Surprisingly, one of the most ferocious and hard-hitting releases coming from Norway this
year wasn’t created by a band covered with paint, dripping with blood or praising the name
of Satan. Please meet Purified In Blood, a group of friends with a shared love of metal’s aggression,
punk hardcore attitude and a concern for environmental issues.
Guitarist Sander Sagblad Loe and vocalist Hallgeir S. Enoksen talk about metal, veganism
and global freedom.
Flight of the Dying Sun, the third album from Norway's Purified in
Blood, is one of the most potent and surprising records of the year.
Filled with bone-crushing riffs, thunderous rhythms and some blistering
solos, this new effort touches a wide variety of styles with astounding
results.
In the press sheet, vocalist Hallgeir S. Enoksen defines the new effort
as “… the missing link between «Reaper of Souls» and «Under Black
Skies»”, adding that “Flight of the Dying Sun” fuses the rawness and
intensity of the first record with the more organic and varied sound of
the second album. I take it this was conscious decision of the band, to
encompass all the traits of your past efforts into this new work right?
Sander: No, that was never the idea and I would not put to much weight
on what Hallgeir said in the press sheet. We always try to look ahead
and try to come up with new stuff that we have never done before. So
if anything we try to avoid doing what we have done in the past. I am
easily bored and I think it is important to always come up with new and
exciting stuff to keep myself interested. We will always keep it hard, aggressive
and heavy, but still add new dimensions and flavours to keep
pushing the boundaries of what you can and can’t do in metal. The idea
is to never stagnate. Development and evolution is key.
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