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Casandra's Crossing:
Garden Of Earthly Delights

Melodic Heavy Metal Rock
4.5/5.0

Casandra's Crossing is a new Frontiers Music project featuring the collaboration of vocalist Casandra Cross and guitar legend George Lynch. Ms Cross is known for her work with Springfield, Missouri's Paralandra, a four piece rock band formed by her and her father in 2013 when they began writing songs together. Paralandra has several EPs and two full-length albums to date. The latest, The Body Electric, produced by Michael "Elvis" Beskette, was released in April 2024.

For most, George Lynch needs no introduction. He is well-known as a prolific music creator, from Dokken to Lynch Mob but also, among many, The End Machine with Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, ex-Dokken), Mick Brown (ex-Dokken), and Girish Pradhan (Girish & The Chronicles), Sweet & Lynch with Michael Sweet (Stryper), and The Banishment with Joe Haze. Together the duo offer their debut album, Garden Of Earthly Delights. Of working with the iconic George Lynch, Cross has said:

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Casandra Cross & George Lynch

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever meet, let alone collaborate with such a legend as George Lynch! It was an absolute honor and pleasure to work with him on this record. George's tracks were so cool and inspiring, it was probably some of the most fun I've ever had writing lyrics and melodies. I truly couldn't be more proud of this album, and I'm so excited to finally share it with the rest of the world."


Turning to the album, these two musicians could not have been better matched together for songwriting and performance. Both Lynch and Cross come from genres of guitar-driven melodic metal rock. For her part, Ms Cross has a bold vocal style voice, singing melodic, clean, yet assertive to raging at times. She can really belt it out. To say Lynch offers more typical fret pyrotechnics is huge understatement. He is on fire across this album, and has never sounded better.

Then, to mention a few song favorites, but also to encourage you to listen to the attached videos, through your home stereo or phone ear-buds. Additional songs with some real melodic metal rock punch include Ring Me Around, Just Business, and Mind Eraser. All those songs display assertive metal vocal side. Kneel Before You perhaps even more so with its thick riffs, thick bottom end, and relentless steady pacing. Perhaps turning on a subtle AOR vibe is Closer To Heaven with more settled vocals and hooks in riffs and refrain.

Vocalist Casandra Cross and guitar legend George Lynch are a perfect match to create Casandra's Crossing and Garden Of Earthly Delights, a powerhouse album of guitar-forward, and classic, heavy metal rock. Definitely recommended. Awesome album work also.



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The Take Away

Vocalist Casandra Cross and guitar legend George Lynch are a perfect match to create Casandra's Crossing and Garden Of Earthly Delights, a powerhouse album of guitar-forward, and classic, heavy metal rock. Definitely recommended.

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