Downfall of Gaia - post-metal from Germany

Downfall of Gaia

Silhouettes of Disgust

Metal Blade Records

17 March 2023

Downfall of Gaia (Germany; 2008-present; EP in 2009, albums in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) has a cohesive sensibility once you hear a few of their songs, but at first the listener may feel confused by the threads that make the fabric of this sound. The vocals sound like black metal, the rhythm section launches into blasting speeds some of the time but can almost disappear for the mellow segments. The guitar sometimes sounds like black metal, but just often goes soft and almost-silent. One way to think of this is a post-metal band keeping the post part limited, so it is not full-blown post-metal. It is more like 40% post, 60% extreme metal in general. The melodies are opaque and they sound to a certain sad because that's what post-metal is, a fundamentally sad-mood music. Just like the cover of the album, this is meant to be gray music. The contrast takes place in the form of blasting rhythms and black metal-style vocals. FYI: The band likes to reference their crust/punk influences, like in their style of drumming, but the band plays smooth, polished metal, and they do not sound like raw, crust punk metal.

Silhouettes of Disgust by Downfall of Gaia

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