- Prayer for Cleansing
Prayer for Cleansing was a
straight edge metalcore band fromRaleigh, North Carolina with elements ofhardcore punk andmelodic death metal Biography
The band, consisting of
David Anthem (vocals),Paul Waggoner (guitar), Tommy Rogers (guitar),Will Goodyear (drums) andMarc Duncan (bass) formed in 1996, going through numerous member changes up until 1997. In 1999 they signed toTribunal Records , releasing their first and by far most popular album, "The Rain In Endless Fall ". In 2000 the band broke up after an automobile accident which totaled their new touring van. The band performed two reunion shows, the first being on March 13, 2004 at theTremont Music Hall inCharlotte, North Carolina in front of nearly one thousand fans from as far away asMexico . The second show was at the 2004Hellfest music festival, held inElizabeth, New Jersey .Prayer for Cleansing's music continued to grab attention however. 2003 saw a re-mixed and re-mastered version of "The Rain in Endless Fall" released on Tribunal Records, including new artwork. In 2004, Prayer For Cleansing's second album, "
The Tragedy ", was released as a joint label CD/7" by Southern Empire Records, Surprise Attack Records andWar Torn Records . "The Tragedy" featured re-recordings of three songs previously unavailable on an official release (though all three had been widely available in mp3 form), including their popular cover ofThe Cranberries song "Salvation". In 2004, straight edge distributor Seventh Dagger Records released "The Rain in Endless Fall" on vinyl. The band remains inactive as of today.Guitarists Tommy Rogers and Paul Waggoner went on to play in the Raleigh, North Carolina progressive
mathcore /metalcore bandBetween the Buried and Me .Line-up
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David Anthem - vocalist
*Paul Waggoner - guitarist
*Tommy Rogers - guitarist 1999-2000
*Will Goodyear - drummer
*Marc Duncan - bassist
*Dennis Lamb - guitarist 1997-1999
*Jimmy Chang - guitarist 1999, bassist for reunion showsDiscography
*"
The Rain in Endless Fall " -Tribunal Records (1999/2003)
*"The Tragedy " -War Torn Records Southern Empire Records Surprise Attack Records (2004)
*"The Rain in Endless Fall " (Vinyl) - Seventh Dagger Records (2004)External links
* [http://www.tribunalrecords.net Tribunal Records]
* [http://www.wartornrecords.com War Torn Records]
* [http://www.seventhdagger.com Seventh Dagger Records]
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