The Purpose remains Cruelty for Hellevate as they have shared a music video for “Dagon” directed by guitarist Dan Whitmer which finds the Kansas City Missouri painted in psychedelic colours. Maybe they’re high on the fumes from their combination of Thrash, Speed, Power and Traditional Heavy Metal or maybe they’re just dreaming about being trapped
Creating their own violent hybrid of East Coast and Bay Area Thrash with elements of both Extreme and Power Metal, Kansas City quintet Hellevate have long been held in high regard, their reputation growing with each subsequent record following 2012 self titled debut. That decade of destruction has seen them establish themselves as a live force
Available for pre-order over at bandcamp, Kansas City Speed Thrash quintet Hellevate are now streaming a second single “Dagon” from EP “The Purpose is Cruelty” due out 14th January. The record is one to follow 2019 Christmas present “Krampusnacht” and is said to be in the bands signature violent hybrid of East Coast and Bay
It may have been three years since their 2019 Christmas single “Krampusnacht” but the new year will finally bring a new EP from Kansas City Thrash overlords Hellevate in “The Purpose is Cruelty“. Comprising five new cuts in a violent hybrid of East Coast and Bay Area sub-genres with a healthy dose of Power and Speed
