Following the demise of '90s straight edge heroes
By the Grace of God, vocalist
Rob Pennington and drummer
Thommy Browne decided to start a new chapter in 2001 with the Louisville, Kentucky-based
Black Widows. But after drafting brothers
Ryan (guitar) and
Evan Patterson (bass) from
National Acrobat, and releasing 2002's
Stops a Beating Heart E.P., they were forced to drop their name and thus
Black Cross was born. Their first effort as such, 2003's
Art Offensive, carried on with their established hardcore direction, and the following year's
Widows Bloody Widows collected whatever songs were left from their
Black Widows' days, and introduced new drummer
Sean Johnson, to boot. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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