History Music / TheCruxshadows

* ConceptAlbum: ''Ethernaut'' tells the story of the fall of Troy from the Trojan point of view. Fittingly, the following album, Dreamcypher, references Virgil's Aeneid, about the journey of refugees from Troy to what would later become Rome.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Ethernaut'' tells the story of the fall of Troy from the Trojan point of view.

The lead singer, Rogue, is a trained artist and a huge fan of classical Greek and 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 British accent.

* DarkIsNotEvil: "Leave Me Alone" is an earlier Cruxshadows song about how the Gothic subculture largely represents this trope.

The Cruxshadows are a {{Darkwave}} band from Jacksonville, Florida. While a goth band, their lyrics sound more like a very peppy MotivationalSpeech than the StrawNihilist attitude that the Goth scene's detractors tend to associate with the movement. In keeping with these themes, The Cruxshadows also keep up an aesthetic that is a combination of CyberGoth and PerkyGoth. Their music revolves around fantastical themes, and their music videos often use elements of ScienceFiction. While not explicitly religious, The Cruxshadows' music explores the concepts of divinity and spirituality. Battle metaphors (often drawn from the Greek and Roman classics) are used frequently as well.

The Cruxshadows are a {{Darkwave}} band from Jacksonville, Florida. While a goth band, their lyrics sound more like motivational speeches than the StrawNihilist attitude that the Goth scene's detractors tend to associate with the movement. In keeping with these themes, The Cruxshadows also keep up an aesthetic that is a combination of CyberGoth and PerkyGoth. Their music revolves around fantastical themes, and their music videos often use elements of ScienceFiction. While not explicitly religious, The Cruxshadows' music explores the concepts of divinity and spirituality. Battle metaphors (often drawn from the Greek and Roman classics) are used frequently as well.

* LighterAndSofter: Their DarkerAndEdgier first album, ''Night Crawls In'', is more stereotypically gloomy, spooky and generally "gothic" in content. Their next couple of albums followed suit. Over time, their lyrics have been more and more prone to sound like the contents of an uplifting RousingSpeech in the form of a song.

* NotChristianRock: In an interview, lead singer Rogue stated that the name of the band and the band's logo (which is inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Cross) 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, TheCruxshadows' 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).

* NotChristianRock: In an interview, lead singer Rogue stated that the name of the band and the band's logo (which is inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Cross) 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, TheCruxshadows' themes are intended to represent universal concepts.

[[caption-width-right:226: Live. Love. Be Believe.]]

* SignatureSong: "Winterborn"

The Cruxshadows are a {{Darkwave}} band from Jacksonville, Florida. While a goth band, their lyrics sound like more like motivational speeches than the StrawNihilist attitude that the Goth scene's detractors tend to associate with the movement. In keeping with these themes, The Cruxshadows also keep up an aesthetic that is a combination of CyberGoth and PerkyGoth. Their music revolves around fantastical themes, and their music videos often use elements of ScienceFiction. While not explicitly religious, The Cruxshadows' music explores the concepts of divinity and spirituality. Battle metaphors (often drawn from the Greek and Roman classics) are used frequently as well.

Creator/JohnRingo, Creator/SherrylnKenyon and Caitlin R. Kiernan are huge fans of the band.

Creator/JohnRingo, Creator/SherrilynKenyon and Caitlin R. Kiernan are huge fans of the band.

Creator/JohnRingo and Caitlin R. Kiernan are huge fans of the band.

* ''Echoes and Artifacts/Intercontinental Drift (2001)

Creator/JohnRingo and CaitlinRKiernan are huge fans of the band.

Creator/JohnRingo and Creator/CaitlinRKiernan are huge fans.

The Cruxshadows are a {{Darkwave}} band from Jacksonville, Florida. While a goth band, their lyrics sound like more like motivational speeches than the StrawNihilist attitude that the Goth scene's detractors tend to associate with the movement. In keeping with these themes, The Cruxshadows also keep up an aesthetic that is a combination of CyberGoth and PerkyGoth. Their music revolves around fantastical themes, and their music videos often use elements of ScienceFiction. While not explicitly religious, The Cruxshadows' music explores the concepts of divinity and spirituality. Battle metaphors (often drawn from the Greek and Roman classics) are used frequently as well. The lead singer Rogue, is a trained artist and a huge fan of classical Greek and 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 British accent. Creator/JohnRingo and Creator/CaitlinRKiernan are huge fans.