๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ย ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โฆ
August 3, 2007 โ Gorefest released their seventh and final full-length studio album, Rise to Ruin in Europe on August 3, 2007 via Nuclear Blast. (Apple Music or Spotify)
The album was released on September 25, 2007 in the US via Candlelight Records. The CD was mixed by Danish producer Tue Madsen at his Antfarm studios in ร rhus, Denmark.
The Wells Perspective:
When Gorefest announced their breakup in 1998, we all assumed that it was the end of the band, with each respective member moving on to new endeavors. In 2004, Gorefest proved momentarily, that these thoughts were premature. After a six-year absence, Gorefest reunited, releasing their comeback album La Muerte, which was well received by fans and critics alike.
Longtime fans were frothing at the mouth by the time Gorefest released the follow-up in 2007's Rise to Ruin. The Dutch Metallers seventh release was brimming with menacingly overwrought Death Metal, yet it was somewhat penetrable. Albeit, Rise to Ruin was not approachable in the way that Soul Survivor was, with its 70โs Rock influences.
Furthermore, the album did not take on any nuance of the more popular Melodic Death scene of the time. But, Rise to Ruin was chock-full of catchy, hook-laden goodness that many listeners could, and would latch on to. This blend of heaviness and hook-savvy charm was a winning combination for old-school fans of the band, who ultimately praised Rise to Ruin as a return to form. โ E.N. Wells
Another Hasty Exit:
Unfortunately, following the release of Rise to Ruin, Gorefest once more called it quits with the following statement;
โ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐. ๐พ๐บ, ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฑ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐: ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐? ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
Once more, fans are left wonderingโฆ is this truly the end? Only time will tell!
Performance & Critical Reception:
Rise to Ruin entered the Dutch chart at position No. 61 in August 2007.
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson writes;
"๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐; ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ถ๐ฝ.
Notice: Any reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. โ E.N. Wells
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