''Gravity Kills'' is the debut
studio album by
industrial rock
Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten ...
band
Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills was an American industrial rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."Jacquie Kubin, ...
. It was released in
1996 on
TVT Records
TVT Records (Tee-Vee Tunes) was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 24-year history, the label released 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, ...
. The album sold roughly 500,000 copies.
The first song was titled "Take" on the promo version of the album. It was renamed "Forward" just before the album was released.
The song "Blame" uses a sample from the song "Illusion", composed by the Japanese group
Geinoh Yamashirogumi is a Japanese musical collective founded on January 19, 1974 by Tsutomu Ōhashi, consisting of hundreds of people with different occupations.
They are known for both their re-creations of globally-known folk music, along with music combining tr ...
for the highly influential 1988 anime movie
Akira.
Album cover
The picture in the centre on the front cover is called "Picturing The Bomb". The image is owned by Rachel Fermi and Esther Samra.
Track listing
All the track titles on the album are each only one word in length.
Games appearances
Videos
* "Guilty"
* "Enough" (Two versions)
* "Down" (w/ live footages) (Unreleased video)
* Blame (L.A. Remix version)
In other media
*"Guilty" was featured in ''
Seven'' (stylized as ''Se7en''), a 1995 thriller film by
David Fincher.
* "Last" was featured in a
Doug Ellin
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's 1998 romantic comedy film, ''
Kissing A Fool
''Kissing a Fool'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Doug Ellin. It primarily stars David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Kari Wührer, and Vanessa Angel. Schwimmer was one of the executive producers.
Plot
Max (David Schwi ...
''.
* A remix version of "Blame" was featured in the ''
Escape from L.A.'' soundtrack.
* A demo version of "Goodbye" was featured in the 1995 action and adventure film, ''
Mortal Kombat''.
Personnel
;Gravity Kills
* Jeff Scheel -
Lead vocals
* Matt Dudenhoeffer -
Guitars
* Doug Firley -
Keyboards
* Kurt Kerns -
Drums and
Bass
;Production
* Produced by
John Fryer and Gravity Kills
* Engineered by Tim Donovan
* Mixed by John Fryer
* Photography (Inner tray) by
Rocky Morton
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* Mastering by
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize.
Career
Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album '' Future Shock''. Other ...
* Written by Gravity Kills
* Design by Robin Glowski and Greg Knoll
* Artwork by Greg Knoll and Kurt Kerns
Charts
Album
Singles
References
External links
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Discogs
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Gravity Kills albums
1996 debut albums
Albums produced by John Fryer (producer)
TVT Records albums
Virgin Records albums
Industrial rock albums