🕯️ The Black Cross – Dirty Black Summer (Remastered)

“The fire still burns. The shadows still sing.”

The Black Cross returns to the altar of sin and sound with Dirty Black Summer (Remastered), a reimagined descent through Danzig’s infernal legacy — now reborn in cinematic gothic metal form.
Every track has been sharpened, deepened, and rebirthed with the band’s signature blend of dark ritual and raw emotion.

The remastered collection ignites classics like “Her Black Wings,” “Sistinas,” and “Am I Demon,” alongside newly rewritten incarnations — “The Hunter (New Version),” “Going Down To Die (New Version),” and “She Rides (New Version)”. Each one transformed into darker, more unholy reflections of their original form.

Two brand-new offerings complete the invocation:
🩸 “Devil’s Plaything” — a seductive hymn of pain and pleasure.
🐍 “Serpentia” — Lilith’s venomous song of rebirth and sin.

Dirty Black Summer (Remastered) is not nostalgia — it’s resurrection. A ritual in sound where every note bleeds, and every word burns.

She Rides (New Version)

Father (Remastered)

The Hunter (New Version)

Until You Call On The Dark (Remastered)

Going Down To Die (New Version)

Devil’s Plaything

Serpentia

🔥 The Black Cross proudly present “Ashes of Her Name” — a song once again born from the haunting inspiration of our dear friend and brother, Bryce Bushnell. What began as a fragment of melody and emotion became a requiem of lost love — a dark, beautiful ballad where sorrow and devotion intertwine like smoke and flame. Bryce handed us the spark, and together we forged it into something eternal.

1. Acoustic Version
The acoustic version strips the veil from the pain — gentle guitars, slow bass, and hollow echoes create an atmosphere of mourning. It’s intimate and fragile, like reading a love letter found in the ashes. Every word trembles between devotion and despair, carrying Bryce’s original emotion in its purest form.

2. Michael Version
Michael’s rendition turns the lament into confession. With heavier acoustic layers, deeper bass, and a storm of emotion beneath every word, it bleeds gothic melancholy. This version captures the anguish of love lost — not through rage, but through the weight of remembrance.

3. Lilith Version
Lilith transforms the song into something spectral — her voice gliding like a ghost through candlelit ruins. “Ashes of Her Name” becomes a nocturnal prayer, where love transcends death itself. It’s haunting, seductive, and mournful — a farewell whispered to the darkness.

Ashes Of Her Name (Acoustic)

Ashes Of Her Name (Lilith Version)

Ashes Of Her Name

Testament Of The Damned

The Black Cross is a gothic metal band conjuring soundscapes steeped in darkness, mysticism, and cinematic intensity. Formed as a ritualistic union of heavy riffs, haunting melodies, and baroque aesthetics, the band blends elements of hard rock, doom, punk, and darkwave into a force both brutal and beautiful.

Led by frontman Michael on vocals and guitar, the five-member coven includes the enigmatic Lilith (synth & vocals), the shadowy axe-wielder Cain (rhythm guitar), brooding low-end guardian Malach (bass), and the fierce and relentless Abaddon (drums). Each member represents a different facet of the band’s occult-inspired persona.

Their debut album The Chapel of Shadows introduced a new liturgy of sonic storytelling — songs like Velvet Crucifix, The Seraphim Lie, and Darkness Is My Friend explore themes of sin, salvation, and the sacred in decay. With theatrical visuals, powerful live performances, and an ever-expanding mythology, The Black Cross is more than a band — it's a resurrection in sound.

Listen. Worship. Burn the silence.

Testament Of The Damned

The Black Cross

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