Released 30 years ago
Gomorrah's Season Ends
Earth Crisis · 1996
37 min · 9 tracks · hardcore punk
Raw aggression and political urgency collide in a relentless blend of hardcore punk and metalcore.
Top tracks — play these first
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Gomorrah’s Season Ends — This title track encapsulates the album's themes of societal decay and personal struggle, showcasing the band's signature heavy riffs and intense vocal delivery.
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Names Carved Into Granite — A standout track that emphasizes resilience and defiance, featuring powerful lyrics that resonate with themes of activism and memory.
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Forgiveness Denied — This track exemplifies Earth Crisis's unrelenting energy and anger, addressing themes of betrayal and moral conviction with blistering intensity.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines raw aggression with socially conscious lyrics, making it a notable entry in the hardcore punk genre.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a fast-paced track that sets a relentless tempo, maintaining high energy through the first half.
- Several tracks feature breakdowns that shift abruptly from aggressive riffs to slower, heavier sections.
- Lyrical themes are consistently focused on social issues, with each song addressing a different aspect of political urgency.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
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whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- short bursts of raw energy
- politically charged intensity throughout
- aggressive riffs for cathartic release
- frantic pacing with impactful messages
Maybe skip if you
- prefer laid-back listening experiences
- avoid complex, lengthy compositions
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1996, Gomorrah's Season Ends was Earth Crisis's third studio album, following their influential debut, All Out War. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their position as leaders in the metalcore scene, defining a sound that would influence countless acts in the years to come.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Broken Foundation 4:01
- 2 Cease to Exist 3:56
- 3 Gomorrah’s Season Ends 3:29
- 4 Names Carved Into Granite 7:18
- 5 Constrict 4:17
- 6 Situation Degenerates 2:41
- 7 Morality Dictates 2:59
- 8 Cling to the Edge 4:04
- 9 Forgiveness Denied 4:14
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