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1. [Vulnus]
2. Drowning By Wing Beats
3. In the Rivers Bleak
4. I Fade Away
5. Beneath the Crown of Cranes
6. Giving Their Heir to the Masses
7. [Asphyxia]
“Dark, ominous, yet not completely hopeless, Downfall Of
Gaia's music is as uplifting as it is overwhelming. The aural peaks and valleys
fill the often lengthy tracks with a rewarding listening experience. The
quartet was founded in the middle of 2008 and, after a few member changes,
ended up with their current line-up: Dominik Goncalves dos Reis (guitars +
vocals), Peter Wolff (guitars + vocals), Anton Lisovoj (bass + vocals), and
Johannes Stoltenburg (drums). The members of Downfall Of Gaia reside in various
cities throughout Germany .
Their practice space, however, isn't in one of the common German fashion cities
like Berlin or Hamburg ,
but in Hannover , a city many people connect to
the Scorpions. Not to a sound that is reminiscent of an avalanche of black
earth, boulders, and mud. Downfall Of Gaia have developed their current sound
over the course of several years. In their early days of existence, they could
easily have been described as a crust band. During this "crustier"
period, they released a split in 2008 with French band Kazan . A year later, they released a tour EP,
and in 2010 Downfall Of Gaia finally released their debut album
"Epos" with the help of a few DIY-labels. When Downfall Of Gaia is
not in the rehearsal room or in the studio, they welcome life on the road and
tour whenever and wherever they can. They have not only performed on countless
stages in the German speaking countries, but also in countries like Italy, the
UK, France, the Netherlands and in several cities in various countries in
Eastern Europe. They have even made a trip across the Atlantic to the United States
for a small, but intense tour. Downfall Of Gaia's live intensity is unwavering,
whether they are performing to ten guests in a club or in front of thousands of
people at a festival. Downfall of Gaia's DIY attitude lead to their next
release in 2011: a split-LP with Sweden 's In the Hearts Of Emperors
on the Alerta Antfascista label. The album was also released by Moment Of
Collapse and Shove Records. The release displayed a massive step forward, both
musically and lyrically. Though their origin was very crust-infused, the band
has taken a much different approach to more recent material. Fast d-beat
influenced songs have given way to longer, slower tunes. Recent material can be
described as enormous creations that encroach upon the listener like a towering
monolith. Their new sound draws elements from doom, black metal, down tempo,
sludge, and even hardcore. The end result is an aesthetic not lacking in
majesty or depth.”
This album starts off with “[Vulnus]” and a really slow but
catchy riff. I liked how it creeps in over the guitar feedback. The blast beat
was awesome with the blackened riff. This is a great doom feeling instrumental.
I liked the drumming in “Drowning By Wing Beats” and the guitars felt really
cold and dark, as well as the vocals. The more doom driven bit, near the end,
was a good touch and the chugging lead and rhythm with more blast beats to end
was nice. “In the Rivers Bleak” starts with a very chilled out drum intro with
accompanied lead guitar. This track definitely has a more stoner metal feel to
it, especially the mellower bit about half way. It ends like it starts which is
always a cool way to go about writing.
I like the echo on the intro riff of “I Fade Away,” it made
it relaxing and was a great break from the heavy stuff. The bit when the hi hat
and lead guitar came in was great and when the drums pick up you know what
follows, which is stoner riffs aplenty. I really like the vocals on this one a
lot. A very eerie intro to lead into drumming with a catchy slow riff to start
off the next track entitled “Beneath the Crown of Cranes.” The vocals in this
were awesome especially half way through and the slow part at the end is really
nice.
The intro riff of the very doom feeling track, “Giving Their
Heir to the Masses”, was great. The part a little over half way was really
nicely laid out, with the way everything flowed and the drumming at the end was
great. Another great echo effected guitar bit with mellow drums to start of the
last track. The riff after with faster drums was nice as well. “[Asphyxia]” was
a nice instrumental to end the album.
This album is great for those stoner metal listeners and
also possibly even black metal fans as well. I think it is worth a listen and
the only thing I has to nitpick about is that the guitars get a little boring
after a while with the fast strumming style, but otther than that I very much so
enjoyed this album. Downfall of Gaia know how to combine black, doom, and stoner metals the best I have seen in a while.
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