Finally, Crimson Thorn's third album, Purification, is available, and the wait was well worth it! The Thorn grinds, blasts, and growls their way through twelve massive songs that have left me very impressed. The opener, "Lack of Compassion," is a monstrous tune that makes you want a CD full of just this song. The next track, "Humbled," makes terrific use of keyboards and acoustic guitars, and seems to have a very "European" feel to it. The song "Narrow" is the only one to incorporate clean vocals, however, this decision doesn't come off too well in my opinion. Other than that, the rest of the vocals are mind-numbingly intense. Lyrically, the band pulls no punches with their purification theme. The opener states, "The Bible says the world will hate Christians because it rejects Christ / Not because we acted like a bunch of jerks." And "The Word" boldly points out that "All the Bible study in the world / Is no good if it's not put into practice / Knowing to love others, but showing them hate / Makes your studying null and void." Crimson Thorn has put a lot of effort into this release musically and lyrically. They've also improved in the production department. This is easily their best and most creative release to date.
Editors' ratings - Doug 4/5, Jason 3/5
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