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Dead Cross covers "Rise Above"

Posted by Loren on June 13, 2020

Dead Cross covers "Rise Above"
photo by Chris Goyette

Dead Cross shared a new video this week, covering the classic "Rise Above" originally by Black Flag. The track was mixed by Jim Godwin, while the video was edited by Displaced/Replaced and filmed by Dave Lombardo, The Lonely Rager, and Becky DiGiglio. Track mixed by Jim Goodwin.

In a statement, the band says:

Dead Cross - Rise Above (Black Flag cover) created in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and staunchly opposing police brutality and systemic racism. As such, the track opens with a recording of a Los Angeles resident voicing his displeasure with the LAPD during a public comment period from a regularly scheduled LA police commission meeting.

Watch it below.

Dead Cross covers "Rise Above"
photo by Chris Goyette

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