# Rising Cross | LyroVerse > Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines. Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross/llms-full.txt Generated: 2026-06-17 08:22 UTC ## Discovery links - Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross - Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross/llms.txt - Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross/llms-full.txt ## Identity - Entity type: Music artist - Name: Rising Cross - Visible lyric pages: 2 ## Current catalog snapshot - Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `rising-cross`. - Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:22 UTC - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-56ce69ce90c6692a - Visible lyric pages: 2 - Pages with stored lyric text: 2 - Video-backed song pages: 0 - Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0 - Total stored lyric character signal: 1151 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 0 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Pentecostes, and Victory! - Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation. ## Summary Rising Cross formed in the late 1990s with Lena Volkov on vocals, Jared Stone on guitar, Ethan Black on bass, and Samuel Thorne on drums. They self-released their debut album 'Pentecostes' in 2002 after struggling to find a record deal. That album's title track sparked accusations of blasphemy from some conservative groups, which ironically helped push the record to wider attention. The band followed it with albums like 'The Seven... ## Recommended AI behavior - Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview. - Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions. - Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context. - Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics. ## Top song pages 1. Pentecostes — https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross/pentecostes 2. Victory! — https://lyroverse.com/rising-cross/victory