The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (APFP album)
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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is the third release by American Metalcore
band A Plea for Purging
. It was engineered and produced by Joey Sturgis
and mixed and mastered by Brian Hood
.
Sound In The Signals Magazine also gave the album a positive review stating:
"Overall, I’d say this is a good release from a genre that has been bled dry with copycats and dull ideas. Not the most original album you’ll hear this year, but a fine addition to your metal library if you like this kind of thing. It should fit well between Norma Jean’s O God The Aftermath and The Chariot’s Wars And Rumors Of Wars."
Jesusfreakhideout.com gave the album 4 stars out of 5, praising the band's "more mature and complete sound"; also stating that "the [general] song structure is more chaotic and dissonant, which is exactly where this band should be musically". The review also noted the band's use of clean vocals in some of the tracks as a significant "surprising... new development".
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band A Plea for Purging
A Plea for Purging
A Plea for Purging is a metalcore band based out of Nashville, TN.-Biography:After forming in 2005, A Plea for Purging quickly gained a reputation for hard work, with a heavy touring schedule that included over 200 live shows in their first year together. They released the "A Plea for Purging EP"...
. It was engineered and produced by Joey Sturgis
Joey Sturgis
Joey Sturgis is an American record producer and owner of The Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, Indiana. Joey Sturgis started recording in 2004. Foundation Recording Studio managed by Rise Records founder Craig Ericson...
and mixed and mastered by Brian Hood
Brian Hood
Brian Hood is an American record producer and owner of 456 Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. He is well known as the former/original drummer of Solid State Records band MyChildren MyBride.-Production Discography:*A Plea for Purging...
.
Track listing
Critical reception
The NewReview gave the album a perfect 5 out of 5 and states "Quite simply, this is a record steeped in heart-racing psychadelic, bleak melodies, and wound together by an aching atmosphere and captivating concept, which proves The Marriage of Heaven and Hell to be the group’s most impressive outing yet."Sound In The Signals Magazine also gave the album a positive review stating:
"Overall, I’d say this is a good release from a genre that has been bled dry with copycats and dull ideas. Not the most original album you’ll hear this year, but a fine addition to your metal library if you like this kind of thing. It should fit well between Norma Jean’s O God The Aftermath and The Chariot’s Wars And Rumors Of Wars."
Jesusfreakhideout.com gave the album 4 stars out of 5, praising the band's "more mature and complete sound"; also stating that "the [general] song structure is more chaotic and dissonant, which is exactly where this band should be musically". The review also noted the band's use of clean vocals in some of the tracks as a significant "surprising... new development".