Downfall of Gaia
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Downfall Of Gaia Releases New Music Video
Germany‘s Downfall Of Gaia today unleashes their sixth studio album, "Silhouettes Of Disgust," via Metal Blade Records! Coinciding with the release of "Silhouettes Of Disgust," Downfall Of Gaia today unveils a visualizer for the track "While Bloodsprings Become Rivers." You can check it out below.
Elaborates vocalist/guitarist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis, "Dreams and goals are not equally achievable for everyone. Ever-growing class differences within society have become a major problem that has received far too little attention. Social injustice continues to reach new heights, and everyday life is becoming increasingly difficult for many to cope with." More...
Downfall Of Gaia Debuts New Single
Downfall Of Gaia today unleashes their latest single, "Existence Of Awe." The pummeling new psalm comes by way of the band‘s sixth studio album, "Silhouettes Of Disgust," scheduled to drop on March 17, 2023 via Metal Blade Records.
Progressing in part by looking backwards and returning to familiar territory, Downfall Of Gaia's "Silhouettes Of Disgust" delivers a dynamic and textured blend of crust punk and post-black metal doused in atmospheric elements, taking everything that ever made the band compelling and pushing it in new and gripping directions. The record includes the return of guitarist Peter Wolff, who left the band in 2015 to focus on family and other pursuits. They've also expanded their sonic palette with the addition of synths for the first time, and female vocals courtesy of Lulu Black, who collaborates with drummer Michael Kadnar in industrial/gothic project This Is Oblivion.
Wanting to keep things short, simple, and a bit more confrontational, the record does not feature the eight- to ten-minute epics of the band‘s more recent releases and is indeed punchier, with a lot of classic d-beat drumming driving the action, as on the surging "Unredeemable" and opener/latest single, "Existence Of Awe."
Elaborates vocalist/guitarist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis, " ’Existence Of Awe‘ is a song about those inner demons and ghostly companions that many in this day and age are at the mercy of and have to fight against in whatever form. A condition that one often carries around unnoticed on the outside, which is not immediately visible to many, and that one must somehow learn to live with…" More...
Downfall Of Gaia To Release New Album In March
Germany’s Downfall Of Gaia will release their sixth studio album, "Silhouettes Of Disgust," March 17th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s cover art, track listing, and stunning first single.
Over the course of fifteen years, Downfall Of Gaia has carved a unique space for themselves within the metal scene, evolving naturally and unafraid to take risks. With Silhouettes Of Disgust they progress in part by looking backwards and returning to familiar territory. The result is best described as a textured, dynamic blend of crust punk and post-black metal with a lot of atmospheric elements, taking everything that ever made the band compelling and pushing it in new and gripping directions. With the return of guitarist Peter Wolff, who left the band in 2015 to focus on family and other pursuits, the writing process was much more streamlined than the sixteen months spent penning 2019’s Ethic Of Radical Finitude. "We started in October of 2021 and went into the studio in April of 2022," notes vocalist/guitarist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis. "Having Peter back -- who founded Downfall Of Gaia together with bassist/vocalist Anton [Lisovoj] and I in 2008 -- was the big difference this time. For 'Ethic Of Radical Finitude And Atrophy' (2016), I prepared all the guitars by myself before the four of us started working on all the details, which is a much longer way of working than doing everything as a couple."
Wanting to keep things short and simple but straight in the listener’s face, the record does not feature the eight- to ten-minute epics of their more recent releases and is indeed punchier, with a lot of classic d-beat drumming driving the action, as on opener "Existence Of Awe" and the surging "Unredeemable." They have also expanded their sonic palette with the inclusion of synths for the first time, and female vocals courtesy of Lulu Black, who collaborates with drummer Michael Kadnar in industrial/gothic project This Is Oblivion, making her voice familiar to the band members. More...
Downfall Of Gaia Posts New Single Online
February 8th sees Downfall Of Gaia release their new album, Ethic Of Radical Finitude! In anticipation of this release, Downfall Of Gaia have now launched the third single, "Of Withering Violet Leaves", which can be heard below.
Downfall Of Gaia comments: "Today we're excited to present the third single of our upcoming album, 'Ethic Of Radical Finitude'! 'Of Withering Violet Leaves' gives another insight into our new record, showing another side of what to expect. We are extremely looking forward to share our new album with you guys very soon! Thanks for listening!"
