Purge is the major label debut by the Canadian industrial alternative rock band Econoline Crush.
It was released in 1994 by EMI Music Canada, and the following year it garnered the band a nomination for a Juno Award.
Two other songs off of The Purge Demo, "Lost" and "Wicked", were eventually re-recorded for Econoline Crush's 1995 album Affliction (in addition to "Cruel World" for a third time).
[3] Afterwards, the band signed to EMI and they released Purge as their official debut in 1994, with Gregg Leask and Hack joining the lineup.
Rhys Fulber, known for his work with Front Line Assembly and Fear Factory, provided keyboards and programming as a studio musician.