{"id":1328,"date":"2018-02-03T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T23:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2018-02-06T10:21:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:21:18","slug":"crusader-the-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/crusader-the-purge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crusader (The Purge)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Crusader-2-3-18-take2-624x624.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My band Sumptus Ignis has just released a single for Crusader (The Purge). The full album is entitled Ambition and will be released later this year. <\/p>\n<p>Playthrough video (edited by Josh):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4SncbKOa_c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3257843839\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/sumptusignis.bandcamp.com\/album\/crusader-the-purge\">Crusader (The Purge) by Sumptus Ignis<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crusader-Purge-Sumptus-Ignis\/dp\/B079LGZF8K\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/crusader-the-purge-single\/1344650683?uo=4&#038;app=itunes&#038;at=1001lry3&#038;ct=dashboard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/album\/Sumptus_Ignis_Crusader_The_Purge?id=Bsivvemobrqh3k42omq5423yfcm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4D4wIbvKeEKfstdebqhrKF\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/379314191&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Sumptus-ignis-crusader-the-purge-lyrics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lyrics<\/a>:<br \/>\nEchoing footsteps call to me<br \/>\nDeep in my fortress of stone<br \/>\nThrough the dark, I smell terror<br \/>\nBehind the bravado<\/p>\n<p>Some would call me lost<br \/>\nI am where I choose to be<br \/>\nI know every mossy corridor<br \/>\nThis labyrinth is my domain<\/p>\n<p>Those who seek a monster<br \/>\nAre sure to find a beast<br \/>\nLurking inside the maze<br \/>\nDeformed and depraved<\/p>\n<p>Despair<br \/>\nDevour the brave and the foolish<br \/>\nWickedness<br \/>\nBeats in the breast of the paladin<\/p>\n<p>Dried blood upon the bricks<br \/>\nTread the path of self-destruction<br \/>\nBring me your heart filled with hate<\/p>\n<p>Look deep into the mirror<br \/>\nSo-called hero<br \/>\nRecognize the horns are your own<br \/>\nBloodlust transformed<br \/>\nParody of righteousness<br \/>\nCrusader of disgust<\/p>\n<p>Disturber of my peace<br \/>\nWhat glory do you hope to gain?<br \/>\nMisguided quest for confrontation<br \/>\nMercenary scum<\/p>\n<p>Step over the clattering bones<br \/>\nOf those who\u2019ve tried before<br \/>\nIn these lightless depths<br \/>\nI hold court<br \/>\nThose who seek a monster<br \/>\nAre sure to find a beast<br \/>\nLurking inside the maze<br \/>\nDeformed and depraved<\/p>\n<p>Despair<br \/>\nDevour the brave and the foolish<br \/>\nWickedness<br \/>\nBeats in the breast of the paladin<\/p>\n<p>Dried blood upon the bricks<br \/>\nTread the path of self-destruction<br \/>\nBring me your heart filled with hate<\/p>\n<p>Look deep into the mirror<br \/>\nSo-called hero<br \/>\nRecognize the horns are your own<br \/>\nBloodlust transformed<br \/>\nParody of righteousness<br \/>\nCrusader of disgust<\/p>\n<p>I turn my eyes away<br \/>\nFrom those who&#8217;ve forced my hand<br \/>\nAnother grim memorial<br \/>\nBone chips and cracked enamel<br \/>\nGround into the stones<br \/>\nEach monument a failure to find a middle way<\/p>\n<p>Dried blood upon the bricks<br \/>\nTread the path of self-destruction<br \/>\nBring to me a heart filled with hate<\/p>\n<p>Look deep into the mirror<br \/>\nSo-called hero<br \/>\nReflect upon your thirst for martyrdom<br \/>\nBeg my help to ease your burden<br \/>\nPurge your veins of passion\u2019s blood <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SI_Crusader-LinerNotesLyrics.pdf\">Liner notes and lyrics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other download and streaming links to come. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My band Sumptus Ignis has just released a single for Crusader (The Purge). The full album is entitled Ambition and will be released later this year. Playthrough video (edited by Josh): Crusader (The Purge) by Sumptus Ignis Amazon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10,314],"tags":[96,115,319],"class_list":["post-1328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-music","category-sumptus-ignis","tag-metal","tag-progressive-metal","tag-sumptus-ignis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1328"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1348,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1328\/revisions\/1348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brynschurman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}