Perversion

Perversion

Track Listings

1. Falling

2. If

3. Crashing

4. Drown

5. Alive

6. Wanted

7. Always

8. One

9. Disintegrate

10. Belief (To Rust)

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
In the wake of Nine Inch Nails' ascent to superstardom, a gaggle of bands usurped at least seven of Trent Reznor's nine inches and crafted catchy electronic metal songs that festered with brooding angst. One of the best of these groups was Gravity Kills, which balanced melody, noise, and grooveability in equal parts. But the band's second disc, Perversion, lacks the immediacy, dynamics, and hooks of their self-titled debut. The songs are constructed in the same mechanized dance framework, but they don't build and dip in intensity, and they rarely create any atmosphere but radio-static overload. There are a few exceptions. "Wanted" shifts from a jaggedly lumbering surge to a buzz-saw grind, and "Disintegrate" features some compelling drum & bass beats and a pretty decent chorus. Overall, however, Gravity Kills have slipped from their perch and are now nearly indistinguishable from any other bar band with samplers. --Jon Wiederhorn

Spin
The only thing that's perverse about Perversion is the band's pigheaded obsession with recreating NIN's "Head Like a Hole."

Tracks:

Falling
If
Crashing
Drown
Alive
Wanted
Always
One
Disintegrate
Belief (To Rust)

Amazon.com

In the wake of Nine Inch Nails' ascent to superstardom, a gaggle of bands usurped at least seven of Trent Reznor's nine inches and crafted catchy electronic metal songs that festered with brooding angst. One of the best of these groups was Gravity Kills, which balanced melody, noise, and grooveability in equal parts. But the band's second disc, Perversion, lacks the immediacy, dynamics, and hooks of their self-titled debut. The songs are constructed in the same mechanized dance framework, but they don't build and dip in intensity, and they rarely create any atmosphere but radio-static overload. There are a few exceptions. "Wanted" shifts from a jaggedly lumbering surge to a buzz-saw grind, and "Disintegrate" features some compelling drum & bass beats and a pretty decent chorus. Overall, however, Gravity Kills have slipped from their perch and are now nearly indistinguishable from any other bar band with samplers. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

Gravity Kills' Sophomore Release.......2007-02-19

Well, they did it. For a Second release Gravity Kills still manages to make another amazing album. For the awhile I had the hardest time deciding on which was better; the first or the second. It ended up being the first just because of the overall greatness. I seems to be that the first has a little more of a sludgy slow feel to it and the second is a bit more fast paced. The second, however, has a couple of better tracks than the first has to offer. Some of my favorites from the album are "Falling", "Crashing", "Drown", and "Alive". Here's my track ratings...

1. Falling - 10/10
2. If - 10/10
3. Crashing - 10/10
4. Drown - 10/10
5. Alive - 10/10
6. Wanted - 9.5/10
7. Always - 10/10
8. One - 9/10
9. Disintegrate - 10/10
10. Belief (To Rust) - 9/10

Overall: 97% A

Overall for a second release it doesn't disappoint. I don't think it flows as well as the first one does but with tracks like "Alive" and "Crashing" it definatly gives the first a run for its money. Anyone who enjoyed the first or just loves a good dose of Industrial Metal should give this a shot. You actually might like what you hear.

Not as good as the first, but solid........2005-09-27

I know, I told you in early 2002 that it was great. But at that time I was also like 14 or 15. In years to come, I've listened to this again in occasion, and I realize that it is not really the wonderful album I though it was. Oh, and now since I'm 18 I've heard so many other albums that things put it in perspective.

But also, what many forget is that music is in fact subjective. That's why bands like this have a fan base. What the band lacks is made up for in good overall songs. Contrary to popular belief, I think people will compare anything angry that has keyboards to NIN, no matter how it sounds. The first time, it was partly faulted in production, which was done by the same guy who produced "PHM". This, the second GK album, while not perfect does have its moments.

Sadly, you can sort of hear a lack of edginess, which can be blamed on the record label, TVT, which is why they left after this album. It's definitely got its moments. I like the more electronic tracks on the album. Particuarly with "Alive", which is really edgy, with heavy bass and drum. While the drums were simple, the song turned out to be a pretty good one. "Disintegrate" has a repetitive yet addictive synth riff. It makes the song, as does the verse beat. It also ends on a great note. While not really electronic, I particuarly do enjoy the rhythm of "Belief (to Rust)", which shows that some of the lyrics here are really great. It also surprisingly ends with some chimes.

Some songs are in typical Gravity Kills formula, so if you wanted some of what you heard the first time around, there is some of that. "Drown" and "One" are good examples of this. Neither track is particularly spectacular. However, it does show a metal side to the band. Just don't expect any guitar solos or anything in Gravity Kills.

