''Rise to Ruin'' is the seventh and final studio album by Dutch
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
. It was released in 2007 through
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...
. The album was released on 25 September 2007 in the US.
Track listing
# "Revolt" – 5:27
# "Rise to Ruin" – 4:48
# "The War on Stupidity" – 4:14
# "A Question of Terror" – 5:35
# "Babylon's Whores" – 9:09
# "Speak When Spoken To" – 4:19
# "A Grim Charade" – 5:08
# "Murder Brigade" – 4:15
# "The End of It All" – 5:46
Bonus tracks digipak edition
#
"Surrealism" – 04:29
#"Dehumanization" – 03:32
Band members
* Jan Chris de Koeijer – vocals, bass guitar
* Frank Harthoorn
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
– guitar
* Boudewijn Bonebakker – guitar
* Ed Warby
Edward R. Warby (born 7 March 1968) is a Dutch musician, best known as the drummer for death metal band Gorefest and progressive rock/metal project Ayreon.
He also appeared in the band Agressor in 1982 and joined the Eindhoven-based metal band ...
– drums
*Jacob Bredhal – additional vocals on "Revolt" and "Speak When Spoken To"
References
2007 albums
Gorefest albums
Nuclear Blast albums
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