Purgatory

Purgatory is the seventh studio album by Australian technical thrash metal band Dark Winter. It was released on July 16, 2005 through Island Records. It is their most explicit and controversial album.

Track Listing

 * 1) Purgatory (Explicit) (6:00)
 * 2) Cannibal (Explicit) (5:00)
 * 3) Homicidal Maniac (Explicit) (4:00)
 * 4) Failure To Breathe (Explicit) (8:00)
 * 5) Cancer (Explicit) (6:00)
 * 6) Face Ripped-Off (Explicit) (5:00)
 * 7) Burned Alive (Explicit) (7:00)
 * 8) Blood (Explicit) (6:00)
 * 9) Backrooms (Explicit) (4:00)
 * 10) Nazi (Explicit) (3:00)

Controversy
"Blood" is one of the most controversial songs in the bands discography. It received backlash from various religious groups and churches across the country. Calling it "Satanic, violent, over the top and grisly" "We never thought it would be a satanic song" Michael said in an interview in 2006. "Me, Brian, and Carter were just having fun writing the lyrics, a bit too much fun to be exact. It started off with Billy, who's extremely religious, whining and b*tching about the lyrics. He got his cross out and started screaming slurs that I can't really say here" Burned Alive had the same lyrical content as blood, and the backlash for that was even worse. The band was banned from performing in Melbourne for a while due to Burned Alive's lyrics being "too graphic" for radio airplay. "Burned Alive wasn't nearly as satanic as Blood" Michael said in the same interview "You see, we've made satanic songs in the past and nobody ever toke them seriously. So why now?"