There are at least seven bands named Downfall.

(1) Californian Punk band
Downfall was a ska and punk band from the Bay Area formed by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, and Jason Hammon following the break-up of Operation Ivy in 1989 and pre-dating Armstrong's and Freeman's wider recognition in Rancid. They performed three shows at Gilman over a period of three months: one of these shows was recorded.

for more info check out http://www.operationivy.com/downfall.php


(2) Croatian melodic death metal band, formed in January of 2003. All founding members are present in the current lineup to this day. Karlo Horvat (vocals/guitars), Rade Malobabić (guitars), Marko Vladilo (bass) and Igor Malobabić (drums).

After numerous gigs across the country, covering bands like Children of Bodom(especially the vocals), Death, Pantera, Nevermore, Ark, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Opeth and others also having original material influenced by the forementioned. In May 2006, they successfuly sign a temporary contract with a major label to contribute material for an all standout acts of their hometown compilation recording 2 songs "Second" & "B.l.e.a.k.".

For more info see http://www.downfallsite.com


(3) Finnish metal band from Tampere.
For more info see http://www.downfall.fi


(4) French neofolk/darkfolk band
Although they come from France, Downfall make use of German vocals in their Dark Folk recipe, which offers also acoustic guitars and passionate cello arrangements.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_(neofolk)
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=32233
Album "Meine Selbszerstorung" (2000)


(5) Dutch rock band
see for more info http://www.downfallmusic.nl


(6) A Synthie-Pop-Metal Band from Liechtenstein founded in 2002
for more info check out: http://www.downfall.li


(7) A melodic death metal band from the North East of England. Founded in 2007 and the recordings for the first demo began in early 2008. Check out: www.myspace.com/downfallmetaluk