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The Iron Cross band was started in 2015 by Andrei Cerbu, because he wanted to play Heavy Metal. He was listening to the “parents” of this music style, like Iron Maiden, when he got the idea of making a teen band which could have limitless energy and ROCK the crowd! They appeared on many stages in Romania, opening for groups like Trooper & Phoenix.
Unfortunately, in 2017, several of the original band members moved on to other parts of their lives. So this project had to be left behind, but not forever!
The year 2019 knocked at the door and Andrei felt that it was time for a new beginning. He brought the band back to life with new members, all of them ready to ROCK! All the band members are from Iasi, Romania.
In 2018, The Iron Cross released their first album, “Go Away”, which has 7 songs. Unfortunately, because of the break this project had, it took 2 years to make an official release on all platforms of this album. You can find it on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc. You can also check it by clicking the photo on the right.
Lead Guitar: @Andrei Cerbu - The Voodoo Child
Vocals: @Andreea Munteanu - Singer
Bass: Matei Gasner
Drums: George Pintilii
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Iron Cross (American band)
Origin Washington D.C.
Genres Punk rock, street punk, Oi!
Years active 1980-2012
Labels Dischord Records, Skinflint Records, Koi Records, 13th State Records, Teenage Heart Records, Lost And Found Records, GMM Records
Members Sab Grey
Dante Ferrando
Mark Haggerty
John Falls
Wendel Blow
John Dunn
Paul Cleary
Scotty Powers
Dimitri Medevev†
Mark Linskey
Shadwick Wilde
Joey Nails
Iron Cross was a punk rock band from Washington D.C. They played a rough form of street punk and the first band in the US to adopt the skinhead look and the Oi! musical style. Some of its members had close ties to the Washington hardcore punk subculture, due to its relationship with other hardcore bands, with Ian Mackaye, and with Dischord Records. Singer Sab Grey was one of the many roommates in the Dischord House in Arlington, Virginia. The band's name, and the fact that most of its members were skinheads, led to accusations of fascism, which Grey and others in the band and the original D.C. skins, always denied, declaring that they "hate Nazis".
Career
Iron Cross formed in 1980, when Dante Ferrando met Sab Grey. Ferrando was previously in the band Broken Cross with Mark Haggerty. When Grey and Ferrando decided to start a new band, Grey suggested the name Iron Cross. The first line-up consisted of Grey on lead vocals, Haggerty on guitar, Ferrando on drums and John Falls on bass guitar. This lineup lasted a very short time, with Falls leaving after Iron Cross's early show at American University. After Falls' departure, the band went through two more bassists before settling on Wendel Blow, the former bassist for the D.C. hardcore punk band State of Alert.The only non-skinhead in the band was Ferrando, who maintained a spiky punk hairstyle.The band's fourth lineup lasted until just after the recording of their first EP, Skinhead Glory. That EP features their signature song "Crucified", which was later covered by many Oi! and hardcore bands.
After Blow left the band, he was replaced by John Dunn. Dunn had been an original member of the D.C. skins and was close friends with the band's members. Dunn left the band just before the release of their second EP, Hated and Proud.[6] He was replaced by Paul Cleary, who was a founding member of the D.C. bands Trenchmouth and Black Market Baby. The 1982 Dischord Records compilation Flex Your Head introduced three Iron Cross songs to an audience beyond the eastern United States.[4]
In 1985, after further line-up changes that left Grey as the only original member of Iron Cross, the band broke up. Ferrando formed the band Gray Matter with Haggerty. Haggerty went on to play with the bands 3 and Severin. Ferrando also played in the band Ignition and is now the owner of the D.C. club The Black Cat. Falls joined the band Egypt Central.
New line-up
In 2001, Iron Cross re-released their EPs and previously-unreleased material in the form of the full-length CD Live For Now. Grey played with The Royal Americans (a rockabilly-style band).
A split release with British Oi! band Combat 84 was planned for release on GMM Records in 2002,although this recording never materialized. The mini-album Two Piece and a Biscuit, featuring four songs from Iron Cross and three from The Royal Americans, was released in 2007 on 13th State Records.
By 2009, the line-up was: Sab Grey on vocals, Scotty Powers on drums, Dimitri Medevev (d. 2012) on bass, Mark Linskey on guitar and Shadwick Wilde on guitar. This group recorded two songs for a split EP with the band Keyside Strick, which Koi Records released as Koi Records Split Vol. 5.
In 2012, Skinflint Records released the Iron Cross EP Est. 1980.
"Crucified"
In the mid 1980s, New York hardcore band Agnostic Front began covering "Crucified", a song from the Iron Cross EP Skinhead Glory. Agnostic Front included studio versions of the song on their Liberty and Justice For... and Something's Gotta Give albums. Grey's lyrics refer to being ridiculed for being different, being blamed for society's ills, being accused of violence, and to intolerance because of the actions of others. The metaphor of being crucified resonated with Communist, anarchist, and apolitical skinheads who were sick of being labelled as neo-Nazis. White Power sympathizers and fascists who called themselves skinheads also identified with the song due to backlash they received for their reactionary and racist ideology. "Crucified" has become an anthem for both factions of skinheads worldwide. Live audiences have taken to adding a chant of "skinhead army!" to the chorus, a line not included in the band's original recording.
