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Gravity Kills

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It is a wonder to me that Gravity Kills does not have a larger following than it already does. I was sad to see such a small crowd at one of their shows about 5 years ago when this album had recently come out.

For those who have not had a taste of this great music and need something to get the adreneline running, the self-titled album is the perfect place to start.

'Guilty' and 'Blame' are the crowd favorites for their high air-time on radios and on movie soundtracks, but every track on this CD is a work of art. The rough industrial sounds give them a sound of their own and anybody who enjoys rock or industrial music should delve into the music of Gravity Kills.

-Zilean

This album is the epitome of industrial rock exploited to its fullest potential. Not only is every song just as good as the next, it keeps you wanting even more. Songs that Gravity Kills should certainly claim to fame include "Guilty", "Down", "Enough", and my favorite "Goodbye". The music is intense and definately puts you in the mood to get "rowdy". CDs usually contain 1 or 2 songs that are listened to continually, this album is the exception because every song is worthy of being played over and over.

I think Gravity Kills gets unfairly dumped on just because they happened to get famous after NIN and Skinny Puppy. Quite frankly, I don't know what it is you wouldn't like about this CD if you liked all those other ones. 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.

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. Gravity Kills' self-titled debut album is like a album full of radio-friendly NIN songs. 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.

This cd kicks! The band started in '94 and this came out in '96, and I still listen to it alot. It's just a great album. Now, I consider myself to be a rock/metal type of guy, so this is about as close as I get to "BigBass/Techno/Pop/HipHop" kinda stuff... but I just gotta make an excep. for these guys. It's rock that can also appeal to your dance side, so just the hard-core people won't like it. Other than that it's all good; same with their other two or three albums after this one. All summer long, I love to roll-up at a stoplight with this stuff blasting! haha... GK forever!!!
...sorry to see you guys go:(

I know this sounds somewhat like "Pretty Hate Machine," but I think that it also has differences. I love those songs "Enough" and "Guilty." I also like "Goodbye" for a new perspective of gravity Kills.

The first track is sorta like an intro, but only a little different. I think this is a must have for the typical alternative lover.

I THINK IT MAY HAVE TO GROW ON SOME OF YOU THOUGH!

Gravity Kills has more people than 1, there's 4 like in Stabbing Westward. Kurt Kerns left GK in August 1999, and I think that they may have a new drummer now and are working on an album for release date of 2001.

This album is so great!It pumps me with adrenalin and you can mosh to almost every song.The lyrics are very abstract but cool.If you like industrial or metal U will like it!BUY IT!You'll worship it,Other than maybe Forward(the intro)the whole CD is of the highest quality.

The reviews that compare these guys to Stabbing Westward and Nine Inch Nails are getting old....actually they've been getting quite old for awhile. To the ignorant "fan" of music, all industrial sounds/resembles Trent Reznor. Just because the music is dark and implements the use of keyboards, synthesizers, and electronic devices does not make them into a Nine Inch Nails clone. The only resemblance of the two I can find is the fact that Jeff Scheel's voice SOMETIMES sounds like that of Trent Reznor. Other than that, I would say the sound more resembles a lighter KMFDM or a darker Filter and God Lives Underwater.

The music on here is definitely entrancing and haunting. From the opening chilling track, "Forward", through the entire disc of raw industrial anger, all the way down to the slower, progressive "Hold", this album has no tracks which will let the listener down. The voice of Jeff Scheel is utterly haunting, as it goes from a spine-tingling whisper to a scream and back again, all which do the choruses of each song wonders. Combined with Matt Dudenhoeffer's synthesized heavy guitar riffs and Kurt Kerns catchy bass lines and electronic drums and you already have a stellar industrial band. Douglas Firley also does an awesome job of the electric piano/keyboard and the digital editing, giving the songs that synthesized/electronic feel to them.

After seeing them live on the Preaching To The Perverted Tour 2001 with Pig Face and Godhead, and using their new drummer Brad, my fondness for the band has only increased. The two singles, "Guilty" and "Blame" seem to be the ones the crowd loves the best, but are hardly the best tracks on the album. "Goodbye" had the catchy chorus to be a single but wasn't used as one for some reason, but "Enough" and "Never" are definitely the hardest, most intense tracks on here, really making the mosh pits go crazy. "Down" and "Hold" are more down tempo and slower than the rest of the disc, which is good for a change in pace from the adrenaline pumping hits that fill the rest of the album. "Inside" and "Last" make for great tracks as well. So that about covers every song on here.

Any reviews that say these guys are trying to rip off Stabbing Westward and/or Nine Inch Nails must be listening to a different band. There really aren't too many similarities, so if hard, intense, yet danceable industrial songs are your thing, don't hesitate to get this.

Hands down, this is my second favorite album of all time. Jeff Scheel is one of my favorite lead singers, Matt Dudenhoffer is an awesome guitarist, and Doug Firley does keyboards to a new level. Every time I listen to this I like it more. I am waiting for the new one this year.

It starts out with Forward, a techno-sounding intro.

After that, two NIN-influenced songs, Guilty and Blame. I'm pretty sure you know Guilty, so I will go onto Blame. It sounds an awful lot like Head Like A Hole by Nine Inch Nails.

After that, two pure-excellence tracks. Down is probably the only non-dance song on this whole album. It sounds wondering. Here is my favorite song on here, tied with Hold. Here is awesome and describes everything 1996 had good in it. The last track, Hold, is by far their best work. This is too original for GK! NIN probably got some of their ideas for Into The Void from Hold. After Here is the angst-filled single, Enough. Inside is where I first thought it went downhill, but then later liked it more. Next is Goodbye. A demo version exists on both the Guilty single and Mortal Kombat soundtrack. It's very memorable and angry. After that is Last. I don't really know how to describe it, but do know NIN had that song title on Broken.

The songwriting quality isn't very bad. Unlike Stabbing Westward, Jeff isn't singing to every one of his exes who broke his heart, and isn't always that dark like NIN. They are all unique in some ways!

(To Avioletfluid: Didn't the Goo Goo Dolls used to always have one-word song titles?)

Every time I listen to Gravity Kills, I get happy. I don't know why, but I just do. Head on and decide how your mind is affected.

P.S. I didn't say "buy this" because I know you all probably wont listen and it's done due to your choice.

By today's standards, this CD is probably sub-par. "Techno-Grunge Industrial Metal/Rock" is pretty much dead, but the CD is very nostalgic. 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.