This Ending – Dead Harvest
Sweden has always been on the map with some of the most influential metal, and with many newer Sweden metal bands emerging, THIS ENDING is one of them at the top of the pack. Though they’re new band, the members of THIS ENDING are veterans in the metal scene, with members coming from Amon Amarth, General Surgery, and A Canorous Quintet just to name a few. THIS ENDING re-focuses in many ways to deliver some of the most extreme pounding death metal, and with the creation of Dead Harvest, it’s a true beast in the underground metal scene.
Dead Harvest starts off big with “Trace Of Sin”, unleashing a full force anthem of destruction. The vocal work is monstrous, and equally as monstrous is the instrumentation. I love how the brutality and the death metal balance out in such a stylistic, yet respectable way. And this is what you can to expect for the duration of Dead Harvest. Moving along, embrace yourself (and hold on to something tight!) for the power that “Machinery” will unleash upon you! From the opening blast beats layered with thick melodies, beastly accents, powerful low end, and the vocal authority of Marten Hansen, “Machinery” presents itself as raw, monstrous, and a big solid chunk of Swedish death metal. The verses clear the path with its low ended fury, and those melodies THIS ENDING pieces into the chorus will give you the chills. I love the force the band puts into “Machinery”, and the machine gun drumming to the brilliant guitar teamwork make this song a memorable one. Put it on repeat, now! Another beast of its own is “Tools Of Demise”. From the melodic tremolo picking and rapid firing blast beats in the intro, the song stomps along furiously, and has something to say. Like many of THIS ENDING’s verses, they incorporate a ton of low end, and what I love about their musical direction is that they make sure their structure is unbreakable. The band knows their death metal well.
Giving a great crossover of Swedish death metal, futuristic tones, and even some industrial tinges, THIS ENDING has really created one hell of a monster on their second album, Dead Harvest. Their delivery is top notch, and Dead Harvest is really a great one to get into. THIS ENDING has the potential to become big, and I see them as death metal icons in the making. And from seeing their 2 music videos in support of Dead Harvest [“Parasites” and “Dead Harvest”], let’s definitely hope THIS ENDING will come to a town near you. I’m stoked for THIS ENDING’s future, for it can be BIG…
Rating: 8.5/10
Label: Metal Blade Records
Website: http://www.myspace.com/thisending
By Alex Gilbert
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