IMPURIST
9:00PM – 9.30PM
After storming the scene with hyper-blast shows and their debut release ‘Punishment Without Mercy,’ UK Death Metallers IMPURIST are back with their new EP ‘Evolving Cortex.’ Dark as fuck Death Metal served by former and current members of Gorerotted, Extreme Noise Terror, Hellbastard and Winterfylleth etc., Evolving Cortex once again showcases a brutally intense riff-fest with plenty of blast beats as well as vocals filled with assonance, alliteration and consonance. Eschewing typical themes of religion and politics, Impurist instead focus on the typical theme of death for their lyrical subject matter and take musical influence from the bands they grew up listening to.
In March 2024 the band formed their own collective Jailbeam Recordings and released their debut four track EP ‘Punishment Without Mercy’ on CD and cassette via licensing deals with Brutal Cave Productions and Macho Records respectively. A stateside CD licensing deal was also inked with Bleeding Edge Records. Unusually for a Death Metal release, the EP featured a guest appearance from local Hull-based trumpet player Will Chalk and was described by Dayal Patterson of Cult Never Dies as “the heaviest thing I heard all year.”
Continuing to work with independent labels as passionate about the music as them, Impurist released ‘Evolving Cortex’ on 28th February 2025 in association with 783 Label on coloured vinyl, CD and cassette with the vinyl release also featuring ‘Punishment Without Mercy’ on the B-side. Bleeding Edge will once again release the EP on CD in the USA. The trippy and sinister cover art by Josh Brown merely hints at the darker, more intense path the band have found themselves on. IMPURIST are now writing for their debut full-length with plans to record at the end of the year.