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Purgatory
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Indiana (early); Tampa, Florida (later)
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1985
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal
- Themes:
- Horror, Monsters, Slasher films
- Current label:
- Unsigned/independent
- Years active:
- 1984-1985 (as The Rose), 1985-?, ?-1988 (as Purgatory-60), 1988-present (as Iced Earth), 2018-present
| Current | |
| Jon Schaffer | Guitars (rhythm) (1985-1988), Guitars (rhythm, lead), Vocals (2018-present) |
| See also: Iced Earth, ex-Demons & Wizards, ex-Schaffer / Barlow Project, ex-Sons of Liberty, ex-The Rose | |
| Bill Owen | Guitars (lead) (1986-1988, 2018-present) |
| See also: ex-Innersanctum, ex-Unearthed, Blood Divisions, ex-Sanctum | |
| Gene Adam | Vocals (1986-1988, 2018-present) |
| See also: Jacob's Well, Of Ice, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Atomik Cocktail, ex-Unearthed | |
| Past | |
| Richard Bateman | Bass (1985-1986) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Unearthed, ex-Gardy-Loo!, ex-Nasty Savage, ex-Nocturnus AD, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Lowbrow, ex-Nocturnus, ex-After Death, ex-Scimitar | |
| Greg Seymour | Drums (1985-1988) |
| See also: ex-Innersanctum, ex-Sanctum, ex-Iced Earth | |
| Gary Custard | Guitars (1985) |
| Dave Abell | Bass (1986-1988) |
| See also: ex-Knights of Tethys, ex-Unearthed, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Seventh Servant, ex-The Harlot | |
| Scott Mullins | Drums (1986) |
| Larry Sapp | Guitars (1986) |
| See also: ex-Abomination, Original Brutality, RVK, ex-Brutality, ex-Astaroth, ex-G.O.D., ex-The Buttneckks, ex-The Gravesiders | |
| Jason Lacey | Vocals (1986) |
| Jon Schaffer | Guitars (rhythm) (1985-1988), Guitars (rhythm, lead), Vocals (2018-present) |
| See also: Iced Earth, ex-Demons & Wizards, ex-Schaffer / Barlow Project, ex-Sons of Liberty, ex-The Rose | |
| Bill Owen | Guitars (lead) (1986-1988, 2018-present) |
| See also: ex-Innersanctum, ex-Unearthed, Blood Divisions, ex-Sanctum | |
| Gene Adam | Vocals (1986-1988, 2018-present) |
| See also: Jacob's Well, Of Ice, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Atomik Cocktail, ex-Unearthed | |
| Richard Bateman | Bass (1985-1986) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Unearthed, ex-Gardy-Loo!, ex-Nasty Savage, ex-Nocturnus AD, ex-Agent Steel (live), ex-Lowbrow, ex-Nocturnus, ex-After Death, ex-Scimitar | |
| Greg Seymour | Drums (1985-1988) |
| See also: ex-Innersanctum, ex-Sanctum, ex-Iced Earth | |
| Gary Custard | Guitars (1985) |
| Dave Abell | Bass (1986-1988) |
| See also: ex-Knights of Tethys, ex-Unearthed, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Seventh Servant, ex-The Harlot | |
| Scott Mullins | Drums (1986) |
| Larry Sapp | Guitars (1986) |
| See also: ex-Abomination, Original Brutality, RVK, ex-Brutality, ex-Astaroth, ex-G.O.D., ex-The Buttneckks, ex-The Gravesiders | |
| Jason Lacey | Vocals (1986) |
| Added by: PumpkinFlyFree | Modified by: KingSpooky |
| Added on: 2003-03-09 16:44:28 | Last modified on: 2023-09-22 22:18:26 |
- Purgatory from Cleveland, Ohio
- Purgatory from Moosup, Connecticut
- Purgatory from Memphis, Tennessee
- Purgatory from Houston, Texas
The band changed their name to Iced Earth in 1988 due to "legal complications", after having briefly gone by the moniker Purgatory-60 (ref. Heavy Demo Review #4 and Outraged #3 'zines, both from 1988) before releasing their fourth demo