Purgatory, Thrash/Power/Speed Metal (USA, Ohio) Options

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Genre(s):
Thrash/Power/Speed Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Violence
Origin:
USA (Cleveland, Ohio)
Formed In:
1984
Status:
Split-Up
Last Known Line-Up:
Mark Alexander - Bass (1984-1989, 2003-?)
Kenny Easterly - Drums (1984-1989, 2003-?) (Nightcrawler, ex-Zyklone, ex-Mystik)
Greg Perry - Guitars (1984-1989, 2003-?) (Zone Eleven, ex-Zyklone, ex-Attaxe)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals (1984-1989, 2003-?) (Hatrix, Mushroomhead)
Former/Past Member(s):
Randy Gonce - Guitars (1985-1986) (Blessed Realm, ex-World Lost)
Frank Romano - Guitars (1986-1989)
Dave Felton - Guitars (1986) (Hatrix, ex-Centurion)
Ed Whittingler - Guitars (1986)
Tony Ross - Guitars (1988-1989)
Andy Boyer - Vocals (1988-1989) (ex-Battery)

Additional Notes

After Purgatory split up Kenny Easterly joined Mystik while Jeff Hatrix founded his own project called Hatrix. Towards the end of Purgatory's career Greg Perry was also in Attaxe, before he quit to form his own band, Zyklone, which recorded a 1989 demo.

Mark Alexander played bass for a Country/Classic Rock band called The Not So Good Ol' Boys with guitarist Randy Rose and drummer Jim Trivanovich both formerly of Absolute Zero and The Art Of Choking .

Unreleased Sampler Track:
"Blood's The Price" - Heavy Artillery (1990)

The 4 original members of Purgatory decided to get together and jam in the late summer of 2003. They ended up doing a few practices, and decided to do a comeback show on June 3, 2004 in Cleveland. The performance will mark the first show played by this lineup in over 16 years! Auburn Records is also planning to re-release their album 'Tied To The Trax' on cd (with extra tracks) this summer. Purgatory announced that they plan to keep at it and write new music in the future.

Not to be confused with:

Purgatory (GB) - Thrash Metal from Bristol, United Kingdom
Purgatory (BR) - Death Metal from Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Purgatory (US) - Heavy Metal from Tampa, Florida, United States (pre-Iced Earth)
Purgatory (DE) - Death Metal from Nossen, Saxony, Germany
Purgatory (ID) - Death Metal from Jakarta, Indonesia
Purgatory (US) - Death Metal from Moosup, Connecticut, United States
Purgatory (PE) - Heavy Metal from Lima, Peru
Purgatory (US) - Thrash/Death Metal from Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Purgatory (TH) - Thrash/Death Metal from Samutprakran, Thailand
Purgatory (US) - Thrash Metal from Texas, United States
Purgatory (DE) - Melodic Heavy Metal from Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Purgatory (CL) - Death Metal from Talagante, Santiago, Chile

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Discography:
Purgatory - Purgatory [ep] - 1985
Purgatory - Tied To The Trax [full-length] - 1986
Purgatory - Dr. Pain [demo] - 1989

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