But what makes it great is that while it's not completely talented, the songs themselves were written well enough and some of the members did show some talent. Doug Firley had some great keyboard lines and synth riffs while Jeff Scheel was a great singer, and in spite occasionally sounding like Trent when getting nasal, he was rather unique. As for the other two members, they don't get involved enough with their instruments, but I do like a lot of the drumming anyway. Although I still absolutely love the first album, this one is good but has some tracks that don't stand out quite as much. If you like what you know from Gravity Kills, I recommend it. If you don't, I can't guarantee that you'll like it.

Good for a 2nd..........2005-02-04

This one wasn't quite as good as their first one, but it still rocks none the less. It's still the same stuff, just mixed up a bit more here and there. I LOVE "falling" and "alive". There's a few other good ones on here too. Oh! and the song "crashing" is deff one of the bands best! Buy this one and rock on!!!

hmmmmm.... i guess.......2004-01-22

Well, if your like me you probably heard their first radio hit song.... (guilty).... and if like me you probably liked it. since then i havent heard from them nor purchased a cd. So i thought id give them a try.... I have to agree they sound very...i mean very similiar to NIN.... nothing wrong with that. But the music gets repetitive, id have to say the best song on this album is the last one.... Belief(to rust). But only because its very deifferent than the rest. If your in a rock out mood, then this cd is the answer, if your more into creativeness, then perhaps you should listen to something else.... all in all its a cd i can listen to, a few times get tired of it, and never play it again until im angry or drunk.

Gravity Kills Rocks.......2003-06-10

What you got here is failure to recognize good music. People try and compare bands these days to just about anything. The truth is this band went from their first album, which popped out three good singles which both hit TV and dance clubs. This band crossed two of musics most popular sounds and created one heavy hitting sound. From Mortal Kombat to TBS promos this band got through on their first and didnt disappoint on their second. Instead of trying to copy something, they built on what they started from. Making some of the guitars heavier and more dominant, while keeping the vocals and mixing where they should be and taking the beats to a newer level. This is a great album and one of the greatest follow-ups in music.

Average customer rating:

Incredible!
This is a great CD.
This is good stuff
Great new sounds from the darkest ska band around
Ska-Jazz is good but not for me!

Maximum Perversion
Mephiskapheles
Manufacturer: Moon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Customer Reviews:

Incredible!.......2006-10-08

Mephiskapheles was one of the best ska bands from the mid to late 90's. The singer and primary songwriter, the Grand Invidious, was perhaps old school ska's final, dying gasp. His music is such a complex combination of emotion and ideas; it really manages to capture an authentic flavor of intelligent, refined, subdued evil. His lyrics are usually very good but they can be pretty puerile at times; still, I find that they are often the perfect icing on the cake of a great ska tune and they are always kept within the theme of the band.

If you've never heard of these guys, give them a listen. They are one of the most overlooked ska bands in the history of the genre. I highly recommend this album as well as their other good album, God Bless Satan. Give Mightay Whitay a pass, as it's much lesser in quality.

This is a great CD........2002-01-11

Add this to your collection if you love ska. It will soon become one of your best cd's. Every song is great!

This is good stuff.......2001-02-13

I really like this CD. They are the first ever satanic ska band, and they are highly enjoyable. I love the horns and the vocals are alright also. Songs I enjoyed: Attack Of The Geniuses, Break Your Ankle Punk, Bad Toupee, Satan On The Beach, Aliens, Safe, Demon Weed, Introducing The Yellow Passion, Foursome, Snack Pack, Plan B, Turtle Soup, Scram. That tells you something... I didn't like break your ankle punk, but other then that one this CD has to be one of the best I own. Go buy it now.

Great new sounds from the darkest ska band around.......1999-10-31

I loved God Bless Satan, but it took me a while for this one to grow on me. After it did though, I loved it. Mephiskapheles has such a great variety of style in each song, and it makes for great music. There are so many great songs in this album. My one complaint is the album is too short. I really wish each song was longer, since there can never be too much of a good thing when it comes to music.

Ska-Jazz is good but not for me!.......1999-09-29

God Bless Satan was the best album ever. But now Mephiskapheles has become too jazzy for me... "Bad Toupee" is incredible though (this is not the version on NYBeat : Breaking and Entering Vol.2)! All for all, a very good album, but not as great as the previous one.