The album is available in the following formats:
--Hardcover Digipak-CD
--180 g black vinyl
--Dead gold marbeld vinyl (ltd. 300 - EU-exclusive)
--Grey marbled vinyl (ltd. 200 - EU-exclusive)
--Pic-LP (ltd. 200 - EU-exclusive)
--White/Black split vinyl (ltd. 100 - Evil Greed exclusive)
--Red/black marbled vinyl (ltd. 200 - US-exclusive)
--Clear vinyl (ltd. 100 - US-exclusive) More...
Downfall Of Gaia Posts New Video Online
February 8th sees Downfall Of Gaia release their new album, "Ethic Of Radical Finitude." In anticipation of this release, Downfall Of Gaia have now launched a video for the second single, "We Pursue The Serpent Of Time," which can be viewed below.
Downfall Of Gaia comments: "Today we're excited to share the music video for our song 'We Pursue The Serpent Of Time', the second new song of our upcoming album, 'Ethic Of Radical Finitude'! This time we're joined by our friend Nikita Kamprad from Der Weg einer Freiheit for some guest vocals, and we hope you enjoy this collaboration as much as we do! Thanks for listening!"
The album will be available in the following formats:
--Hardcover Digipak-CD
--180 g black vinyl
--Dead gold marbeld vinyl (ltd. 300 - EU-exclusive)
--Grey marbled vinyl (ltd. 200 - EU-exclusive)
--Pic-LP (ltd. 200 - EU-exclusive)
--White/Black split vinyl (ltd. 100 - Evil Greed exclusive)
--Red/black marbled vinyl (ltd. 200 - US-exclusive)
--Clear vinyl (ltd. 100 - US-exclusive) More...
Downfall Of Gaia Releases Lyric Video
Last November, Downfall Of Gaia released fourth full-length album "Atrophy" via Metal Blade Records, as well as completing a successful European tour supporting Conan. Now, the band is ready to launch a new lyric video for the title track off the album (produced by Kdigitalproductions.com).
Downfall Of Gaia comments: "We are pleased to present the lyric video for the title track of our recent album 'Atrophy', the grand finale of the story told on our latest record! This song is the end of a journey, the final chapter of a dialogue between life and death."
Downfall Of Gaia has further announced additional European shows in support of "Atrophy" - see below for all dates.
May 6 - Manchester, UK - Rebellion
May 7 - London, UK - Underworld
May 11 - Poznan, Poland - Pod Minoga
May 12 - Hannover, Germany - Bei Chez Heinz
May 13 - Leipzig, Germany - Westwerk
June 17 - Kiel, Germany - Kiel Explode
June 24 - Munchen, Germany - Saint Helena Festival
August 5 - Karlsruhe, Germany - New Noise Fest More...
Downfall Of Gaia Streaming Full Album
This Friday (November 11th), Downfall Of Gaia will release fourth full-length album "Atrophy" via Metal Blade Records. Today all the tracks come online early and can be heard below.
Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, "Atrophy" was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA, and is a record about the absurdity of life and human existence.
1. Brood
2. Woe
3. Ephemerol
4. Ephemerol II
5. Atrophy
6. Petrichor More...
Downfall Of Gaia Streaming "Ephemerol"
On November 11th, Downfall Of Gaia will release fourth full-length album "Atrophy" via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, Atrophy was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA.
For a preview of "Atrophy," a video for the new single "Ephemerol" can be viewed below. Downfall of Gaia comments: "We are pleased to share the second single of our upcoming record with you guys! 'Ephemerol' represents the centerpiece of the story told on 'Atrophy' and captures the overall mood of the album in a visual way! The video was directed, shot & edited by Martin Neumann back in September/October and we hope you will enjoy his work as much as we do!"
1. Brood
2. Woe
3. Ephemerol
4. Ephemerol II
5. Atrophy
6. Petrichor More...
Downfall Of Gaia Posts Studio Video
On November 11th, Downfall Of Gaia will release fourth full-length, "Atrophy," via Metal Blade Records.
Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, "Atrophy" was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA, and is a record about the absurdity of life and human existence - an album about the constant dialog between life and death.
A new studio recording clip has now come online and can be seen below. The full "Atrophy" track listing is as follows:
1. Brood
2. Woe
3. Ephemerol
4. Ephemerol II
5. Atrophy
6. Petrichor More...
Downfall Of Gaia Posts Album Trailer
On November 11th, Downfall Of Gaia will release fourth full-length, "Atrophy," via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, "Atrophy" was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA.
