained artist and a huge fan of classical [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek]] and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]] mythology, which are mentioned frequently in The Cruxshadows' work. He is the only constant member of the band, as the other members tend to be PutOnABus, or suffer from ChuckCunninghamSyndrome. Rogue is mostly known for his spider-like gothic hairstyle and singing in what sounds suspiciously like a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] accent.

* BilingualBonus: ''Echoes and Artifacts'' includes a [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} German]] version of the song "Deception."

* ConceptAlbum: ''Ethernaut'' tells the story of the fall of Troy from the Trojan point of view. Fittingly, the following album, ''[=DreamCypher=],'' references Creator/{{Virgil}}'s Literature/TheAeneid, about the journey of refugees from Troy to what would later become [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Rome.]]

** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Pyromantic.
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Jessica.

* OrpheanRescue: "Eurydice" retells the story of the TropeNamer, also referenced in "Orphean Wing".

* PowerBallad: "Walk Away" on ''Telemetry of a Fallen Angel,'' "Spectators" and "Go Away" on ''Wishfire,'' "A Stranger Moment" on ''Ethernaut,'' "Matchstick Girl" on ''As the Dark Against My Halo,'' and the acoustic version of "Winterborn."

* Victoria Whitford - guitars

** TheLancer: Mike.

** SixthRanger: David.

* Rogue – Lead vocals
* Mike Perez - Guitar
* Jen "Pyromantic" Jawidzik – Keyboards
* Johanna Moresco – Violin
* David Russell Wood – Violin
* Jessica Lackey – E-Drums

* OrpheanRescue: ''Eurydice'' retells the story of the TropeNamer

* CosmicMotifs: Both ''Telemetry of a Fallen Angel'' and ''Astromythology'' (especially "Singularities") feature outer space as a narrative backdrop, representing a sense of loneliness, fear, and emptiness that their protagonists must confront in order to better themselves and save others.

* DramaticSpaceDrifting: A large portion of the story concept of ''Telemetry of a Fallen Angel'' is about a lost satellite adrift in space. The idea is revisited in ''Astromythology'', which features a narrator adrift in space, describing their feelings of hope and fear.