There are several bands named Vera Cruz 1. Germans VERA CRUZ debuted in 1989 with "Hot Games" released through a small indie label, pressed on CD but in limited quantities. Much sought after by collectors, original copies were sold at eBay for $400! Despite of being released in '89, the style in "Hot Games" is mid-eighties Melodic Rock / AOR with the typical German + Scandinavian sound; lots of keyboards & synths, melodic guitars and hooky choruses. Actually, Vera Cruz sounds here quite Swedish, like early Skagarak (not so tight), early Treat, Quolio, Maeday and alikes. All tracks are catchy with good musicianship, and although production isn't stellar, if you dig '80s Scandi-AOR you'll love it. Vera Cruz reformed around 2001 only with original member Tobi Janouschek, featuring new female vocalist Kirsten Janschke. Andy Layer: Vocals Tobi Janouschek: Guitars Till Janouschek: Keyboards Armin Wagner: Bass Dieter Trabert: Drums http://hardrockaorheaven.blogspot.com/search/label/VERA%20CRUZ 2. Vera Cruz are a Paris, French Rock band formed by Louis Paris (vocals) and Chris (guitar) in the 2000s, Vera Cruz nervous balance music and poetry. Classical stage training - vocals, guitar, bass, drums - the band self-produced début album in late 2004 called "Demain est un autre aujourd'hui (Tomorrow is another day)". Vera Cruz and the musicians who comprise the band have toured extensively Parisian cafésand hear what happens, kept both feet on the ground. Quelque part sur les plaines fertiles de l’Ile de France... Noir Désir, Led Zeppelin, les Clash, Neil Young, Radiohead, Blankass, les Doors... la liste est longue alors pour la question des influences on résumera autrement. Trois mots : rock’n roll, poésie et énergie… Mais de qui parle-t-on ? Vera Cruz est un groupe de rock “en français dans le texte” qui s’est formé à Paris à la fin de l’année 2003. Six mois plus tard, le groupe posait ses valises à Chelles (77). L’objectif de ce grand et lointain périple : recracher les titres engrangés par Louis (chant) et Chris (guitares) depuis plus de deux ans et auto-produire le premier L.P. du groupe : “demain est un autre aujourd’hui”. Aidés par le magicien, et accessoirement ingénieur du son, Dominique Strabach, les membres du groupe ont pris leur temps pour enregistrer et mixer une quinzaine de titres en studio. De l’aveu des musiciens, les compositions sont avant tout pensées pour la scène, où le groupe va aller chercher la tension d’un rock nerveux et inspiré. Prendre des risques, casser pour redonner corps à ce qui était figé, plonger dans la déchirure et s’envoler là où vont les cris, partir en live, en vie. Profondément attaché au rock et à la chanson française, issu de l’académie des caf’conc parisiens, Vera Cruz entend rester les deux pieds sur scène. Alors à bientôt sur la route… http://veracruzmusic.free.fr/groupe.php http://myspace.com/veracruzmusic 3. Vera Cruz is also a Dutch rock band of experienced musicians. "Vera Cruz is the sum of 57 years of experience in the music industry (which is a rate of 11.4 years per guy), that it’s 4 brains focused on rock music and such, that it’s 8 arms & hands of which 6 are thoroughly trained for a job well done (the singer’s arms & hands are not very useful for that matter so we didn’t count them), that it’s 4 pairs of legs devoted to stage fury and that all in all, we’re just 5 guys whose common goal is to inflame the crowds (well, people that came to see us live) with our rock/hardcore/punk/metal that we like powerful and vigorous. All that’s left is for everyone to make up their own opinion! (always end with a hypocritical tone)" --- myspace quote www.myspace.com/veracruztheband Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.