out now Purification -- psychedelic doom from Oregon, USA

Purification

The Exterminating Angel

Rafchild Records

23.07.2021

Purification, shows Metal Archives, rose after Thrown broke up in 2018. For Thrown, there is this information: a single in 2017 and an album in 2018. Just by looking on Metal Archives, it is possible that Thrown was too silly with song titles like "(I've Got) The Jihad Blues" and "Momma I Wanna Be a Strongman," and samurai-themed album artwork. The two members of Thrown then became Purification, and recruited a third person to join them. A demo and an EP in 2018, and an album in 2019, and two separate albums in 2020, and now the newest album one, six songs in 46 minutes. A 1970s-loving outfit, these hippy Oregonian-Americans are a form of psychedelic, heavy styles, while integrating some contemporary bits. There is plenty of riff heaviness like Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and all those bands, but also lots of relaxed, mellowed out, foggy pleasant segments. The riffs are catchy, and the melodies are good. The singing is not abrasive but rather melodic, relaxing and at times showing a certain hopeless wail. Sometimes their youth shows, like a few moments in which the singer seems to be experimenting with psychedelic singing with some reservation or their “occult” shtick. This is a promising band, and it looks like if they keep up this pace, you’ll be hearing more from them in the future.

The Exterminating Angel by Purification

https://www.facebook.com/rafchild.records/