Wild, Wonderful Purgatory

1999 studio album by Karma to Burn

Studio album by

Karma to Burn

Released

May 31, 1999 (1999-05-31) (Europe)
July 7, 1999 (1999-07-07) (North America)

Genre

Instrumental rock
stoner rock

Length

47:03

Label

Roadrunner (Europe)
MIA (U.S.)
Emetic (2009 reissue)
Heavy Psych Sounds (2022 reissue)

Producer

Karma to Burn
Garry Rindfuss

Karma to Burn chronology

Karma to Burn
(1997)

Wild, Wonderful Purgatory
(1999)

Almost Heathen
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
NME	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

Wild, Wonderful Purgatory is the second studio album by stoner rock band Karma to Burn. The album was released on May 31, 1999, in Europe by Roadrunner UK, and July 7, 1999, in the U.S. by MIA Records. It was reissued on March 18, 2022, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records.^[4]

It is their first fully instrumental album after the departure of former vocalist Jason Jarosz; a style they would keep for most subsequent releases. The album title refers to the West Virginia slogan, "Wild and Wonderful".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karma to Burn

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Twenty"	3:30
2.	"Twenty Eight"	4:22
3.	"Thirty"	3:26
4.	"Thirty One"	5:23
5.	"Twenty Nine"	3:03
6.	"Thirty Two"	5:00
7.	"Twenty Five"	4:40
8.	"Twenty Six"	4:13
9.	"One"	4:05
10.	"Three"	3:57
11.	"Seven"	4:40
12.	"Eight"	4:44
Total length:		47:03

Personnel

Will Mecum – guitar
Rich Mullins – bass
Rob Oswald – drums

Notes

The tracks "Twenty Nine" and "Thirty Two" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2000 EA Sports video game NASCAR 2001.

References

^ Hill, Gary. Wild, Wonderful Purgatory at AllMusic
^ "Wild, Wonderful... Purgatory". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ MassiveAttack (January 13, 2009). "Karma to Burn – Wild Wonderful Purgatory". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ "Karma to Burn – Wild Wonderful Purgatory". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 22, 2022.