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Crossingpoint (new recording now up)

central cooling for hardcore

About Me

A brutal synthesis of metal and hardcore with a positive, relevant message.
Passion is not a word you hear all that often any more when it comes to music, but Crossingpoint has it by the tractor-load. They're not making music to be famous, or because it's a good career. They're making music because they need to, because it's etched somewhere deep in their souls. Few dare to test the boundaries, to step outside the accepted and cut their own path in a crowded scene. The band is made up of close friends first and foremost who enjoy making a noise with unbridled pride in their musicianship.

Formed in 1998, Crossingpoint is a shining example of the determination, hard work ethic and do-it-yourself values so characteristic of the bands punk rock roots...using those traits to turn setbacks into starting blocks. Today, these four guys from Durban pump out a spine chilling breed of positive, progressive, and energetic metallic hardcore.

These days heavy music is slowly being embraced by a wider audience, and many bands have watered down their lyrics to suit the potential of a larger audience. Where it used to be about an uncompromising message in response to societal problems, these days it seems to mostly be about the sound, with any sort of message being secondary. Crossingpoint however have stayed true to their roots by playing creative, energy-driven music with a insightful spiritual message that demands application.

"For almost a decade Crossingpoint has been at the forefront of the hardcore scene in South Africa. Their positive sounds and awesome stage presence have inspired many kids to do the windmill and all sorts of other funny dance moves which those hardcore kids love to do. These guys are awesome and they're easy to relate to on stage and off. A friend of mine once said that when you sing about something you love it is much more powerful than singing about something you hate, and being passionate and real about their faith Crossingpoint have spoken the truth, in love, into many people's lives." - Utami Rostoll, Deputy Editor - Truth Magazine

It's hard to go to a Crossingpoint show and leave unchanged. Theirs is a power and a passion that few bands consistently achieve.


In other words.....
We make a heck of a noise, love what we do, have fun, and bring the mosh!
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Music:

Member Since: 5/26/2005
Band Website: crossingpoint.co.za
Band Members:

Guitar: Brandon van Eeden

Vocals: Ray Douglas

Drums: Richard Phipson


Influences:

Shelter
Coalesce
Boysetsfire
Path of Resistance
Botch
The Esoteric
Snapcase
Strife
Refused
Hatebreed
Zao
Underoath
Converge
The Clash
Atari Teenage Riot
The Rise
Unearth
Sick of it all
Darkest Hour
The Chariot
Further Seems Forever
Alexisonfire
Earth Crisis
Norma Jean
Shai Hulud
Haste the Day
Throwdown
He is Legend
Hondo Maclean
August Burns Red
Dillinger Escape Plan
Between the Buried and Me
18 Visions
and a lot of others most people dont listen to these days.


Sounds Like: Loud & noisy. But sometimes not.
Record Label: We put out our own records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Snakes in our Laps

* On our page we currently have 3 versions of the same song, Snakes in our Laps.They are sorted by recording age, with the newest first!The one you should be interested in is the latest one. This is f...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:41:00 PST

New song up

Hey friends- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We have just uploaded a new version of a song you already know, to our Myspace music player.h...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:30:00 PST

Check out this video: Tracing Adams footsteps and dancing on them backwards (live)

Check out this video: Tracing Adam's footsteps and dancing on them backwards (live) Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:07:00 PST

Check out this event: Crossingpoint - fundraiser

Hosted By: Crossingpoint When: Friday Oct 12, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Winston PubClark RdDurban, South AfricaDescription:Crossingpoint Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:36:00 PST

Studio Diary!!!

We start recording our album in studio today and keeping a studio diary of it with videos and pictures! Check it out here: http://www.selfassassination.co.za...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:18:00 PST

Woodstock 9 - Harrismith

For more details on the festival please see: http://www.woodstock.co.za...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:24:00 PST

2 shows in May!

Just a quick heads up on our shows in May:Click to view the event page and RSVP!Click to view the event page and RSVP!Help us make these shows ROCK by adding the flyers to your profileThe code for fly...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Wed, 02 May 2007 04:23:00 PST

Check out this video: Making of 'Adam' music video

Making of 'Adam' music video Add to My Profile | More VideosVideo shot from behind the scenes while shooting footage for our 2nd music video 'Adam' on Wednesday 18 April 2007. This littl...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:02:00 PST

Making of Snakes in our Laps video

On Saturday 14 April we shot scenes for the Snakes in our Laps music video. Starting at 5am and venturing to 8 different locations around Durban. We finished up around 8pm. Very tired and very rocked ...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:07:00 PST

Next show - 4 April

Hey guys and girls********************************************* Thanks so much for throwing down this past Saturday.. Good gracious things were OFF THE HOOK!??. Still reeling from the unity, energy,...
Posted by Crossingpoint (new recording now up) on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:07:00 PST