Debut EPs and self-titled release (2011–2014) Having recorded together previously,
Deftones singer
Chino Moreno began recording with childhood friend and neighbor
Shaun Lopez of the band
Far, as well as Chuck Doom. their
debut EP was released for free on August 2, 2011, with a higher quality version made available for purchase on their website. Crosses contributed a previously unreleased song titled "The Years" to the
Batman: Arkham City – The Album, the soundtrack to the game of the same name. It was also featured in the game's Joker trailer. A second EP from Crosses was released on January 24, 2012. In 2012, Crosses played
Lollapalooza Chile in
Santiago as well as the
Quilmes Rock festival in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Crosses released a vinyl single, including the tracks "Option" and "Telepathy" from their first two EPs, for
Record Store Day 2012. The band also released an official remix of the
Rob Zombie song, "
Dragula", appearing on Zombie's 2012 album
Mondo Sex Head. At the end of 2012, "Telepathy" appeared on the soundtrack for video game
Need for Speed: Most Wanted. A postulated third Crosses EP was not released, and Moreno put Crosses temporarily on hold while he concluded work with Deftones (the album
Koi No Yokan, issued in November 2012) and another side project,
Palms, with ex-members of
Isis (releasing their debut album,
Palms, in June 2013). In September 2013, Crosses signed with Sumerian Records. In October 2013, Crosses announced that a full-length album was set to be released on November 26, 2013, through Sumerian, and also posted the new track "The Epilogue" online for streaming. On November 25, the day before the intended release date, the new track "Bitches Brew" was posted online for streaming with an accompanying music video directed by Raul Gonzo, with the announcement that the album would be released on February 11, 2014. Crosses'
eponymous debut contains remastered versions of all songs from the previous two EPs as well as five new tracks (essentially, what would have been
EP 3). The track order intermingles new tracks and songs from both EPs. On April 19, 2014, for Record Store Day, Crosses reissued the first two EPs as well as
EP 3, all on colored 10-inch vinyl. In 2014, Crosses appeared as part of the Australian music festival
Soundwave in
Adelaide, followed by a US spring tour.
New material and Permanent Radiant (2020–2022) On December 24, 2020, Crosses released a cover of
Cause and Effect's "The Beginning of the End", marking the first release from the band since 2014. Exactly one year later on December 24, 2021, Crosses released a cover of
Q Lazzarus's song "
Goodbye Horses". With the release of "Goodbye Horses" came the announcement that Crosses had signed a world-wide record deal with Warner Records with new music arriving in early 2022. On March 18, 2022, Crosses released a double single called "
Initiation/Protection", followed in October by "Day One/Vivien". After the launch of the "Vivien" music video, the duo announced the EP
Permanent Radiant which was released on December 9, 2022. On December 23, 2022, Crosses released a cover of
George Michael's "
One More Try". It was the third cover song to follow their release date pattern of Dec 23–24
Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. (2023–present) On August 4, 2023, Crosses announced that their second full-length studio album
Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. would be released October 13, 2023, on
Warner Records marking the band's first album with a major label. It is the same label which Chino Moreno's band Deftones is signed to. The lead single, "Invisible Hand", was released on the same day with a music video. In October 2023, they announced their "Familiar World Tour", as well as doing a few international shows opening for
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