Gothic Psychedelia Newcomers Purson Confirmed For Roadburn Festival 2012

We are ecstatic to announce that London-based gothic psychedelia newcomers Purson have been added to the line-up for Roadburn Festival 2012. Named after a demon and fronted by the bewitching Rosalie Cunningham, Purson is the latest psychedelic proto-doom band with a mesmerizing female vocalist to cast a spell over everyone who hears them.

With elements of ’70s progressive and heavy rock, Purson is in league with Blood Ceremony and Jex Thoth, conjuring visions of Hammer horror and pagan rituals. What sets them apart are the incredibly catchy pop-like
arrangements inspired by bassist Ed Turner and Cunningham‘s borderline obsessive love of the Beatles. It only took a couple of songs on Soundcloud / Facebook to capture the attention of illustrious Rise Above Records (a 7″ and a full-length are in the works) and Darkthrone’s Fenriz, one of metal’s favorite arbiters of taste, made them band of the week!

We at Roadburn were instant converts, too, spinning those four tracks over and over again, only to wake up screaming, “Must. Have. Purson. NOW!” We are certain that by the time Purson takes the stage at Roadburn 2012 on Saturday, April 14th all of you will be under their sweetly demonic spell, too. Consider yourself warned!

Tags: Ed Turner, Fenriz, Occult Rock, proto-doom, psychedelica, Purson, rise above records, Roadburn, Roadburn 2012, Roadburn Festival, Roadburn Festival 2012, Rosalie Cunningham

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