Sandstone Purging The Past

2009, Sandstone is a four piece Melodic/Power Metal band from Derry Northern Ireland. "Purging The Past" is an album that is excellent by virtue of its versatility; Sandstone picks all the right elements of Prog, Power, Melodic, and Heavy Metal that allow them to create a truly interesting sound. This record is catchy, angry, and complicated all at once, making for an incredibly unique listening experience. "Purging The Past" is one of those records that truly has everything: great songwriting, awe-inspiring musicianship, and a fresh sound that sounds like a perfect mesh of the right ideas rather than an embarrassing mishmash.