Average customer rating:

brutal, brutal and more brutal

Circle of Perversion
Inveracity
Manufacturer: Unmatched Bruta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FFL310
Release Date: 2006-05-02

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Customer Reviews:

brutal, brutal and more brutal.......2006-11-10

This is some serious death/grind. Not for posers,and definitely not for the faint-hearted. For serious death connoiseurs only!! I picked this album up from a local death/grind music store that sells nothing but the best underground death metal. What drew me to it was the cover art, a man about to slash a woman's throat, I was like if the cover art looks like this, then the music must be just as brutal. I was not let down, it has been in my CD rotation for the past month and I can't stop listening to it. Brutal vocals set to crazy, brutal riffs. AWESOME!! buy it already...

Average customer rating:

The Nostalgic Darkness

Bloodlust & Perversion
Carpathian Forest
Manufacturer: Avant-Garde
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bloodlust and Perversion
Return of the Freezing Winds
Woods of Wallachia
Wings over the Mountain of Sighisoara
Journey Through the Cold Moors of Svarttjern
Eclipse/The Raven
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Carpathian Forest
Call from the Grave
Return of Freezing Winds
In the Circle of Ravens
Warhead

Customer Reviews:

The Nostalgic Darkness.......2002-04-03

...A small circle of people raving to like-minded individuals about their neighbour's fantastic new band, that played real cool metal in a way few others in the world managed, proved their statements by sending a...tape with a rehersal from last week. This cd consists of several such tapes, maybe the publishers have tried to make the sound a bit crisper and less cloudy, but listening to it I have my doubts.

Anyway, these elements constitutes "Bloodlust & Perversion" to a real old school black metal album with a honest-to-god necro sound.

The cover is black and unclear, except on the right top corner where you see a shadow-silhouette of a raven perking in a tree, a foggy harbinger of what Carpathian Forest will offer the listener inside.

Many of the tracks here sound like a blueprint of black metal done the raw way. However, when norsemen Carpathian Forest made these songs there was no blueprint - they only had the old Hellhammer albums that they took the inspiration and spirit from - and tried to create their own patch of land on the still fertile field of black metal. (Also covered on this album are one Bathory-song and one Venom-song, further unveiling their forefathers.)

Some of the tracks here are acoustic bits, quite atomspheric in comparison to the Carpathian Forest that we see nowadays, but it worked quite well on the tapes, and still works on the cd-format. No doubt that they tread country that's both cheesy and not directly frightening, but that's nothing new in this genre, and compared to nowadays big-selling bands that try to imitate them it's nothing to feel embarrased about.

All in all, "Bloodlust & Perversion" should be in any serious collectors vault if one want to trace down black metal to its naked, blood-chilling roots.

Land of X
Average customer rating:
Land of X

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 2003-07-29

Maximum Perversion
Average customer rating:

Incredible!

This is a great CD.

This is good stuff

Great new sounds from the darkest ska band around

Ska-Jazz is good but not for me!

Maximum Perversion
Mephiskapheles
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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God Bless Satan

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Attack Of The Geniuses
Break Your Ankle Punk
Bad Toupee
Satan On The Beach
Aliens
Safe
Demon Weed
Introducing The Yellow Passion
Foursome
Snack Pack
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Turtle Soup
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Customer Reviews:

Incredible!.......2006-10-08

This is a great CD........2002-01-11

Add this to your collection if you love ska. It will soon become one of your best cd's. Every song is great!

This is good stuff.......2001-02-13

Great new sounds from the darkest ska band around.......1999-10-31

Ska-Jazz is good but not for me!.......1999-09-29

Average customer rating:

In the Hands of Evil
Moulded Flesh
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Product Description

Polish death metal

Average customer rating:

Perversion: For Profit
3kStatic
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Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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All The Way Alive
Secret Society
Perversion For Profit
President Shadow
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Gore & Perversion
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Average customer rating:

Something that has been missing from "new" Metal for quite some time
Awsome original sounding metalcore!!

Foul
Saq
Manufacturer: Hook n Mouth Records
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Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Generation Lost
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Album Description

Technical metalcore, with a twist of perversion, and shreddin' guitars.

Customer Reviews:

Something that has been missing from "new" Metal for quite some time.......2007-06-01

This album kicks a**! If you're looking for some metal styled similar to the mid-90's hardcore metal (no glam here), then this is for you. While the music is very heavy, the lyrics are funny and raunchy. Simply put, when I got to the end of the CD, I wished there was more. I'll be looking for more from these guys in the future for sure, and hope they come to my town.

Awsome original sounding metalcore!!.......2004-07-17

I got this album a couple of months ago. Wow!! Crushing production and great songs. This album is metalcore for lack of a better title. Their influences range from old and new school thrash to straigt up hardcore. They also have twin lead playing reminicent of the 80's shred monsters. You will go from a ball crushing breakdoun to a jazzy interlude in the blink of an eye. Even though the songs are heavy and technical they flow in the context of the killer song wrighting.
Simply put.... This album rules!!!

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