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│ + Jon Schaffer┤s Purgatory - Purgatory-(19075899492) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-27-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........05 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Jon Schaffer┤s Purgatory Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Purgatory-(19075899492) Label : Century Media ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Before there was Iced Earth, there was its ║ │
│║ forebear Purgatory. ItÆs easy to lump the two ║ │
│║ groups together due to their shared songwriting ║ │
│║ tropes and emphasis on Jon SchafferÆs signature ║ │
│║ rhythm guitar, but Purgatory stood out for its ║ │
│║ horror aesthetic and rather ôstreetö approach to ║ │
│║ power metal. In a fascinating twist of fate, the ║ │
│║ groupÆs core members reunited in 2018 to record ║ │
│║ this EP. The five songs on here had previously ║ │
│║ only existed in mid-80s demo form, leading one ║ │
│║ to wonder how well the combination of Iron ║ │
│║ Maiden and slasher films will work over thirty ║ │
│║ years later. ║ │
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│║ For the most part, PurgatoryÆs material holds up ║ │
│║ surprisingly well in the modern age. There are ║ │
│║ some inevitable tweaks wrought by the passage of ║ │
│║ time and the grit of the bandÆs demo days has ║ │
│║ largely been washed away. Arrangements have been ║ │
│║ spruced up and a clean production job highlights ║ │
│║ an epic side thatÆs right in line with classic ║ │
│║ Iced Earth. This is somewhat at odds with the ║ │
│║ sleazy aspects of ôJackö and ôIn JasonÆs Mind,ö ║ │
│║ but ôDraculaö and ôBurning Oasisö fully realize ║ │
│║ the potential that was merely hinted at back in ║ │
│║ the day. ║ │
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│║ But the real shocker comes with vocalist Gene ║ │
│║ Adam. He possesses the shrill character of his ║ │
│║ early days but thereÆs much more control behind ║ │
│║ it, resulting in a legitimately good performance ║ │
│║ even if it doesnÆt have that manic character. ║ │
│║ Whether he learned some proper techniques in his ║ │
│║ time away from metal or the years were just ║ │
│║ inordinarily kind to him, heÆs come a long way ║ │
│║ from the infamouslyà niche vocals on Iced ║ │
│║ EarthÆs debut. ║ │
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│║ The track order may be the only real nitpick I ║ │
│║ have with this EP. The Freddy Krueger-inspired ║ │
│║ ôIn Your Dreamsö wasnÆt a great choice for an ║ │
│║ opener. While itÆs not a bad track, itÆs easily ║ │
│║ the weakest of the lot with a mid-tempo ║ │
│║ structure that doesnÆt hit as hard as it should. ║ │
│║ It probably wouldÆve worked better in the middle ║ │
│║ with ôDraculaö or ôIn JasonÆs Mindö serving as a ║ │
│║ more ominously climactic opener. ║ │
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│║ Overall, PurgatoryÆs EP probably wonÆt have much ║ │
│║ reach beyond hardcore Iced Earth fans but I ║ │
│║ donÆt think theyÆre too worried about that. This ║ │
│║ is the product of old friends waxing nostalgia ║ │
│║ and updating songs that never got the chance to ║ │
│║ shine when they were first written. As somebody ║ │
│║ whoÆs listened to the old Purgatory demos, I can ║ │
│║ say that it does a good job of catching that old ║ │
│║ school metal spirit. Considering the catalog of ║ │
│║ songs that were written back then, it wouldnÆt ║ │
│║ surprise me to see more releases like this in ║ │
│║ the future. ║ │
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│║ Review written by Twisted_Psychology for ║ │
│║ www.metal-archives.com ║ │
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│║ Gene Adam - Vocals ║ │
│║ Jon Schaffer - Guitars, Vocals ║ │
│║ Bill Owen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Jim Morris - Guitars ║ │
│║ Ruben Drake - Bass ║ │
│║ Mark Prator - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - In Your Dreams [04:53] │
│ 02 - Dracula [06:09] │
│ 03 - In Jason┤s Mind [05:03] │
│ 04 - Jack [04:01] │
│ 05 - Burning Oasis [05:39] │
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│ Total Length : [25:45 minn │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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