Cadacross

Cadacross was formed in 1997, initially as a Carcass-influenced death metal band, though by the time of their first album in 2000 they had injected more melodic sections to their style. Apparently enough musical differences arose between leader Georg Laakso and the rest of the band (Laakso wanting to continue to move away from death metal) that, by the time of 2001's followup Corona Borealis, Laakso was the only remaining member from the first album lineup. Their style mixes melodic speed/power metal with death vocals a style of metal particularly popular in Finland, which is Cadacross' home. Invariably Children Of Bodom is named as the prime similarly styled band for any Finnish band in this field, though in the case of Cadacross, COB serves more as a minor reference rather than a major soundalike. Corona actually shows more depth in the music department, with a grandiose style that suits them well (Finntroll is often mentioned as another influence, though it's a fleeting reference at best), though the vocals are rather one-dimensional roars, also typical for this style.

With Laakso and several others moving on to Turisas, and with Laakso himself quitting the music scene due to physical injuries, Cadacross is probably done.

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