This new record is about the absurdity of life and human existence and the constant dialog between life and death. Check out a trailer for "Atrophy" below. The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Brood
2. Woe
3. Ephemerol
4. Ephemerol II
5. Atrophy
6. Petrichor More...
Downfall Of Gaia Reveals "Atrophy" Details
On November 11th, Downfall Of Gaia will release fourth full-length album, "Atrophy," via Metal Blade Records.
Recorded in June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio Berlin with Jan Oberg, "Atrophy" was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, CA, and is a record about the absurdity of life and human existence - an album about the constant dialog between life and death.
For a first preview of "Atrophy," the new single "Woe" is streaming now below. Downfall Of Gaia also comments:
"Today we are pleased to share the first single from our upcoming album, 'Atrophy', with you guys! This record continues directly where the recent one stopped. Harsh blast-beats combined with atmospheric elements. More...
Downfall Of Gaia Enters The Studio
German extreme metal group Downfall Of Gaia just entered the studio to record a fourth full-length album and follow-up to 2014's "Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay."
Downfall Of Gaia comments: "We are happy to announce that we hit Hidden Planet Studio Berlin to record our new full-length record, set to be released in 2016. This album continues directly where 'Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay' stopped. Stay tuned for more details! Can't wait to share some new piece of music with you guys!"
Downfall Of Gaia recently announced a run of shows this summer, where the group will be joined by Australia's Hope Drone; this trek also marks the first tour for new guitarist Marco Mazzola. See below for all dates. More...
Hope Drone Announces Tour With Downfall Of Gaia
Australian post-black metal group Hope Drone just announced the band's first European tour in support of 2015 full-length album "Cloak Of Ash."
The quartet will be performing on a two-week long run of dates (and first outside Australia) along with German post-metal/crust veterans Downfall of Gaia kicking off this August 21st. The tour will see the band playing throughout Germany and Western Europe, and also includes an appearance at Portugal's Amplifest. View a full itinerary below. More...
Downfall Of Gaia Recruits New Guitarist
German extreme metal band Downfall of Gaia has announced the addition of guitarist Marco Mazzola to the group's line-up. The band comments:
"We are happy to announce Marco Mazzola will be the new guitarist for Downfall of Gaia! It is always tough to replace a member of a band, particularly someone who has been with us for so many years, but Marco convinced us in every way! No big words needed for this - We are looking forward to the next chapter of Downfall of Gaia and leave the last words to Marco!"
Marco Mazzola comments: "We met in Italy, back in 2012, while I was touring with my band Caino and we opened a couple of gigs for Downfall Of Gaia. Me and Dominik stayed in contact during the following years and I immediately wrote him once I saw the announcement that the band was looking for a new guitarist. I always held Downfall Of Gaia in high regard, and I'm now honored to take part of it. I'll do my best to keep alive what they previously built with Peter." More...
Downfall Of Gaia Parts With Guitarist
German extreme metal band Downfall Of Gaia just announced a split with guitarist Peter Wolff. The group comments:
"The year is coming to an end and we would like to thank each and everyone for an intense and busy 2015! Europe, USA, Japan and Australia - it has been a crazy ride! But unfortunately it's not only 2015 that is coming to an end.
"Priorities in life do change and from time to time you have to make choices and walk the path that's best for yourself even if it differs from the direction of others. So today is the day where we have to say goodbye to Peter!
"We would like to thank him for the last 7 years, the highs and lows, the willing and the unforgettable time we spent with each other! Our last show with Peter on guitar will be in April 2016. More info soon!
"Downfall of Gaia will continue as always! So right now we are looking for a new guitar player! Someone based in Berlin or Hamburg (best case/no must) with enough time, passion and willing to tour worldwide! If this sounds like you - get in contact via booking[at]downfallofgaia.com. Thanks!" More...
Downfall Of Gaia Posts Tour Video, Adds More Shows
Germany's Downfall Of Gaia will be venturing to the eastern hemisphere in November for a half a dozen shows across two continents supporting latest album "Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay."
From November 13 - 15, Downfall Of Gaia will be performing in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, and from November 19 - 21, the band will be performing in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, Australia. The dates and venues are listed below.
Additionally, Downfall of Gaia has just shared a European tour wrap up video that can be seen after the jump.
