December 2022 – METAL PURGATORY MEDIA

Ghastly Band Interview

December 30, 2022 0

MPM: Hello Ian, How are you doing today? Thank you for doing this interview. Secondly, those unaware of who you are could you introduce yourself and contributions in the band? Ian: I’m doing fine, thanks for asking. I’m Ian, responsible for the music of Ghastly. I play all the instruments on the albums but I focus on guitar when we play live. MPM: You guys have put out your third full-length album titled Mercurial Passages and was released last May and […]

Denouncement Pyre Band Interview

December 23, 2022 0

MPM: Hello D, pleasure to have you on Metal Purgatory Media. How are you doing today and for those unaware of who you are could you introduce yourself and what you contribute to the band? D: All is well here. I’m vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. MPM: Your band was formed in 2003 from Melbourne, Victoria Australia and Australia has an amazing selection of mainstream and underground artists ranging from AC/DC, Gospel Of The Horns, Portal, Impetuous Ritual, Disentomb, Nocturnal Graves, Thy Art Is […]

She Must Burn- Umbra Mortis Review

December 15, 2022 0

2022 is just about to end and what better way to close the year with an absolute banger of an album being Umbra Mortis by United Kingdom’s symphonic/ blackened deathcore outfitters She Must Burn. This band has been around for nearly a decade and it wasn’t until 2018 being introduced to the band after hearing the debut release of Grimoire which was a record I haven’t given a lot of consecutive listens when it first dropped but hearing the album, […]

Frozen Dawn- The Decline of the Enlightened Gods Review

December 13, 2022 0

Frozen Dawn have been going strong for 15 years, dialing and evolving through their careers on every release. They have been described as intense, melodic at times, aggressive and thrashy with tasteful leads interwoven throughout all their albums. Their newest release The Decline of the Enlightened Gods is another offering showcasing their talents as they’ve evolved. The opening track, “Mystic Fires of Dark Allegiance” sets the tone for the entire album, with Dani Grinder delivering a powerful yet restrained vocal […]

New Band Announcement- Visitant!

December 9, 2022 0

BAND ALERT! Visitant is a Blackened Death Metal band coming from Nashville, TN and surrounding areas. They are a 5 piece comprising of members of Demon King, Abiotic, Unaligned, Withered Throne, and also include a founding and former member of Enfold Darkness. The band is fronted by Chelsea Strickland who was previously in Accursed Creator and is currently a voice actor at Monster Factory. Chelsea also was part of the death metal choir for the immensely popular DOOM Eternal video […]

Haut&Court. – Collapse Review

December 5, 2022 0

Haut&Court recently release their third album Collapse via No Good To Anyone & Duality Records.Haut&Court are a French death/grindcore/metal band from Strasbourg just North-East of France. They’ve been a band for 10 years now evolving on every recording they put out. Collapse opens to a classic sludge/doom riff reminiscent of old Death mixed with Pallbearer which caught me slightly off guard as they haven’t really gone down that road before musically, this becomes a running theme through the entire […]