---
title: "Battlecross"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/battlecross"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2003
---

# Battlecross

**Battlecross** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 2003 to present.

Battlecross was an American extreme metal band formed in Canton, Michigan in 2003. The band has described their sound as "Blue Collar Thrash Metal". They released four albums through Metal Blade Records and toured extensively before announcing a hiatus in 2022.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlecross

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Battlecross |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Canton, United States |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Don Slater](https://themetalnet.com/musician/don-slater) | Electric bass guitar | 2008 to present | Current |
| [Hiran Deraniyagala](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hiran-deraniyagala) | Electric guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Kyle Gunther](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-gunther) | Lead vocals | 2010 to present | Current |
| [Tony Asta](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-asta) | Electric bass guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Alex Bent](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-bent) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to 2015 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | [Push Pull Destroy](https://themetalnet.com/album/6b4ae16d-fa8f-4ee3-bbb1-859e14adbe1c) | Album |
| 2011 | [Pursuit of Honor](https://themetalnet.com/album/354698ac-b2c6-426b-a567-0d569a058a71) | Album |
| 2013 | [War of Will](https://themetalnet.com/album/afac5c6a-d40b-48a8-838f-0ba8f48a0b5d) | Album |
| 2015 | [Rise to Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f1fd2e1-9b36-4a62-a6f9-d0370da9c694) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Chimaira](https://themetalnet.com/band/chimaira) (listened together)
- [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [All Shall Perish](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-shall-perish) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Darkest Hour](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkest-hour) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Goatwhore](https://themetalnet.com/band/goatwhore) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal
- x: https://twitter.com/battlecross
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battlecrossmetal/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yimluzyt2ZhLaha1KX1nn
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Battlecross/50099
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1367960

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/battlecross](https://themetalnet.com/band/battlecross). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt