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Gravity Kills - Gravity Kills Audio CD

A fair review of the Gravity Kills "Gravity Kills" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Gravity Kills reviews here, or go back to the Gravity Kills tabs.

Gravity Kills Band: Gravity Kills
Title: Gravity Kills
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Release Date: 1996-03-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Forward 2: Guilty 3: Blame 4: Down 5: Here 6: Enough 7: Inside 8: Goodbye 9: Never 10: Last 11: Hold

Hard not to like.
It may be true that Gravity Kills are nothing more than Ninsters who ripped off all of their ideas from Nine Inch Nails, but even if that be the case. . they did it quite well. This is a fantastic album! An absolute must have for fans of hard hitting industrial rock. In truth, this is one of the most essential albums to own in regards to the coldwave-industrial scene. Recommended for fans of NINE INCH NAILS, 16 VOLT, SISTER MACHINE GUN, and PIG.


Total throwback
"Techno-Grunge Industrial Metal/Rock" is pretty much dead, but the CD is very nostalgic. By today's standards, this CD is probably sub-par. They're kinda like Orgy only more focused on the synthesizer aspect than any of the other instruments in the band. Lyrics aren't too bad, but the sheer volume of the instrumental and the tendency to overpower Jeff's voice kind of forces him to take a back seat, which probably contributed to the fall of the band. Jeff Scheel is a pretty good singer, and it sounds strangely like he took some lessons from Trent Reznor's voice book (most of the singing sounds a lot like "Head Like a Hole"). I loved this CD when it was released, and I still like to give it a listen every once in a while. .


One of the best Industrial Rock/Metal albums of all time
Gravity Kills' self-titled debut album is like a album full of radio-friendly NIN songs. First of all, it is true that they have many similarities to Nine Inch Nails (NIN), whose Trent Reznor,quite frankly, is vastly superior in artistic ability, but also much more difficult for the average listener to get into. While each NIN album is a listening experience like no other, Gravity Kills will not challenge a listener, but they do have this genre down pat. Almost every song on this cd is worthy of radio play, and they actually did have quite a few singles/hit songs on here. There are lots of head-bobbing rhythms and great sing-along choruses. I prefer to listen to these guys when driving or for parties more so than NIN because it is much more streamlined, sing-along friendly, and there is more energy. Now don't get me wrong, because I love NIN as well, but they usually take more of your undivided attention to appreciate. If you can get over the fact that they are potentially NIN rip-offs, you should enjoy this album because it really is one of the best this genre has to offer. .


Gravity Kills' First
This is Gravity Kills' first release and I must say it's their best. Well, where do I start. I had, for the longest time, had a tough time deciding on what was better "Perversion" or the "Self-Titled". Both are great but I feel the first has a much darker atmospheric style. The whole album seems to flow in and out until you reach your destination of the end. Even the opener "Forward" sets the tone, preparing you for what's to come. I don't think there is one below average track on this cd. My favorites from the release are probably "Guilty", "Here", "Inside", and "Hold". Here's the ratings. . .

2. Guilty - 10/10
3. Blame - 10/10
4. Down - 10/10
5. Here - 10/10
6. Enough - 10/10
7. Inside - 10/10
8. Goodbye - 8. 5/10
9. Never - 10/10
10. Last - 10/10
11. Hold - 10/10

Overall: 98% A

It's a really good start for a pretty good band. I'm suprised they didn't get more popular than they did. The whole album is awesome. My only complaint would be that the track "Inside" is too short. Also, I would strongly disagree that this band is a ripoff of other Industrial acts like Nine Inch Nails just because of how different it sounds. The vocals make it unique and the fact that it never slows down and gives you a more sad side like with NIN's "Pretty Hate Machine". It's just much more angry unlike NIN which has a sad and angry side. Both are great though, and have plenty to offer. Anyone who enjoys acts like Filter, Nine Inch Nails, or even Ministry should check this out.


Dunno why everyone's so down on this one
Quite frankly, I don't know what it is you wouldn't like about this CD if you liked all those other ones. I think Gravity Kills gets unfairly dumped on just because they happened to get famous after NIN and Skinny Puppy. OK, so it's not the most original thing on the planet, but so what? It's fun to listen to, and that's honestly all I ask. Maybe others demand some kind of earth-shattering experince, but I think that's just being unreasonable.

There are some slight dragging moments in here, but overall it's a solid, if conventional, idustrial rock production. If "breaking the mold" is what you want, then maybe stay away, but its by no means a bad album.


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