Mark Cross

[Life.Drumming.Death]

Well it just so happens that I'm a drummer who is hooked on this band. Firewind kills. Mark Cross is truly one of the greatest metal drummer's i've heard in a long time.

Can't wait to see him at the two shows there playing here in New York. Maybe I could get a lesson or meet Mark, who knows.

Any other drummers here?

 

[GusG_Wannabe]

Sorry, I'm a guitarist which I think the most ppl are in here =( But I've also played piano for 10 years

 

[Metal_Machientje]

I'm a drummer too

 

[Metaldrumz]

No I couldnt possibly be a drummer.

 

[Rory]

I met Mark in Paris and he is a top guy, I'm sure he'll be pretty happy to chat to you in New York mate

I know nothing about drumming so I tend to associate great drummers with speed, so I can't comment on Mark's drumming

 

[hsinn3r]

super nice and cool guy, met him in athens

 

[Kirst-ehhh]

I don't play any 'metal' instruments.

Instead I play violin (which I've played for about 7 years now) ^_^



I think Mark Cross is an amazing drummer too. Would love to meet him. Would love to meet all of Firewind but it just doesn't seem like it's meant to bloody be! Although I did see Gus in a phonebox one time before a gig...but I didn't want to invade his privacy and just go barging up to him! Heh!

Heh.



xx Kirsty

 

[Metal_Machientje]

He is amazing on the latest album. But when I've seen them live it was not that impressive. Some small mistakes (nothing big of course and most people will not hear this, but when you are a drummer too you hear it)

 

[Craig fae Glasgow]

I spoke to Mark for a few minutes at the Glasgow gig in January. Very nice guy, chatted away about a few things for a bit. Great drummer too. Probably not as good as Stian, though.

 

[Kirst-ehhh]

Mark Cross - SOUNDEST guy ever.



xx Kirsty

 

[Rory]

Mark Cross - SOUNDEST guy ever.



xx Kirsty

Agree with that, what an ace guy

 

[Σοφία]

HEY EVERYONE LOOK! MARK'S LIFE!

2006 - March - Festival start
- February - recording of the new Firewind album
- February - recording of Saracen album "Vox in Exelso"
- Jan/Feb - recordings of God's Army
2005 – Dec - shows with God's Army - DVD live recording
- launch of new band God’s Army

- September 26 – SAE recording seminar

- July/August recording of Hugo’s Cross fusion project

- April 19 - May 6 - European Tour with At Vance "inside the Monster" Tour *Brainstorm"
- April 11, release of At Vance's new CD "Chained" by AFM Records

2004 - May - shows with Spitfire
- Writing material for own solo project
- August/October - Drum sessions in the UK for Winters Bane's new CD
- April - joined US metal band Winters Bane
- March - SAE drum clinics

2003 - December - Recordings for Mike K. in Athens Greece. Release scheduled for 2005
- May - 12th, release of "Helloween's "Rabbit don't come easy" by Nuclear Blast records.
- March - SAE drum clinics

2002 - Early September - Studio recordings with Helloween
- July/August - several gigs with Electric Eye
- June - Pre Production of Helloween's "Rabbit don't come easy"

2001 - November - Video & DVD release of Metalium's 'Metalian Attack - Part I by Locomotive Music with the entire documentation of their 2 year existence, including a 6 track live CD from the S.O.T. 2000 tour.

- In September he parted ways with Metalium and joined German pumpkins Helloween

- Festivals in the summer with Metalium.

2000 - December - Germany drum clinic
- October 14, Kingdom Come "too" release by Eagle Rock Entertainment" - Spitfire records, UK.
- October - December, Metalium's "State Of Triumph" European tour
- June - July, festivals with Metalium
- August - Japan by Avalon/Marquee. USA by Pavement records
- Metalium release dates in Europe: 26th of June by Massacre records
- In March he recorded the drums for Kingdom Come's 8th studio album "Too"
- January, recordings for Metalium's second album "State of triumph, chapter II".

1999 - Festivals "Rock Wave Athens" & several concerts during the winter of ’99 in the south of Europe with Nightfall. During this year he moved to Germany and joined forces with the German- American power metal band Metalium.

1998 - Late October he recorded the drums on Nightfall's fourth album "Diva Futura" and CD single “Electronegative”, which were recorded and co-produced by J.P.Genkel (Cradle of Filth, Therion, Lacrimosa, Seven Witches, Metalium, Kingdom Come etc. at the Impuls recording studios in Hamburg, Germany.

- Summer - Spitfire Tour

1997 - Joined Greece's best-known hard rock band Spitfire. New recordings at Magna Carta studio.

1995/96 - Played with cover bands (Anonymous - Take 3) for two years

1995 - Returned to Greece and built the recording studio The Magna Carta.

1993 - Recordings and tour with Mike Rakintzis featuring Deep Purple's front man Ian Gillan.
End of 1993 moved to Los Angeles, USA

1992 - He took some time off to get a band together and formed the band Bad Habit, who opened for the Ramones and played the Gillan/Rakintzis shows the following year.

1990/91 - Early 1990 he parted ways with Magna Carta and joined Greek pop star Anna Vissi & Nick Carr for a period of two years. 98 shows at the REX Theatre Athens, 21 shows in Salonica and 75 sold out shows around Greece.

1988/89 - Writing, recording & release of first album of Magna Carta - early 1990 - Promotion & concerts in Greece.

1987 – explored the German music market for a few months, returned to Greece and performed with local popular rock artist V.Papaconstantinou on 35 shows in the country.

