Falling from Zero
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{{Infobox album
| name = Falling From Zero
| type = studio
| artist = Heaven Below
| cover = Falling From Zero.jpg
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| released = {{Start date|2012|03|20}}
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| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=08}}
| label = Broken Halo Media
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| prev_title = Countdown to Devil
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Good Morning Apocalypse
| next_year = 2016
}}
Falling From Zero is the second studio album from Los Angeles rock band Heaven Below.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/heaven-below-to-release-falling-from-zero-this-month/ |title=Heaven Below To Release 'Falling From Zero' This Month |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=2012-03-05 |accessdate=2013-11-19}} The album was released on March 20, 2012 via Broken Halo Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2012/02/21/heaven-below-falling-from-zero/ |title=Heaven Below feat. Union Underground Guitarist Readying New Album |publisher=SMNnews.com |date=2012-02-21 |accessdate=2013-11-19}}
Composition
“The Mirror Never Lies”, the fourth song on the album, is a charity single for Children Without A Voice.
"Gravity Killed The Spaceman", the ninth song on the album, recognizes David Bowie's Space Oddity while "Major Tom" is a cover of Peter Schilling's 1980s hit single paired with an original framework from the ensemble.
The video for "Dodging a Bullet", the third song on the album, was directed by Adam Hendershott and Industrialism Films. The video features the musicians reenacting Pulp Fiction.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.metal4all.com/heaven-below-released-dodging-a-bullet-music-video/ |title=Heaven Below Released 'Dodging A Bullet' Music Video |publisher=Metal4all.com |date=2013-04-15 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hlCPVSV8M0 |title=Dodging A Bullet |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-04-14 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}
Release
The compact disc was released with 4 bonus tracks as well as The Mirror Never Lies: Mega-Single.
Critical reception
Jon Ondrashek of Target Audience Magazine states that the title track “Falling From Zero” features hard percussion and scraping vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/uploads/2011/heaven_below_falling_from_zero.php |title=Heaven Below Falling From Zero review by Jon Ondrashek in Target Audience Magazine |publisher=Targetaudiencemagazine.com |date=2011-09-06 |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310104335/http://www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/uploads/2011/heaven_below_falling_from_zero.php |archivedate=2012-03-10 }}{{cite web|url=http://melodic-hardrock.com/meet-the-bands/heaven-below/ |title=Heaven Below |publisher=Melodic Hard Rock |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}
Track listing
= Main album =
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- The Last Goodbye - 1:00
- Brutal As The Truth - 3:46
- Dodging A Bullet - 3:27
- The Mirror Never Lies - 3:58
- Higher Than Heaven - 3:46
- My Undoing - 3:26
- Demonocracy - 4:11
- Falling From Zero - 3:41
- Gravity Killed The Spaceman (Pt. III of the Space Oddity, "Major Tom" trilogy) - 3:43
- Nations Of Fire - 4:40
- Villains Of Virtue - 3:45
- Facing Angels - 4:36
- Be All End All - 3:03
- Failure Notice - 3:17
- Legions Of The Brave/Closer (Hidden Track) - 8:49
= CD-only bonus tracks =
:16. Higher Than Heaven (Jesus Face in The Tortilla version)
:17. Dodging A Bullet (Chuck Wagon version)
:18. The Mirror Never Lies (Live)
:19. Heartbreaker (Live)
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Zero-Explicit-Heaven-Below/dp/B00AMCSICS/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1384886526&sr=1-1 |title=Falling from Zero [Explicit]: Heaven Below: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=2012-10-18 |accessdate=2013-11-19}}
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