SHILLONG: An American Christian metal band, Whitecross, will perform for the first time in the state at a concert at Polo ground on Sunday.
The four-member band will be led by Rex Carroll, who is said to be one of the most accomplished guitarists in a gospel band.
The band from Illinois was formed in 1985 by singer Scott Wenzel and Carroll, and re-formed in 2000.
Organised by the Global Mission Factor Association (GMFA), the entry for the musical concert is free. The concert will also feature host band, The Shillong Gospelers. “We want to bring a message of hope and peace to the people and tell them that you can have a new life starting right now in Christ,” Carroll told reporters here on Saturday.
The band had won three Dove Awards in the 1990s and its latest album — Nineteen Eighty Seven — was released in 2005.
Carroll said during the two-hour show, the band will perform their hit songs like In The Kingdom and Simple Man among others.
The objective of the concert is to send a positive message to the youths to stay away from negative things like drugs, alcohol and other harmful substances which are affecting society.
