* * * * * Fall Of Efrafa / Down To Agony * * * * *
Brighton, United Kingdom. Fall of Efrafa are from Brighton, United Kingdom. They mix elements of post rock, post metal, ambient folk black metal and hardcore punk- taking influence from bands such as Neurosis, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wolves in the Throne Room, and His Hero Is Gone.
The name refers to an element from the book Watership Down, in which Efrafa is a fascist state ruled over by a dictatorship. The band uses “Efrafa” to represent the reign of man over this planet, Owsla (the name of the band’s debut album) representing the natural world.
The band is a concept project, based not only around the Watership Down mythos, but also on their strong atheist/vegan principles. They plan to release a trilogy of records known collectively as “The Warren of Snares”: Owsla (guardian), Elil (enemy), and lastly Inlé (death). The latest installment is Elil, a three song, 65 minute album.
The band have received a lot of praise for their music, both for the concept surrounding the band – a mix of mythological language and imagery amidst anti-religious, animal rights ideologies -and the music itself, although fans are often divided when pigeon holing their sound.
The band is staunchly DIY, but manage to sidestep specific labels by incorporating a mixture of disparate post rock and avant garde/folk black metal passages, and hardcore punk influences. Although they have completed various tours and shows, They rarely play live, spending most of their time writing and recording.
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Down To Agony is a Spanish hardcore/crust band. They create a sound similar to His Hero Is Gone, and Tragedy, but with an original take on it, leaning towards a darker atmosphere.
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Artist – Down To Agony / Fall Of Efrafa
Album – Split
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-punk Crust-punk Post-metal, Post-hardcore
Tracklist
A1 Down to Agony – Donde arderemos
A2 Down to Agony – Giran las saetas
B1 Fall of Efrafa – No Longer Human
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Down To Agony / Fall Of Efrafa – Split
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Artist – Fall Of Efrafa
Album – Owsla
Release Date – 2006
Genre – Post-punk Crust-punk Post-metal
Tracklist
1 Intro
2 Pity the Weak
3 A Soul to Bare
4 Lament
5 Last But Not Least
6 The Fall of Efrafa
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Fall Of Efrafa – Owsla
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Artist – Fall Of Efrafa
Album – Elil
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-punk Crust-punk Post-metal
Tracklist
01 Beyond the Veil (Bastard Son of a Bastard God) – 20:36
02 Dominion Theology – 20:25
03 For Ella A Ra to Cry – 21:49
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Fall Of Efrafa – Elil
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Artist – Fall Of Efrafa
Album – Inlé
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Post-punk Crust-punk Post-metal
Tracklist
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 01 – Simulacrum
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 02 – Fu Inle
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 03 – Republic Of Heaven
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 04 – The Burial
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 05 – Woundwort
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 06 – The Sky Suspended
Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé – 07 – The Warren Of Snares
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Fall Of Efrafa – Inlé
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Artist – Fall Of Efrafa & Paper Aeroplane
Album – Tharn
Release Date – ???
Genre – Post-rock, Crust-punk, Post-punk
Tracklist
1 – Tharn – 15:36
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Fall Of Efrafa & Paper Aeroplane – Tharn
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Recommendations: Remains The Day ~ Marschak ~ Oroku ~ Cynic ~ November 13
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THANKS Chris SD / Poo and Ray’
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