With the polished doll from Volumia! three members of The Crox - keyboardist Axel Lindelauf, bassist Richard Ritterbeeks and drummer Robin Zalm - scored big Dutch hits, but they couldn't really put their musical egg into it. What these musicians really like, we can hear on the first CD of The Crox, the band they founded after they parted ways with singer and figurehead Xander de Buisonjé. A singer
… was found in Ralph Winkler, the guitarist was Pieter Vermeulen. Instead of sensitive ballads, The Crox stands for solid rock, complete with screeching guitars and lightning-fast scratchers, a bit between nu-metal and hard rock. The professionalism, which also applies to the records and performances of Volumia! is still present. The record sounds like a clock, although it is difficult to tell at first, which sets The Crox apart from the rest of the internationally over-represented hard rock segment. The musicality is clearly present but a recognizable own face is missing for the time being. After the proverbial seven fat years with Volumia! the pedigree musicians of The Crox choose a long, difficult road. (MS)more
