HELLEVATE Prepare To Unleash The Purpose Is Cruelty

Kansas City thrashers Hellevate will kick off 2023 with the release of The Purpose Is Cruelty, on January 14th. The band’s newest EP features five aggressive tracks of classic speed / thrash metal with a modern attack. 

The band has is offering the first taste of The Purpose Is Cruelty in the form of a lyric video for the album’s title track. Guitarist Joshua Cole comments. “'The Purpose Is Cruelty' is a song we've been working on and playing live for a while. A lot of our songs can get pretty elaborate and intensive musically, and it felt like a good change of pace to strip it back a bit. Take more of a sledgehammer approach for a song, ya know? Necessarily we needed an equally vicious vocal approach. The lyrics are about the inherent cruelty built into society and leadership; the way so many seem to enjoy inflicting pain on others. Rob [Browne, vocals] does a fantastic job bringing the venom! This is just a taste of what's on the EP, and we know you'll like the rest of what we have in store!”

The Purpose Is Cruelty artwork and tracklisting:

"The Purpose Is Cruelty"
"Dagon"
"Buried Under Mistakes"
"Die Or Be Killed"
"(No) Further Action Is Required"

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