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Fall of Efrafa were a post-metal/sludge band from Brighton, England, active from 2005 to 2009. They took their name from the totalitarian warren in ''Literature/WatershipDown'' and references to the book are rife throughout their lyrics and artwork. Other recurring themes are UsefulNotes/{{atheism}} and animal rights.

Amongst their musical influences they count Music/{{Neurosis}}, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Agalloch}}, Music/HisHeroIsGone, and Music/BuriedInside.

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Related Acts:
+ Light Bearer: band formed by singer Alex Bradshaw taking inspiration from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' in the same way Fall of Efrafa took from Literature/WatershipDown.]

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[[folder: Members: ]]


* Neil Kingsbury - guitar
* Michael Douglas - bass
* George Miles - drums
* Steven [=McCusker=] - guitar
* Alex Bradshaw - vocals & lyrics

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[[folder: Studio albums: ]]

* ''Owsla''
* ''Elil''
* ''Inle''
* ''Tharn'' (EP)
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!!This band provides examples of:

* AnachronicOrder: The storyline of their albums goes backwards, with ''Owsla'' being chronologically the last installment.
* AuthorTract: Alex Bradshaw is not subtle at all about his atheistic, environmentalist, anarchist viewpoints in the band's lyrics. The official lyric sheets for "Pity the Weak" and "A Soul to Bare" even contain short essays from him explaining his views on animal rights and veganism.
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: They're kinda big on these themes.
* BoleroEffect: Many songs do this, given the rampant [[Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor Godspeed]] influence. "Beyond the Veil" is probably the best.
* BolivianArmyEnding: "The Fall of Efrafa" serves as this for their storyline, with the rabbits mounting one last doomed charge against [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters the humans]].
* BookEnds: ''Inle'' ends with a reprise of the cello melody that opened up ''Owsla.''
* ConceptAlbum: Every single album. They follow their own loose storyline, but occasionally write about events in the book, like the destruction of Sandleford Warren in "For El Ahrairah to Cry" and [[spoiler: Hazel's death and subsequent joining of the Black Rabbit's owsla]] in "Fu Inle."
* CrystalDragonJesus/ DarkMessiah: El Ahrairah, unlike [[Literature/WatershipDown the book]], presents himself as the former but actually is the latter.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The storyline in their albums is this to ''Watership Down'', dealing with a rabbit populace violently rebelling against a religious dictatorship, coupled with the additional threat of human encroachment.
* EpicRocking: Their songs typically last some 15 minutes at least.
* EternalRecurrence: Seemingly a big theme. Website/ThatOtherWiki explains:
--> "The trilogy is cyclical and runs in reverse; with ''Owsla'' representing the climax and eventual rebirth of the story. This is signified by a passage of cello which {{bookends}} the trilogy - representing the eventual rise and fall of empires and our inability to learn from past mistakes."
* FluffyTheTerrible: They're a pretty hardcore band.... with a bunny theme.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Humanity, referred to as ''efrafa.''
* GreenAesop: They're big on environmentalism and veganism.
* HarshVocals: ''All'' of their vocals are like this.
* HeavyMithril: To the extent that they qualify as a metal band, they are this.
* HumansAreBastards: A recurring theme, most prominent on ''Owsla.''
* HumansAreCthulhu: "For El Ahrairah to Cry" deals with the destruction of the Sandleford Warren by humans.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The titles of their albums are all in the lapine language created by Creator/RichardAdams.
* IndecipherableLyrics: Due to the HarshVocals and the fact that they're placed somewhat back in the mix.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: "The Fall of Efrafa" ends with about 5 minutes of rain sound effects.
* LongestSongGoesLast: Each of their albums does this; in order they have "The Fall of Efrafa" (14:52), "For El Ahrairah to Cry" (22:06), and "The Warren of Snares" (17:26).
* LoudnessWar: Largely averted. ''Elil'' is a borderline case at [=DR7=], but the other two albums, strangely, are complete aversions, both being [=DR9=]. No track on any of these albums has a score less than [=DR7=]. The one release that mostly plays it straight is ''Tharn'', which is an appalling [=DR3=], but even it has some pretty good dynamics for its first six minutes or so.
* PathOfInspiration: The rabbits' religion of [[FictionalDeity Frith]] is perceived by the band as such and also seen as parallel of [[TakeThat Christianity in the real world]].
* PurpleProse: Their lyrics are pretty wordy. Special mention goes to the spoken monologue in "Simulacrum".
* RearrangeTheSong: They rearranged "Dominion Theology" and added extra instrumentation and released it as the song "Tharn."
* ReligionRantSong: A pretty big chunk of their lyrics, along with more general social commentary.
* SiameseTwinSongs: "Fu Inle" with "Republic of Heaven", "Pity the Weak" with "A Soul to Bare."
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm: "Lament" on ''Owsla'', which precedes "Last But Not Least" and "The Fall of Efrafa", and "The Sky Suspended" on ''Inle'', which precedes "[[GrandFinale The Warren of Snares]]". Both are short instrumentals with no percussion.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Including reading parts of ''Literature/WatershipDown'' and speeches by UsefulNotes/RichardDawkins.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Tharn."
* TitleDrop: A rare ''band'' title drop in "Last But Not Least".
--> ''"I WILL WITNESS! WITNESS! THE FALL OF... [[MetalScream EFRAFAAAAAA]]!"''
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