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PRAYER FOR CLEANSING

About Me

To make things clear, first and foremost, WE ARE NOT PRAYER FOR CLEANISNG, just hardcore fans who refuse to let a good thing die, and who will work closely with PFC to maintain this sites' integrity.
Biography
Prayer for Cleansing began in 1996 and originally featured two vocalists. The band underwent some drastic member changes until 1997 when a reliable line up was finally solidified: David Anthem (vocals), Paul Waggoner (guitar), Dennis Lamb (guitar), Marc Duncan (bass) and Will Goodyear (drums). Tommy Soul (From Here On) joined the band in 1999. Most members had played in smaller hardcore, Charlotte area bands before Prayer for Cleansing was formed. The band played around the south for a few years until they had enough material to record a full-length in 1999. Tribunal Records , a then fledgling NC label, released The Rain In Endless Fall in 1999 and the band went on their first east coast tour soon thereafter in support of the record. In late 2000, following a bad van wreck and personal clashes within the band, Prayer broke up. All but David Anthem went on to form Between the Buried and Me , although only two members of the band (Tommy and Paul) remain.
2002 saw the formation of a side project band called xTriedxandTruex featuring 3 former members of Prayer, David, Paul and Tommy along with members of other NC hardcore bands including Undying, From Here On, and Over and Out. The band was short-lived though, as Tommy and Paul became increasingly busy with BTBAM. 2003 saw the release (on Tribunal again) of the re-mixed and re-mastered The Rain In Endless Fall, which featured new artwork and a much better production. In March of 2004, 4 out of 5 members (everyone but Marc, replaced by Jimmy Chang from Undying) reformed for one night in Charlotte to play a show for 1,000 friends from all over the world. The same four members + Jonathan from Undying also played in Destroy the Machines that night, an Earth Crisis cover band. In July, the band played Hellfest in Elizabethtown, NJ. That summer also saw the release of The Tragedy, a CD EP and 7" featuring the band's final unreleased material as well as a cover of The Cranberries' Salvation. The CD was released on Southern Empire Records , a label started by David Anthem and Jonathan from Undying, and the 7" was a split release between War Torn Records and Surprise Attack Records .
The band remains inactive today, although Tommy and Paul are still playing in Between the Buried and Me, David releases records every now and again, and Will plays in a solo project called William and has released 2 full-length CDs, one on Lifeforce Records and one on Textbook Records.

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Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Members: David Anthem - Vocals
Will Goodyear - Drums/Vocals
Paul Waggoner - Guitar
Dennis Lamb - Guitar
Tommy Rogers - Guitar(1999-2000)
Marc Duncan - Bass
Sounds Like: Prayer for Cleansing
Record Label: Tribunal Records & Southern Empire Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW PRAYER SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!!! (updated)

They've already sold out of X-Large Prayer for Cleansing shirts, but they'll probably be doing a second run soon, so sit tight. Sorry about that.***************************************They are NOW AVA...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:31:00 GMT

NEW PRAYER SHIRTS!!!

These will be available in a couple of weeks from Southern Empire Records and SouthernEmpireRecords.com.Once they are available we will let you know... please do not email us regarding this, as we don...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:20:00 GMT

Prayer for Cleansing represses

Check it out!!!The final repress for this amazing 7" has arrived today.  Here's some pics to check out of the two new colors and the center stickers are different colors too.This will be the fin...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:37:00 GMT

it's official now

WE ARE NOW THE "OFFICIAL" PRAYER FOR CLEANSING MYSPACE!!! We know over the last while this site has not been well maintained, well, expect that to change. To make things clear, first and foremost, WE...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:01:00 GMT

David Anthem's interview with Brokenglassonline.com

Easily one of the most important bands to come out of the metalcore genre, Prayer For Cleansing never got the recognition they deserved until it was too late. Only recently, over half a decade since t...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:00 GMT

Sonnet video!

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Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:41:00 GMT