---
title: "Downfall of Gaia"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/downfall-of-gaia"
genre: "Post Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 2008
---

# Downfall of Gaia

**Downfall of Gaia** is a post metal band, from Germany, active 2008 to present.

Downfall of Gaia are a German extreme metal band formed in 2008 by Dominik Goncalves dos Reis and Anton Lisovoj. Their current lineup is completed by drummer Michael Kadnar and guitarist Peter Wolff. They have released six studio albums, transforming their initial crust punk sound through the incorporation of black metal, doom metal, and post-rock influences.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_of_Gaia

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Downfall of Gaia |
| Genre | Post Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Hannover, Germany |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Michael Kadnar](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-kadnar) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | [Salvation in Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad45fa4a-123f-499d-9367-1c714bd1cc93) | EP |
| 2010 | [Epos](https://themetalnet.com/album/dcec9b99-adaa-4606-9e17-2f8fdb2b7ae2) | Album |
| 2012 | [Downfall of Gaia / In the Hearts of Emperors](https://themetalnet.com/album/055d1c0e-2fd5-4885-a708-50dd64c892b5) | Album |
| 2012 | [Suffocating in the Swarm of Cranes](https://themetalnet.com/album/616c505b-47de-4d27-8ef4-27b68a89b83a) | Album |
| 2014 | [Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/e5503af5-e47e-42e0-a9a8-f57446a6c044) | Album |
| 2016 | [Atrophy](https://themetalnet.com/album/036b07fd-aadd-4bf2-99dc-dbd3909e531b) | Album |
| 2019 | [Ethic of Radical Finitude](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b005ede-3c68-457d-b655-2d7a40c437ea) | Album |
| 2023 | [Silhouettes of Disgust](https://themetalnet.com/album/8398d8a9-5ec6-4980-a0d3-0a9fff152f1f) | Album |

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- [Amenra](https://themetalnet.com/band/amenra) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Celeste](https://themetalnet.com/band/celeste) (listened together)
- [Saor](https://themetalnet.com/band/saor) (listened together)
- [Year of No Light](https://themetalnet.com/band/year-of-no-light) (listened together)
- [Alcest](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcest) (listened together)
- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Sólstafir](https://themetalnet.com/band/solstafir) (listened together)
- [Rosetta](https://themetalnet.com/band/rosetta) (listened together)
- [Mgła](https://themetalnet.com/band/mg-a) (listened together)
- [Soen](https://themetalnet.com/band/soen) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://downfallofgaia.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DownfallofGaia
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCuEfyrVxKTFgmx9Ie4LEYg
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Downfall_of_Gaia/3540353343
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ZBAmlpAv7mVb9ZqUuHLSg
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3092351
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downfallofgaia/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/541885920
- x: https://twitter.com/_downfallofgaia

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/downfall-of-gaia](https://themetalnet.com/band/downfall-of-gaia). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt