APleaForPurging

A Plea for Purging have spent the last few years either inside the confines of a recording studio or their tour van. Formed in 2005, the Tennessee combo is one of the leading Christian metal/hardcore groups in the world today...

Nashville-based Christian metal monsters A Plea for Purging are gearing up for a trip to the studio to record their next album for Facedown Records, so vocalist Andy Atkins checked in with Noisecreep to give us the scoop on the writing process, which saw the band taking their first summer off the road in ages...

It's shaping up to be a busy and food-filled summer for Christian metal merchants A Plea For Purging. The band has re-signed with spirit-based label Facedown Records after recording three albums for the company. In August, A Plea For Purging will head into Random Awesome studio with Josh Schroeder to record the follow up to 2010's terrifically mosh-able and terrifyingly brutal 'The Marriage of He

On April 8th and 9th, Facedown Records held the 11th annual Facedown Fest at the Glass House in Pomona, California, bringing together fans of metal, hardcore, and punk rock with a positive spirit and a sense of unity. Early attendees on Day One got a taste of Facedown's newer metalcore acts such as Messengers and Saving Grace, who gave fans a taste of youthful aggression, and HANDS, who showcased

A Plea for Purging are gearing up for another tour. This fall, the band will hit the open highways with Oh, Sleeper, the Bled and LetLive in tow. Vocalist Andy Atkns checked in with Noisecreep, saying, "All the boys in Plea and I are stoked to get back out on the road with our dudes in Oh, Sleeper...

Last week, we debuted our guide to the Scream the Prayer Tour, where we polled some of the bands about what new songs and/or merch we could expect, which of their fellow tour mates they were looking to check out out, what the tour means to them and their favorite summertime activity when growing up -- since touring is the numero uno activity of band dudes in their formative years...

The third annual Scream the Prayer tour will kick off its third year of rocking and worshiping on June 30 at Cornerstone in Illinois. It is the premiere faith-based hard rock/metal tour and boasts a lineup so tough it could force even the most seasoned, UFC veteran to tap out...

Mmmm, burritos. We know we sound like Homer Simpson with that statement, but you must not have taste buds if you don't love burritos. Christian metal monoliths A Plea for Purging are about to release their new album, 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,' and they are sponsoring the unique Burrito Bro Down contest...

Killer Lyrics: I'm so sick of this / Sick of whats going on / Now i'm putting an end to my silence / Your god's not real Noisecreep talked to Nasvhille's A Plea for Purging and their killer lyrics last year when their previous album, 'Depravity,' came out...

Facedown Records is one the preeminent names in the Christian metal scene, so Noisecreep decided to talk to founder Jason Dunn about the label's philosophies, key releases over the years, swimming with sharks -- which isn't a metaphor for the music industry feeding frenzy -- and why the annual Facedown Fest was canceled this year...