Formed over the summer of 2001 in Louisville, Kentucky, Black Cross rose from the ashes of two of the city's most well known bands, By The Grace Of God and The National Acrobat.

One loved for their positive, political hardcore, the other notorious for mind bending, sarcastic noisecore, the melding of the two bands seemed an unlikely union. Yet, when The National Acrobat guitarists Ryan and Evan Patterson joined By The Grace Of God singer Rob Pennington (also of Endpoint notoriety) and drummer Thommy Browne, a bond was immediately formed. United in their love of DC hardcore, a coming of age through the early 90's hardcore scene, and a desire to emphasize the aspects of hardcore and punk that they held dear, they formed Black Widows.

The result was a scorching sound that wore its influences on its sleeve - landing somewhere in the middle of Black Flag's aggressive early years, Swiz's frantic guitar work and Drive Like Jehu's mathematic noise-rock. Before having to fight over a law-suit they changed their name to Black Cross. Other releases include their full-length “Art Offensive” on EVR and various singles.