1986 - Scraptowns third release, featuring the no 1 hit single Viva Sahara. Promotion & club tour through the Cote dÁzur, France.

1985 - First professional recording on a movie soundtrack entitled "Time of Growing", featuring Julie Massino, composed by D. Papadimitriou. Joined the Greek rock band Scraptown

1984 - basic training in sound engineering at the SAE (School of Audio Engineering) in Vienna AUS for 6 months and started working as a part time engineer at Northlight Studios in Athens, Greece.

1983 - established himself in the Greek record industry as a session musician.

1982 - recorded first own demo.

1980 - formed own band and organized High School gigs.

 

[GusG_Wannabe]

HEY EVERYONE LOOK! MARK'S LIFE!

2006 - March - Festival start
- February - recording of the new Firewind album
- February - recording of Saracen album "Vox in Exelso"
- Jan/Feb - recordings of God's Army
2005 – Dec - shows with God's Army - DVD live recording
- launch of new band God’s Army

- September 26 – SAE recording seminar

- July/August recording of Hugo’s Cross fusion project

- April 19 - May 6 - European Tour with At Vance "inside the Monster" Tour *Brainstorm"
- April 11, release of At Vance's new CD "Chained" by AFM Records

2004 - May - shows with Spitfire
- Writing material for own solo project
- August/October - Drum sessions in the UK for Winters Bane's new CD
- April - joined US metal band Winters Bane
- March - SAE drum clinics

2003 - December - Recordings for Mike K. in Athens Greece. Release scheduled for 2005
- May - 12th, release of "Helloween's "Rabbit don't come easy" by Nuclear Blast records.
- March - SAE drum clinics

2002 - Early September - Studio recordings with Helloween
- July/August - several gigs with Electric Eye
- June - Pre Production of Helloween's "Rabbit don't come easy"

2001 - November - Video & DVD release of Metalium's 'Metalian Attack - Part I by Locomotive Music with the entire documentation of their 2 year existence, including a 6 track live CD from the S.O.T. 2000 tour.

- In September he parted ways with Metalium and joined German pumpkins Helloween

- Festivals in the summer with Metalium.

2000 - December - Germany drum clinic
- October 14, Kingdom Come "too" release by Eagle Rock Entertainment" - Spitfire records, UK.
- October - December, Metalium's "State Of Triumph" European tour
- June - July, festivals with Metalium
- August - Japan by Avalon/Marquee. USA by Pavement records
- Metalium release dates in Europe: 26th of June by Massacre records
- In March he recorded the drums for Kingdom Come's 8th studio album "Too"
- January, recordings for Metalium's second album "State of triumph, chapter II".

1999 - Festivals "Rock Wave Athens" & several concerts during the winter of ’99 in the south of Europe with Nightfall. During this year he moved to Germany and joined forces with the German- American power metal band Metalium.

1998 - Late October he recorded the drums on Nightfall's fourth album "Diva Futura" and CD single “Electronegative”, which were recorded and co-produced by J.P.Genkel (Cradle of Filth, Therion, Lacrimosa, Seven Witches, Metalium, Kingdom Come etc. at the Impuls recording studios in Hamburg, Germany.

- Summer - Spitfire Tour

1997 - Joined Greece's best-known hard rock band Spitfire. New recordings at Magna Carta studio.

1995/96 - Played with cover bands (Anonymous - Take 3) for two years

1995 - Returned to Greece and built the recording studio The Magna Carta.

1993 - Recordings and tour with Mike Rakintzis featuring Deep Purple's front man Ian Gillan.
End of 1993 moved to Los Angeles, USA

1992 - He took some time off to get a band together and formed the band Bad Habit, who opened for the Ramones and played the Gillan/Rakintzis shows the following year.

1990/91 - Early 1990 he parted ways with Magna Carta and joined Greek pop star Anna Vissi & Nick Carr for a period of two years. 98 shows at the REX Theatre Athens, 21 shows in Salonica and 75 sold out shows around Greece.

1988/89 - Writing, recording & release of first album of Magna Carta - early 1990 - Promotion & concerts in Greece.

1987 – explored the German music market for a few months, returned to Greece and performed with local popular rock artist V.Papaconstantinou on 35 shows in the country.

1986 - Scraptowns third release, featuring the no 1 hit single Viva Sahara. Promotion & club tour through the Cote dÁzur, France.

1985 - First professional recording on a movie soundtrack entitled "Time of Growing", featuring Julie Massino, composed by D. Papadimitriou. Joined the Greek rock band Scraptown

1984 - basic training in sound engineering at the SAE (School of Audio Engineering) in Vienna AUS for 6 months and started working as a part time engineer at Northlight Studios in Athens, Greece.

1983 - established himself in the Greek record industry as a session musician.

1982 - recorded first own demo.

1980 - formed own band and organized High School gigs.

Damn, how you get all this info? you a friend of firewind or what? =)

 

[Rory]

Damn, how you get all this info? you a friend of firewind or what? =)

I've a feeling that that's from Mark's website

 

[GusG_Wannabe]

but still^^
Always her who comes up with all the news^^

 

[Metal_Machientje]

but still^^
Always her who comes up with all the news^^

I guess she is just fast !

 

[Kirst-ehhh]

I just never think to come on here and post it I guess, otherwise I'd be fastest


xx Kirsty

 

[GusG_Wannabe]

I just never think to come on here and post it I guess, otherwise I'd be fastest


xx Kirsty

suuuuure