Member Since: 13/06/2006
Band Website: http://myspace.com/clevelandpurgatory
Band Members: Current Lineup (2004-Present)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Greg Perry - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
A Chronological History of Purgatory's Lineup:
NI4NI is started (September 1984)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Kenny Easterly - Drums
(the guitarist(s) and bassist that were in NI4NI are unknown)
First Purgatory Lineup Forms ("Purgatory EP" Lineup) (October 1984)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Greg Perry - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
"Tied To The Trax" Lineup Forms (April 1985)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Greg Perry - Guitar
Randy Gonce Sr. - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
Perry Leaves For The First Time (March 1986)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Randy Gonce Sr. - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
Ed Whittingler replaced Perry for a few weeks, and left before the end of March.
Purgatory Left Without Guitarists (Gonce Leaves) (May 1986)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
Purgatory Finds New Guitarists (Around April 1986)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Frank Romano - Guitar
Greg Perry - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
Dave Felton joins the same time as Romano, but shortly after he is replaced when Perry returns.
Perry leaves for the last time (and is replaced by Tony Ross), and a lot of a second full-length is written (but never recorded) (1988)
Jeff Hatrix - Vocals
Frank Romano - Guitar
Tony Ross - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
"Dr Pain" Lineup Is Formed (Hatrix Leaves) (1988)
Andrew Boyer - Vocals (Hatrix's Replacement)
Tony Ross - Guitar
Frank Romano - Guitar
Mark Alexander - Bass
Kenny Easterly Sr. - Drums
In 1988 Perry joined Attaxe . Purgatory would then break up in Mid 1989. Jeff Hatrix started his band Hatrix , and Greg Perry would leave Attaxe to start a band with Kenny Easterly (called Zyklone), which (after recording a demo) went through lineup changes that resulted in the formation of Mystik...all before the end of 1989.
Kenny Easterly is now drumming for Nightcrawler, and Mark Alexander is now in the country/northern rock band The Not So Good Ol' Boys . Jeff Hatrix and Dave Felton are now with Mushroomhead and Hatrix . Andy Boyer is currently singing with the heavy metal cover band S.O.S. , the 60's/70's rock cover band The Miller Brothers , and his other acoustic project Hollow . Purgatory plans to write and record new music in the future, and eventually re-release thier full-length "Tied To The Trax" on Auburn Records , with bonus material.
Influences: Purgatory's sound is very and original, although it could be described as a mixture of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, with some hints of early Jag Panzer (Ample Destruction-era).
Sounds Like: Kick-ass 80's Power/Speed metal.
Record Label: Auburn Records
Type of Label: Indie