11/13 Osaka, JP Hokage
11/14 Tokyo, JP Earthdom
11/15 Tokyo, JP Earthdom
w/ Hope Drone
11/19 Brisbane, AU Crowbar
11/20 Sydney, AU The Roxbury
11/21 Melbourne, AU The Bendigo Hotel More...
Downfall Of Gaia Gearing Up For U.S. Tour
Germany's Downfall of Gaia will be back in the U.S. this winter touring in support of latest album, "Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay." The tour kicks off next week Thursday in Beacon, NY, and continues through February 13th with the final show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY.
Vocalist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis comments: "We are pretty excited to return to the states and present our new record 'Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay' for the first time live on stage! Six months of silence has passed and finally we are ready to hit the road again! Can't wait for this ride!"
01/22 - Beacon, NY - Quinn's
01/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Kungfu Necktie
01/24 - Wilmington, DE - Mojo 13
01/25 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
01/26 - Washington DC - DC9
01/27 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
01/28 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
01/29 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
01/30 - Miami, FL - Churchill's
01/31 - St Petersburg, FL - Fubar
02/01 - Pensacola, FL - The Handlebar
02/02 - New Orleans, LA - The Maze
02/03 - Austin, TX - The Dirty Dog
02/04 - Dallas, TX - Double Wide
02/05 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
02/06 - Chicago, IL - Red Line Tap
02/07 - Madison, WI - The Wisco
02/08 - Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class
02/09 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Shop
02/10 - Burlington, VT - The Monkey House
02/11 - North Haven, CT - UANC
02/12 - Boston, MA - O'Briens
02/13 - New York, NY - Saint Vitus More...
Roadburn Adds More Bands To 2015 Lineup
Roadburn Festival is pleased to kick off the new year with a handful of new confirmations, plus the addition of a fifth stage. Tickets for the 20th edition of the festival are on sale now.
Minsk, Mount Salem, and Worm Ouroboros have been added to the line up at the 013 for Thursday, April 9th. Having previously performed at the 2009 edition of the festival, Minsk return to Roadburn, bringing an atmospheric, meditative ambience, offset by raging thrust. Look out for plenty of canyon-sized riffs, trippy sounding keyboards and enchanting vocals when Mount Salem conjurs a crushing windstorm to blow through Roadburn, whilst Worm Ouroboros will be spinning diaphanous webs of the most delicate chamber doom.
New Orleans heavyweights Goatwhore lead the charge, followed by Germany's Downfall of Gaia, noise-hardcore trio Cortez, and a dual-pronged sludge attack from both Fister and Moloch as the first bands announced for the intimate Cul de Sac venue.
As with the 2014 edition, Roadburn's fifth stage will be at Cul de Sac - a small music café located across from the 013 venue at 48 Heuvel, which is the street lined with bars and restaurants (also affectionately known as “Weirdo Canyon”). Four bands will perform at Cul de Sac on each day of the festival, Thursday - Sunday. Entry to these shows is sure to be in high demand, so attendees are advised to arrive early to secure access.
With regret, the festival's organizers have to announce that Lord Mantis will no longer be performing at Roadburn 2015. The band is unable to make it over to Europe due to personal reasons; as a result the performance at Roadburn and any shows around that will be cancelled. The vacant slot on the line up will be taken by Ohio sludge titans Fistula. More...
Downfall Of Gaia Announces European Tour
In addition to previously announced U.S. tour dates scheduled for January, Downfall Of Gaia has now revealed a co-headlining European trek with Der Weg Einer Freiheit in March and April, 2015.
Comments Metal Blade recording artists Downfall Of Gaia: "Time runs way too fast! When this tour will hit the road it's almost 9 months ago since we played a show in Europe. Even if some time off of the road was needed - that's way too long! So all of us are pretty happy to be back on the streets and to play some of our favourite European cities together with Der Weg einer Freiheit, one of the most interesting bands out there!" More...
Downfall Of Gaia Announces U.S. Tour
Germany's Downfall of Gaia will be back in the U.S. this Winter touring in support of latest album, "Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay" (streaming in full at this location).
The tour is scheduled to being on January 23rd in Philadelphia, PA and continues through February 13th with the final show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. Vocalist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis comments:
"We are pretty excited to return to the states and present our new record 'Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay' for the first time live on stage! Six months of silence has passed and finally we are ready to hit the road again! Can't wait for this ride!" More...