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| END OF ALL - THE ART OF DECADENCE |
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| Emotive crustcore. The dual guitars churn out overdriven riffs layered on to powerful melodies. Vocals alternate between a “cookie monster” growl and the plaintive screams one might expect from the likes of EKKAIA. The production is crisp and balanced without being too slick; you don’t have to listen for the bass and drums to pick out their contribution. A standout is Henchmen of Hatred, a song about a person who has allowed hate to consume them. The Art of Decadence is a fantastic album and should firmly establish END OF ALL as one of the standard bearers of the genre. Think Victims, Wolfbrigade, Ambulance, Kontrovers and Personkrets 3:1. An amazing album, truly one of the best of 2008!
Selling points
# Twelve new songs recorded at the legendary Hobo studio, so you know what to expect.
# The drummer Frank of End of all used to play in Wolfpack.
# Think Massmord, yet more powerful, fierce and intense!
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Line-up
Martin: vocals/guitar
Jocke: bass
Häll: guitar
Frank: drums
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| Reviews |
| Written by WN [Maximum Rock n roll #306, English, -] |
It's hard when a genre gets played out. What do you do if you are a Swede-core band along the lines of ENTOMBED, DISFEAR, and so on? There are so many bands trying to play your genre that it's nearly impossible to stand out. What END OF ALL did is make a record so fucking good that it doesn't matter how many other bands are playing the same style, it simply destroys everything else in its path.Yes, you have heard all of these riffs in different forms before, and yes, those meandering floating guitar melodies might sound strangely familiar, but this shit is good, and fans of the aforementioned, or VICTIMS, WOLFBRIGADE, AMBULANCE, KONTROVERS, GENOSIDE SS, PERSONOKRETS 3:1, or any number of stellar Scandi-punk stand-outs need to take note.
This 12" kills their first LP, and is a perfect example of why more bands should not play this style of "riding yer motorbike through the tundra with your hair flowing over your shoulders like a Viking" hardcore - because your band can't do it as good as those other bands, so please don't try. |
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| Written by Matt Indignant [Profane Existence #58, English, -] |
| END OF ALL tread sonic ground between WOLFBRIGADE and ICTUS, but don’t expect any 16 minute songs! This is really well done and, dare I say, emotive “crustcore.” The dual guitars churn out overdriven riffs layered on to powerful melodies. Vocals alternate between a “cookie monster” growl and the plaintive screams one might expect from the likes of EKKAIA. The production is crisp and balanced without being too slick; you don’t have to listen for the bass and drums to pick out their contribution. A standout is Henchmen of Hatred, a song about a person who has allowed hate to consume them. The Art of Decadence is a fantastic album and should firmly establish END OF ALL as one of the standard bearers of the genre. |
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| Written by Björn Boman [Close-Up Magazine #103, Swedish, -] |
| Bättre låtar, mer variation och så gott som total avsaknad av illasittande death metal-influenser borgar för Göteborg/Skövde-bandets hittills bästa utgåva. Trots att kvartetten inte tillför den svenska d-taktscenen något nytt tillhör den onekligen landets toppskikt. |
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| Written by [Vilenoise.com, English, -] |
I consider End Of All to be one of the better bands to emerge from the the Swedish d-beat crust scene.
This is their third release on Crime Against Humanity Records. The first impression is classic for the genre: dark atmosphere, crushing d-beat, pummeling bass with downtuned guitars both melodic and heavy at the same time, vocals drenched with despair and approaching apocalypse…
The opening track kicks off with a short acoustic "medley" which transforms into a raging d-beat that stops only with another piano/ guitar "medley" in the last seconds of the closing track, completing the album and forming the whole circle.
The band is playing with melodic death, hardcore and d-beat parts (the Swedish way of course :) in an attempt to create haunting sound scapes – and they succeed in this, with the result being intense, heavy but catchy songs I simply cannot stop listening to.
My personal highlights on this album are: The Age Of Serpents, This Darkness Is Final and Hatet Ar Min Borg, where the last one reminds me about From Ashes Rise "Nightmares" era.
This is for fans of Ekkaia, Madam Germen, His Hero Is Gone, From Ashes Rise, Wolfbrigade, Tragedy, etc. In my book, this is so far this year's best release in the genre, not easy to be beaten. My verdict is: 8/10. |
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| Written by [poisonfree.com, English, -] |
It is time for a fine D-Beat supper from the guys over at Crimes Against Humanity Records. This time, End of All from Sweden are presenting their take on the crust/D-Beat genre, and boy, this is a cool record. Basically, this has everything this genre stands for, and of course, do not expect any reinvention or too many experiments. Still, it is a question of how you walk these sometimes worn out pathes, and EoA do it very well. Their beat seems unstoppable, and often enough, the riffing is very melodic and on it's own special way even harmonic. Not unlike the last Disfear, it is therefore quite easy to get into and listen to. Of course, this is a rough ride, with mostly fast tracks, gruesome screaming, tuned down guitars, mean drumming and all – but all in all, this leaves a warm feeling rather than a cold. In a genre that too often repeats itself, EoA show that even with staying to the basics, you can create great, fresh music.
From time to time, such as in "rotten", they take back the pace a little bit and find room for some diversity which works well, and never disturbs the songs. The very fast tracks like ".45 statement" are a proof for their punk-roots and work well as well. The vocals are quite diverse if seen in a D-beat scope, and are brought by 2 guys (guitarist and vocalist). The hooks and melodic riffs poured out by the guitars on here are outstanding and create quite a lot of tiny hits. The final track is another highlight, as it combines pissed off crust with the use of a piano, before shifting into an accoustic outro, waving this great piece of plastic away.
The massive and well produced sound (which is still not happening too often in that genre) is adding it's part to the quality of this release. Thus, this is another crustcore release from Sweden that should not only be checked out by diehard fans of the genre, but certainly by anyone into punk and hardcore of even metal. |
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| Written by [directhitzine.blogspot.com, Swedish, -] |
| I got this the other day and have listened to it loads of times, now what happens today - I left a bag of stuff behind me on the bus and the cover for this was in it. Luckily the actual CD was in my CD player. Anyway, END OF ALL are from Sweden and encompass all that is great about that country as far as releasing good music is concerned. There is a soothing, yet sombre melodic intro that is soon shattered to pieces with some great harsh death metal/crustcore. Great build ups, tempo changes, tight music and insane vocals. Just think of TRAGEDY, SKITSYSTEM, WOLFBRIGADE, DISFEAR. Top quality stuff. Cool artwork, half the songs are in Swedish and those that are in English don't have much hope for humanity. Make sure you check it out, I'm going to have to buy it in order to get the cover again - but worth it. |
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| Written by Dan [Profane Existence Mailorder, English, -] |
| The second full length album from this dark Swedish crustcore band totally lays to waste their previous LP with these twelve lengthy new tracks. Musically this is thickly-layered guitar-blazing hardcore punk, built over a galloping d-beat tempo (yet with interesting variations) and crowned with desperately angry vocals. For those who need a more spelled-out reference; there are strong hints of WOLFBRIGADE (from which they share a member), MASSMORD, and TRAGEDY in their sound. The lyrics are predominantly in English, cover a lot of ground subject-wise and come from a pain-filled and desperate perspective. The recording is expertly handled at Hobo Records in Jönköping and has massive sound. From the epic intro Age of the Serpents, to the finale Sista Vilan, this album truly delivers the goods! |
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