▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁W au k eg an , ▁Illinois , ▁re le asing ▁their ▁first ▁recording ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Their ▁early ▁albums , ▁which ▁often ▁inv ite ▁compar isons ▁to ▁R att , ▁are ▁la ced ▁with ▁fast , ▁technical ▁guitar ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁R ex ▁Car roll ▁split ▁with ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁Scott ▁W enz el . ▁W enz el ▁retained ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁" White cross " ▁while ▁Car roll ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁King ▁James ▁with ▁Jim i ▁Ben nett ▁( see ▁below ). ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sound ▁under w ent ▁a ▁dr astic ▁change . ▁ ▁White cross ▁has ▁won ▁three ▁D ove ▁Awards ▁with ▁Tri umph ant ▁Return ▁( in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁and ▁In ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁( in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁winning ▁" Met al ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁and ▁Come ▁unto ▁the ▁Light ▁from ▁the ▁Un ve iled ▁album ▁winning ▁" H ard ▁Music ▁Record ed ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁G MA ▁D ove ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁prior ▁to ▁work ▁starting ▁on ▁the ▁Un ve iled ▁album , ▁guitar ist ▁R ex ▁Car roll ▁left ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁band ▁King ▁James ▁and ▁purs ue ▁other ▁musical ▁vent ures . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁singer ▁Scott ▁W