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Whitecross is a [[Christian metal]] band that formed in [[1986]] in [[Chicago]], releasing their first recording the following year. Their early albums, which often invite comparisons to [[Ratt]], are laced with fast, technical [[electric guitar|guitar]] work. With the departure of guitarist [[Rex Carroll]] in [[1992]], the band's sound underwent a drastic change; so much so that many Whitecross fans show a strong preference for either the earlier or later work exclusively.
Whitecross has won three [[Dove Award]]s: two for "Hard music album of the year" with ''Triumphant Return'' (in [[1990]]) and ''In the Kingdom'' (in [[1992]]); and one for "Come unto the Light" from the ''Unveiled'' album, which won "Hard music recorded song of the year" in [[1995]].
In [[1998]], singer Scott Wenzel took a two-year break to do [[missionary|mission]] work in [[South America]], and Whitecross was placed on hiatus. Little happened with the band for seven years, except for a couple of reunion [[gig]]s featuring both Wenzel and Carroll in [[2002]].
In 2005, Scott and Rex reunited to record ''Nineteen Eighty Seven'', which featured re-recordings of nine of the ten songs from their self-titled debut (''You're Mine'' being the exclusion), as well as a re-recording of the song ''Love on the Line'' (previously unavailable on CD) and a new guitar instrumental song by Rex Carroll.
There are plans to record new material for CD release as well as a possibility of Rex doing a guitar solo CD.
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