Prayer for Cleansing

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Prayer for Cleansing
Background information
Origin	North Carolina, United States
Genres	Metalcore
Years active	1996–2000, 2003-2004
Labels	Tribunal Records
Associated acts	Between the Buried and Me
Past members	David Anthem Paul Waggoner Tommy Rogers Will Goodyear Marc Duncan Dennis Lamb James Chang

Prayer for Cleansing was a metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina.

The band is noted for their extreme metal (death/black metal) influence that was a little more prominent in their music than other metalcore bands at the time. They are also notable for being an early musical starting point for three members of Between the Buried and Me (Paul Waggoner, Will Goodyear and Tommy Giles Rogers) who played in the band.

Biography[]

The band, consisting of David Anthem (vocals), Paul Waggoner (guitar), Dennis Lamb (guitar), Will Goodyear (drums) and Marc Duncan (bass) formed in 1996, going through numerous member changes up until 1997. In 1999 they signed to Tribunal Records, releasing their first and by far most popular album, Rain in Endless Fall. Shortly before the album was released, Dennis Lamb left the band, being replaced by James Chang of Undying, and later Tommy Rogers. In 2000 the band broke up after an automobile accident which totaled their new touring van. The band performed two reunion shows, the first being on March 13, 2004 at the Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina in front of nearly one thousand fans from as far away as Mexico. The second show was at the 2004 Hellfest music festival, held in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Prayer for Cleansing's music continued to grab attention however. 2003 saw a re-mixed and re-mastered version of The Rain in Endless Fall released on Tribunal Records, including new artwork. In 2004, Prayer for Cleansing's second album, The Tragedy, was released as a joint label CD/7" by Southern Empire Records, Surprise Attack Records and War Torn Records. The Tragedy featured re-recordings of three songs previously unavailable on an official release (though all three had been widely available in mp3 form), including their popular cover of The Cranberries song "Salvation". In 2004, straight edge distributor Seventh Dagger Records released The Rain in Endless Fall on vinyl. The band remains inactive as of today. Lead guitarist Paul Waggoner later said in the 2009 interview for 'The Making of The Great Misdirect': "I guess that band had sorta run its course. Some of the guys were in school and we didn't really see it going anywhere. At the same time we also wanted to start something different and try to push ourselves a little more musically. I wouldn't say we were bored with what we were doing, but that was around the time when metalcore was starting to sorta take off and bands were kinda coming out of the woodwork. We no longer felt like we were doing something different or creative."

Later projects[]

Tommy Rogers, Paul Waggoner, Marc Duncan and Will Goodyear went on to play in the Raleigh, North Carolina progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me (Marc Duncan left before the band recorded anything and Will Goodyear left after their first album). Tommy Rogers and Paul Waggoner were both members of Undying, playing drums and guitar, respectively. Tommy Rogers was also the singer for Tribunal Records label mates From Here On. Dennis Lamb went on to play guitar for Azazel, also a Tribunal Records band (with future Between the Buried and Me members Jason King and Nick Fletcher) and has recorded with the Austrian band Der Blutharsch. David Anthem now runs a vegan coffee shop in Philadelphia, The Grindcore House.

Members[]

Final lineup[]

• Marc Duncan - bass guitar (1997-2000, 2003-2004)
• Will Goodyear - drums, keyboards, additional clean vocals (1997-2000, 2003-2004)
• Paul Waggoner - lead guitar (1997-2000, 2003-2004), rhythm guitar (2003-2004)
• Dennis Lamb - rhythm guitar (1997-1999)
• Dave Anthem - vocals (1997-2000, 2003-2004)

Previous members[]

• Tommy Rogers - rhythm guitar (1999-2000)

Timeline[]

Discography[]

Rain in Endless Fall[]

Rain in Endless Fall
Studio album by Prayer for Cleansing
Released	1999/2000
Recorded	February – May 1999
Genre	Metalcore, death metal, black metal
Length	37:38
Label	Tribunal
Producer	Matthew H. Rudzinski

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Dozen Black Roses"	1:32
2.	"Feinbhas a Ghabhail"	4:23
3.	"Winter's Gloom"	1:17
4.	"A Dead Soul Born"	5:19
5.	"Sonnet"	4:35
6.	"Violent Waves"	5:31
7.	"Destiny of Culture"	5:02
8.	"Chalice of Repentance"	3:16
9.	"Bael Na Mblath"	5:17
10.	"Sleep Eternal"	1:26
Total length:		37:38

Personnel[]

Prayer for Cleansing

• David Anthem – vocals
• Paul Waggoner – guitars
• Dennis Lamb – guitars
• Mark Duncan – bass
• Will Goodyear – drums, piano, clean vocals on "Feinbhas a Ghabhail"

Additional personnel

• Lenny Watts – backing vocals (tracks 2 and 4)
• Jacob Bigham – layout and design (CD)
• Justin Pope – layout and design (vinyl)
• Jamie King – digital editing, mixing
• Matthew H. Rudzinski – production, mixing

The Tragedy (EP)[]

The Tragedy
EP by Prayer for Cleansing
Released	April 23, 2004
Genre	Metalcore, death metal, black metal
Length	11:00
Label	War Torn

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Closet"	4:11
2.	"When the Sun Kisses the Morning"	3:58
3.	"Salvation (The Cranberries cover)"	2:51
Total length:		11:00

Personnel[]

Prayer for Cleansing

• David Anthem – vocals
• Paul Waggoner – guitars
• Dennis Lamb – guitars
• Mark Duncan – bass
• Will Goodyear – drums, clean vocals on "Salvation"

Additional personnel

• Jamie King – recording, mixing

References[]

External links[]

• Tribunal Records
• War Torn Records
• Seventh Dagger Records