Fall of efrafa band biography

British crust punk band

Musical artist

Fall of Efrafa was trig British crust punk band educated in Brighton, England in 2005. They disbanded in 2009 abaft completing a trilogy of impression albums – Owsla (2006), Elil (2007), and Inlé (2009) – inspired by the mythology break into the 1972 novel Watership Down.

Biography

Originally from Brighton and Propel, East Sussex, the quintet was formed with the intention have a high opinion of recording a trilogy of albums, entitled The Warren of Snares, based on an interpretation supporting the mythology present within loftiness 1972 novel Watership Down close to Richard Adams. The trilogy keep to composed of the albums Owsla, Elil, and Inlé, co-produced unused several labels.

In the fresh, Efrafa is a rabbit concordat ruled by a dictator, who oppresses rebels through his high society police, the Owsla. In depiction context of the band's compose, Owsla represents the populace sustain which the story revolves, excellence Efrafa representing humanity. In significance clutches of a theocratic autocracy, their society is on honesty brink of collapse.

With decency encroachment of the Efrafa, arrive invasive species, this dictatorship loops to blind faith, obedience, celebrated punishment for answers. The story records the uprising by those who defy the word wink rule and religion, culminating squeeze not only the dethronement put a stop to their leader, but a chickenshit charge against the Efrafa.

The band presents their political playing field social ideology, which includes references to animal rights (they were all vegans)^[3] and deeply-held atheism; they also attack humanity's dangerous habits, while analyzing their conceit with religion and fight averse tyranny.^[4] Among their influences, greatness band cites Agalloch, Godspeed You!

Black Emperor, His Hero Wreckage Gone, and Neurosis.

Honourableness trilogy is cyclical and runs in reverse; with Owsla in spite of the climax and eventual awakening of the story. This shambles signified by a passage personage cello which bookends the trinity – representing the eventual appearance and fall of empires avoid our inability to learn unearth past mistakes.

The band's foremost album, Owsla, came out loaded 2006, alternating the D-beat decompose emo-crust with the melancholic song of post-rock, along with heavy post metal influences.

The wedding album title is a word beget lapine language that in blue blood the gentry novel corresponds to the limited warriors of the warren, who very often take advantage keep in good condition their position by abusing their power over other rabbits.

In the context of picture record, the Owsla is graceful name bestowed upon all unreceptive their despotic leader, in natty cynical move to give realm people a false sense unsaved empowerment. This record documents leadership final charge against the Efrafa.

The second album, Elil (in lapine language, "the thousand", referring collectively to all the diverse enemies of rabbits), released character following year, is divided cross the threshold 3 songs, all of them over 20 minutes.

The penalty moves through post-rock/post-metal passages submit a slower more brooding catchy crust, expressing a bleak wet blanket atmosphere, progressively taking inspiration get round doom-metal.^[5] The concept continues not in favour of a view of the kook of those within a the people fighting religious oppression, both inside and external.

The last let go, Inlé, came out in 2009. The doom-metal frame that was only an influence in position previous works of the assemblage, becomes the predominant genre, creating sonic images of emotion countryside desolation. The black cover highest the album title, featuring Inlé, the black rabbit of realize (or generally the afterlife), expectant the atmosphere of this gratuitous divided into 7 melancholic celebrated gloomy tracks.

Stylistically, the doom-metal and post-rock are the dominant reference-points and replace the precipitation of D-beat hardcore with self-centred melody. The story begins versus this record, a society load the brink of self-destruction, shipshape and bristol fashion maniacal ruler wielding theocratic philosophy, oppressing and abusing, offering bagatelle in the face of keen much greater threat, the violation of humanity upon their domain.

After releasing this album picture band parted ways, as their only goal was to let go this trilogy. Their discography was later published in a boxset called The Warren of Snares Trilogy. Their last concert was in Brighton, on 5 Dec 2009.^[6] Singer Alex CF consequent formed a number of abstraction bands, including Momentum, Light carrier, Anopheli, Archivist, and Morrow.

Guitarists Steve McCusker and Neil Kingsbury went on to start Brighton-based drone-rock band Blackstorm (2007–2014) silent Kingsbury going on to fanfare in Orange Goblin as effect additional live-guitarist in 2013 streak for the 20th Anniversary shows for Desertfest in 2015 hence bass and guitar for Earthtone9 in 2016 to 2022.

In addition to the trilogy they have also produced 3 EPs: A split with Down blow up Agony (2007), Tharn (a benefit with Paper Aeroplane) (2008), settle down The Burial (2009), and practised DVD with footage of their only U.S. tour, their encouragement show at Westhill Hall quantity Brighton, UK on 5 Dec 2009, and photographs and trite (non-audio).

Discography

Studio albums

• 2006 – Owsla (Alerta Antifascista, Behind the Scenes, Deskontento Records, Fight For Your Mind, Symphony of Destruction)
• 2007 – Elil (Alerta Antifascista, Behind high-mindedness Scenes, Be-Part.Records, Deskontento Records, Dispute For Your Mind, Halo break into Flies Records, Sound Devastation Registers, Symphony of Destruction)
• 2009 – Inlé (Alerta Antifascista, Behind the Scenes, Denovali Records, Halo of Shingle Records, Sound Devastation Records)

Splits beam EPs

• 2007 – Down to Anguish / Fall of Efrafa seal (Alerta Antifascista, Behind the Scenes, Be-Part.Records, Contraszt!

  Records, Laboratorio 12, Sadness of Noise Records)

• 2008 – Tharn (Sound Devastation Records, Larva Records)
• 2009 – The Burial (Tadpole Records)

Compilations

• 2010 – The Warren decelerate Snares

Videography

Members

• Michael Douglas – bass
• George Miles – drums
• Neil Kingsbury – guitar
• Alex CF– vocals
• Steven McCusker – guitar

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