┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Jon Schaffer┤s Purgatory - Purgatory-(19075899492) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-27-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........05 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Jon Schaffer┤s Purgatory Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Purgatory-(19075899492) Label : Century Media ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Twisted_Psychology for ║ │ │║ www.metal-archives.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Gene Adam - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jon Schaffer - Guitars, Vocals ║ │ │║ Bill Owen - Guitars ║ │ │║ Jim Morris - Guitars ║ │ │║ Ruben Drake - Bass ║ │ │║ Mark Prator - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [25:45 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