US traditional doom metal band Purification recently released their fifth full-length album »Elphinstone«

Portland, Oregon based traditional doom metal band Purification is back with their fifth full-length album, »Elphinstone«, which was released on October 21st, 2023.

Tracklist:
01. Mirage Of Glory I
02. Elphinstone
03. Elevator To The Gallows
04. Mirage Of Glory II
05. Nuremburg 1561 / The Visitation
06. Within The Chapel Perilous
07. Drogheda Massacre
08. Mirage Of Glory III
09. Crucifix In A Death Hand
10. …And For A Roof A Sky Full Of Stars
11. Bliss Of Evil / The Bad Sleep Well
12. Mirage Of Glory IV

From the first edition CD liner notes (ODLC, INC. CD-002):

»Elphinstone« was summoned to this DOOMED dimension at the dread behest of ODLC, Inc.
Music and lyrics written, arranged, engineered, mixed and produced by Marshall William Purify.
Recorded May through August MMXXIII in Oregon, USA in the Old Scrap Metal Building Room 110, Portland Cement Studios Room 15, The Koi House, and The Williams Homestead.
Drum recording assisted by Iulcif the Red.
Mastered by Andre Ribero, The Lord of Speed and Steel.
Cover design and layout by Marshall William Purify.

The Condemned:

Count Darragh, Heathen Conjurer
Heavy Battery of Hell

The Resurrected Lord Donangato Necropsis
Solo Guitars on 6,9,11, CASIO Synth on 1,3,4,7,8,11,12, Space Guitar on 8, Ukelele on 4,8

Don Gonzalo el Dorado
Alto Saxophone, Percussion on 8

Grand Field Marshall William Purify
Esoteric Vocalization, Bass Guitar, Rhythm, Lead, Slide and Clean Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Upright Piano, Casio Synths on all tracks

This album is dedicated to all Freedom Fighters, the Gutted and Oppressed Masses, the Outcast and Forgotten, the Down-pressed and Demeaned, and every single person who every day wants to be freed from the slavery of existence. Destroy that which is your Elphinstone, and find Peace in Your Own Way.

Deepest and humble thanks to all those who have supported us without fail, including family, friends, and fans without whom this record would have never been made. And many thanks to Big Huston for letting Marshall borrow your guitars, amps, and microphones.

न निरोधो न चोत्पत्तिर्न बद्धो न च साधकः
न मुमुक्षुर्न वै मुक्त इत्येषा परमार्थता

“There is no dissolution, no birth, none in bondage, none aspiring for wisdom, no seeker of liberation and none liberated. This is the absolute truth.” ~ Mandukya Upanishad 2.32

Order »Elphinstone« here:
purificationdoom.bandcamp.com/album/elphinstone

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well