Purpose In Reason - MUSIC VIDEO POSTED!

What makes a Metal band? A REAL metal band? It depends on who you ask. Many of the bands you see and hear today are focused only on how tight their pants are and how many breakdowns they can squeeze into a song. Somewhere along the way, music became secondary, even in metal. Hard to believe, isn’t it? In a genre where hope is fading as fast as most of its bands, fans of REAL metal can hold their heads high again. One band hasn’t forgotten that the most important thing about metal…is metal. PURPOSE IN REASON. In 2003, guitarist Ed Huson and then-drummer Matt Falkenstein formed Purpose In Reason. The band recorded a demo tape and word spread quickly. This demo, for better or worse, was raw, unpolished, and completely to the point. But it had something. Something that so many up and coming bands overlooked. It boasted a sincerity that is so often missing in music. This was a metal band that knew what it was, and where it was going. Guitarist Anthony Smeragliuolo came across this demo and was attracted to the band’s presence and performance. He joined the band after one tryout. Bassist Hugo Pinedo followed a few months later. For over two years, the band honed its craft without a vocalist. Purpose In Reason understood that it would take time, effort, and experience to find its own musical voice, before they could effectively incorporate a literal voice. The band spent all of 2005 and a portion of 2006 searching for its singer. They knew that the missing piece was the most important…and it was already staring them in the face. Drummer Matt Falkenstein was a great asset to the band, bringing an invaluable influence to the unique sound and songwriting of Purpose In Reason. But the band noticed that whenever a vocalist would try out, Matt would be conveying the ideas of the band to the vocalist, usually singing and screaming them himself. Each and every time, Matt’s performance was more captivating than those of the prospective vocalists. The band soon realized that Matt was the answer to the vocal quandary. As soon as one problem was resolved, however, another arose. Who would maintain and expand Matt’s contributions on drums? Purpose In Reason found no success during the initial tryouts. As fate would have it, guitarist Anthony Smeragliuolo, in a chance meeting with his former co-worker Mike Ruvolo, found a solution to the problem. Mike shared countless influences and musical values with the rest of the band members. The band was weary of adding a new drummer, but after two sessions, they knew it had found its final member. After three formative years, their lineup was complete. The recording of the 2007 EP “Desperate Designs” was the band’s first step toward reaching out to a universal audience. The EP’s five tracks are a snapshot in time of where the band stood at this juncture. Ripping guitar work combined with progressive yet powerful drumming and a distinctive vocal performance is the most basic description of what awaits in this band’s music. Still, Purpose In Reason is much more than just people playing music. The bass lines weave in and out of the intricacies of the songs. The guitars blend harmony and melody with ferocity and brutality. The lyrics tell stories of humanity and the struggle it entails. This is metal written by five fans who decided that it was their time to express themselves in music’s purest form. Simply put, you must listen to and see this band live to truly feel what they stand for.