Go Away
The Iron Cross Lyrics
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Lost in the darkness, screaming at you
You're sick of this feeling, what can I do
All you can dream of I gave to you
Say louder ,,It's over!" I'm happy too
The moon took those memories I shared with you
The night whispers softly, I'm not a fool
But I slowly die and I hate you
Go away go away I don't want you to stay
Go away go away I need to find my own way
Go away go away so please leave me and go away
You used to hold my hand, I was your light
To guide you to your place into the night
I read and I'm burning the letters you write
They lie and they make me feel out of my mind
Now I'm moving on and I'm sure I am right
You don't deserve me, you lost the fight
I swear I will search for and yeah I will find
A man who can love me cause you were blind
Go away go away I don't care what you say
Go away go away I don't want you to stay
Go away go away I need to find my own way
Go away go away so please leave me and go away
The Iron Cross's song Go Away is a powerful anthem of moving on from a toxic relationship. The singer in the song is someone who has been hurt and betrayed by the person they loved. The lyrics reflect the emotional turmoil of the singer as they try to come to terms with the end of the relationship. The singer declares that they do not believe in love anymore and that they do not want anything to do with the person who hurt them. The lyrics are full of pain and anger, as the singer tries to make sense of what has happened to them.
In stanza one, the singer talks about how they are lost in the darkness and screaming at the person who hurt them. The person is sick of the feeling and cannot bear to be with them anymore. The singer has given all they can dream of to the person they love, but it is not enough. In the second stanza, the singer discusses how they used to be the light for the person. They would guide them through the darkness and hold their hand. But now, they have burned the letters the person has written to them and moved on. They are sure they are right and will find someone who can love them the way they deserve.
In conclusion, The Iron Cross's song Go Away is a powerful anthem for anyone who has been hurt by love. The lyrics are straightforward and honest, and the emotions they convey are raw and brutal. The song delivers a message of hope and resilience to those who need it most.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't believe in love, neither in you
I don't trust love or you, I don't think love exists and I don't believe in us anymore
Lost in the darkness, screaming at you
I feel lost and isolated in the darkness, trying to scream to make you understand the pain I'm going through
You're sick of this feeling, what can I do
You are tired of our relationship and I don't know how to fix this, I feel helpless
All you can dream of I gave to you
I gave you everything you ever dreamed of, all of my love and affection
Say louder ,It's over!' I'm happy too
If you say 'It's over' louder, I'll be happy too because I'll finally be able to move on from this relationship
The moon took those memories I shared with you
The moon has taken away the memories I shared with you and I'm struggling to forget about them
The night whispers softly, I'm not a fool
The night is quiet and peaceful but I'm not a fool, I know what happened between us
But I slowly die and I hate you
I feel like I'm slowly dying inside and I hate you for what you did to me
Go away go away I don't care what you say
I want you to leave and I don't care what you say about it, I just want you gone
Go away go away I don't want you to stay
I don't want you to stay with me anymore, I need to move on and live my life without you
Go away go away I need to find my own way
I need to find my own path and make my own decisions, without you influencing my choices
Go away go away so please leave me and go away
Please leave me alone and go away, I need to heal and move on without you
You used to hold my hand, I was your light
We used to be so close, you held my hand and I guided you through the dark times
To guide you to your place into the night
I helped you find your way and gave you comfort during the difficult times
I read and I'm burning the letters you write
I've read the letters you sent me and I'm burning them as a symbolic act of moving on and letting go
They lie and they make me feel out of my mind
The letters are lies and they make me feel crazy, like I can't trust my own thoughts or emotions
Now I'm moving on and I'm sure I am right
I'm finally able to move on from our relationship and I know it's the right decision for me
You don't deserve me, you lost the fight
You don't deserve my love and affection, you lost the battle to keep our relationship alive
I swear I will search for and yeah I will find
I promise to search for someone who truly loves and cares for me, and I know I will find that person
A man who can love me cause you were blind
I'm looking for someone who can truly love me because you were blind to my needs and feelings
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Andreea Munteanu
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@spoalx611
I just found The Iron Cross earlier today, and I got addicted listening to their cover songs. I listened to everyone now listening to their originals. Just keep then coming THE IRON CROSS on your IRON THRONE..🔥🔥🔥🔥
@robertscheapguitarplaying2264
Andrei Cerbu and all the members in Iron Cross....this song is excellent. Good beat, good rythym, well written, great singing, very precise guitar, and catchy sound, everything a good hard rock/ metal song should have. It's too bad this is not on the radio, it's good enough, actually better than most I have heard. I know I'm 2 years late commenting, but this rocks. Keep your heart in the music, and you will all go far.
@richardlaughren541
A young group that is chasing there dream there is no limit all of you are awesome I hope one day that u come to Pennsylvania, USA I started listening to iron cross about 2 months ago the 70s 80s and the 90s was my era of. Long hair bands hope u make it to become big and being on tour. U have so much enthusiasm.
@Resvrgam
It's 2020 and I am now just learning about this epic band! I feel like I'm very late to an insanely awesome party! Your covers are amazing so hearing original content makes me an even bigger fan now! This kicks so much ass.
@MarkusofAtlantis
Don't feel bad, I just discovered them tonight while listening to Nightwish. They are really good!