Reviews list for Earth Crisis - Gomorrah's Season Ends (1996)

If you ask most Earth Crisis fans what their favorite release from that band is, they'll probably say Firestorm and/or Destroy the Machines. I haven't even discovered this band before today and already I'm one of those fans, now knowing this band's historical importance! Their next album that would come behind the throne of those two releases is Gomorrah's Season Ends, which continues the band's unique hardcore metal sound, but with some slight cliches from their attempts to recreate their success.

Metalcore is indeed aggressive, but the whole idea of what's the "heaviest sh*t" has been done to death. People could use that term to describe bands like Metallica, Pantera, and Sepultura, and Fear Factory. However, this album starts with the real deal...

This significantly being "Broken Foundation", an awesome opener that got my attention rolling from the beginning "PAIN!!!!" scream. "Cease to Exist" swirls through with hi-hat strikes. There's even some bass fitting well with the doubled drums in the title track. Nothing's totally perfect in the album, but they've made progress in their greatness, keeping things d*mn interesting in the production.

"Constrict" has helped the American early metalcore scene rise amongst other metal scenes from the rest of that country and Europe. Steadily drumming in the 7-minute epic "Names Carved into Granite", you can hear some of the most alternating meter patterns on Earth! "Situation Degenerates" continues leveling up the hardcore generation.

"Morality Dictates" has the vocalist roar about the horrors of animals being slaughtered for meat industries, and the consequences of obesity that would occur in society. Vegans might be up to screaming along to the vocals to warn people about those dangers, but I'm still a meat eater. Sorry, guys... "Cling to the Edge" adds more to their hardcore edge. "Forgiveness Denied" is a brilliant highlight, with lyrics telling the story of a woman tracking down her sexual abuser for revenge.

Earth Crisis has finally appealed to me, though this album was released over 25 years ago. Normally, people don't find these kinds of bands until their teen years, but I found them today as a young adult. Gomorrah's Season Ends has a great amount of impressive music, continuing this band's status as an important one in metalcore history!

Favorites: "Broken Foundation", "Gomorrah's Season Ends", "Constrict", "Names Carved into Granite", "Forgiveness Denied"