{"id":48122,"date":"2016-11-11T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=48122"},"modified":"2023-01-30T19:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:38:56","slug":"news-downfall-of-gaia-release-fourth-studio-album-atrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-downfall-of-gaia-release-fourth-studio-album-atrophy\/","title":{"rendered":"DOWNFALL OF GAIA Release Fourth Studio Album \u2018Atrophy\u2019 (November 11th, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOWNFALL OF GAIA Release Fourth Studio Album<\/strong><\/span>
\nNovember 11th, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German extreme metal band Downfall Of Gaia issued fourth full-length studio album Atrophy<\/em> on November 11th, 2016 through Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

Atrophy<\/em> was made available in the following formats; CD, 180g black vinyl, black \/ white vinyl (limited to 300 copies), clear vinyl (limited to 200 copies), and yellow marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies).<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded during June 2016 at Hidden Planet Studio in Berlin, Germany with Jan Oberg. Mixing and mastering was handled by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Studio in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n

Atrophy<\/em>\u2019s lyrical content concerns \u201cthe absurdity of life and human existence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atrophy<\/em> marks the first Downfall Of Gaia platter not to feature guitarist Peter Wolff, whose departure following a seven-year tenure was confirmed<\/a> on December 22nd, 2015.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Brood\u2019
\n02. \u2018Woe\u2019
\n03. \u2018Ephemerol\u2019
\n04. \u2018Ephemerol II\u2019
\n05. \u2018Atrophy\u2019
\n06. \u2018Petrichor\u2019<\/p>\n

Downfall Of Gaia\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Dominik Goncalves dos Reis (vocals and guitar)
\nAnton Lisovoj (vocals and bass)
\nMarco Mazzola (guitar)
\nMichael Kadnar (drums)<\/p>\n

Directed, shot and edited by Martin Neumann, a music video was filmed for the track \u2018Ephemerol\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the title track.<\/p>\n

The band commented: \u201cWe are pleased to present the lyric video for the title track of our recent album Atrophy<\/em>, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Third studio record Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay<\/em> was released on November 2014 via Metal Blade.<\/p>\n