Rise to Ruin
by Gorefest
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 August 2007
- Label: Nuclear Blast
- Country: Netherlands
- Length: 48:41
- Community rating: 3.44/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Boudewijn Bonebakker, Frank Harthoorn, Jan-Chris de Koeyer, Tue Madsen, Ed Warby, Production World
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Rise to Ruin' represents the final studio outing for the pioneering Dutch death metal group before their subsequent disbandment. The album drops the experimental detours of their middle era, returning to a fiercely heavy, aggressive death metal template rooted in mid-tempo grooves. Lyrically focused on war and misanthropy, the record serves as a punishing closing chapter to their influential career[cite: 4].
Genres
Descriptors: war, anti-religious, death
Tracklist
- Revolt (5:26)
- Rise to Ruin (4:48)
- The War on Stupidity (4:13)
- A Question of Terror (5:35)
- Babylon's Whores (9:08)
- Speak When Spoken To (4:19)
- A Grim Charade (5:07)
- Murder Brigade (4:15)
- The End of It All (5:45)
Credits
- Rob Middleton - artwork [cover artwork]
- Jan-Chris de Koeyer - lyrics by, vocals, bass
- Jacob Bredahl - vocals [additional]
- Tue Madsen - mastered by, mixed by, engineer [vocals], producer [vocals]
- Production World - management, production manager [production]
- Naomi van Hak - booking [international bookings]
- Jeps Salfischberger - booking [nl bookings for mojo concerts]
- Dennis Leidelmeijer - engineer
- Hans Pieters - engineer
- Jacob Olsen - engineer [assistant - vocals]
- S. Kahnert - layout