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1. Descension
2. Retribution
3. Malevolence
4. Holocausts
5. Motives
6. Devourer
7. Prevaricator
8. Traitor
9. Misanthropy
10. Reputation
11. Depravity
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A Plea For Purging
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A Plea For Purging came to Facedown Records in 2007 with a reputation for fire-breathing and amazing technical ability. In just two short years Plea has shown a monumental leap in musical maturity evident on their new album Depravity. With backing from Joey Sturgis and Foundations Studios (Devil Wears Prada, Gwen Stacy, At the Throne of Judgement) Plea was able to capitalize on their skill and lay it all on the line with the new record.
The title suggests the torrent of sound within: raging vocals and elegantly twisted harmonies. The scope of their influences is huge, ranging from Meshuggah and Slipknott to Radiohead and T.I. Even so, every note of the new album is calculated to accomplish gracefully ordered chaos. In Depravity Plea are carving a unique niche in the metal genre. This sophomore album is more than a step up, in fact, Plea seem to have completely forgone the "next level" for what appears to be their full potential.
A Plea For Purging tour incessantly, over 700 dates in the last 3 years, and has burned through 3 vans and 4 trailers in that time. But it's no accident that Andy Atkins, Blake Martin, Tyler Wilson, John Wand and Aaron Eckermann have found themselves on the releasing end of a breathtaking follow-up album. Plea's faith in their craft is indestructible; that is the place from which Depravity is born
Coming at you in a blaze of high-end solos A Plea For Purging waste no time in proving their instrumental prowess. Guitarists Blake Martin and Lyle Paschal leave no room for the non-descript breakdowns that seem to saturate the current metal-core market. Formed in 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee under such influences as Dragonforce and Iron Maiden, A Plea For Purging banged out 200 shows in their first year as a band. The band is as well known for their antics as for their scorching live performances and sometimes the two go hand in hand: “We’ve been known to breath fire at live shows from time to time” says vocalist Andy Atkins.
When the fire isn’t coming from their mouths it is certainly coming from their hearts. Pouring forth such intensity and precision they are a sort of threshing combine running at peak performance producing highly contagious riffs and infectious harmonies.
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