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The Crosses
Outlier

formats: 12 inch, digital, CD
release date: April 17, 2026

co-released with:

  • Spectragram Records
  • Rushmor Records
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Tracklisting:

  1. Nails
  2. Hate Market
  3. Nychthemeron
  4. Natronium
  5. Man in the Trees
  6. I’ll Never Forget You

Engineered, recorded and mixed by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Street Recordings
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
Cover art: Francisco Ramirez at Bureau of Print Research + Design
Layout: Martin Defatte for Guerrilla Digital
Booking: brad@madison-house.com
All songs by The Crosses, except “Man in the Trees” by Die Kreuzen and “I’ll Never Forget You” by Hüsker Dü

For a decade, The Crosses served as the custodians of the Die Kreuzen legacy, bringing those classic songs back to the stage with original vocalist Daniel Kubinski. But after ten years of refining that intensity, the band has evolved. They are no longer just looking back—they are moving forward with a set of original material that carries the same DNA.

The first original recordings from The Crosses featuring the voice of Die Kreuzen. After 10 years of celebrating the legacy, the next chapter begins. Includes members of Dr. Shrinker & Big Laugh.

“Great sounds and performances all around. The mix is amazing, drums are everywhere and vox scream!˝
— Kim Thayil, Soundgarden

“One of the most recognizable voices in rock… and getting even better with age!˝
— Kevn Kinney, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’

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Reviews

Sean Millard, louderthanwar.com

“

Now, The Crosses debut ‘proper’ release, the six-track Outlier EP, is undeniable proof that Kubinski, alongside hardcore luminaries Jim Potter, Christopher Ortiz and Jesse Sieren, are much more than a ‘Kreuzen covers band. They’re taking that catalogue as a jumping off point. They honour it, evolve it and take it into today’s hardcore and metal scene with a grin. Followed by a grimace and a swagger that only 40-odd years of experience can deliver.

Just fifteen and a half minutes of flailing hardcore intensity. Breathless and adrenalized. Oddly fresh but also well-seasoned. All in all, Outliers is a fantastic debut EP from a band of experienced professionals. It’s not nostalgia. It doesn’t have the air of one last punch from the retirement home. It sounds entirely contemporary and unique.

It’s genuinely amazing to me what true visionaries can achieve. Not alone, obviously. The original Die Kreuzen members came together and, through their combined adventurous spirit, defined significant cornerstone sounds for the US underground. And all that that entails. That Kubinski can surround himself a second time with a different band of musicians, equally pioneering and definitive, is nothing short of incredible.

I hope that Outlier is just a taste of what’s to come, and that it comes soon. I’d love to see a new generation of enthusiasts, as well as the tubby, greying nostalgia market, of which I am proudly one, appreciate the amazing work and musicianship that the band are capable of.

Until then, all hail The Crosses. They might just be the saviours of your rock and roll soul.

” Sean Millard, louderthanwar.com