ARTIST: David Galas
TITLE: The Cataclysm
LABEL: Vendlus
GENRE: Darkwave
BITRATE: 198kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h  12min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-02-14
RIP DATE: 2007-12-11

TRACK LIST

1. Asleep in the Field             1:00
2. The Harvest                     2:13
3. American Melancholy             3:41
4. Alone We Will Always Be         7:48
5. The End Is Always Closer        6:40
6. Sect I                          3:01
7. Capsized                        6:52
8. September                       6:26
9. The Fragment                    2:38
10.Far Away from Nothing           2:19
11.Sect II                         2:51
12.The Cataclysm Pt. 1             3:06
13.The Cataclysm Pt.2              4:24
14.The Burial                      1:23
15.Shimla                          2:46
16.Reclamation                     2:56
17.Sect III                        2:51
18.The Great Ruins of Man          4:35
19.Something Fell from the Sky     5:01

RELEASE NOTES

David Galas is one of the former members of the darkwave band Lycia. He has been
credited with working on many Lycia releases including Lycia-Live, The Burning
Circle And Then Dust, Bleak-Vane, Cold and Empty Spaces. Shortly after Lycia
broke up in 2000, David began writing and recording new material for a solo
release. Finally after six years he completed "The Cataclysm". This CD contains
19 tracks with a running time of over 70 minutes long.

Taken from Lords Of Metal review:
"If we look at the artwork of 'The Cataclysm' we know what this is all about:
the post-apocalyptic atmosphere reigning in Chernobyl after the incident with
one of the nuclear reactors. That ultimate bizarre moment when the world was
close to a cataclysm. That very moment when human brains were insufficient to
prevent a domino effect. Scary enough you feel this situation of complete
hopelessness and despair after the disaster in every single note. It is an album
I suddenly felt the need to follow the lyrics, but I doubt this was a good idea
for my inner peace. In other words, enjoy this magnificent musical epos, but
remember to have a healthy dose sense of relativity within reach."

For more information/reviews, check Galas myspace page out:
http://www.myspace.com/davidgalas

Ripper's note: This release has no gaps inbetween tracks, and has few
(in my humble opinion) mastering faulties how the tracks are cut off. Specially
tracks 14 and 15 have annoying beginning, since both still play the earlier
track when starting up, then a click sound appears, and new track begins (making
a point out that it's not any sort of ripping error, both clicks exist in cd
too).
Album itself is a masterpiece! Don't forget to buy it, if you like it:)

Release date bases on given info at the label site
(http://www.vendlus.com/?page_id=7) since the covers nor cd have no year printed
anywhere at all, scans included.