END – guitarist Will Putney, vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarist Gregory Thomas, bassist Jay Pepito, and drummer Matt Guglielmo – will release their second album The Sin of Human Frailty on 27th October via Closed Casket Activities.

Today they release new single ‘Thaw’, featuring guest vocals from Debbie Gough of Heriot. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/2DnEOg7MaC0

Pre-order The Sin of Human Frailty here: https://closedcasketactivities.com/collections/end

The band comment: “Thaw’ is a thematically more bizarre exploration into electronics for END. It’s a very boundary-less song and one of the more self-fulfilling moments found in the writing process.  As a musician it’s important to express the purest intent of your thoughts, and sometimes that requires reaching beyond the normal instrumentation one is accustomed to. The result is something new for us, but also a part of us. Thank you to Debbie Gough of Heriot for lending her voice to the track. And thank you for giving this new creative passage a listen.“

Check out the videos to previous singles:

‘The Sin Of Human Frailty’: https://youtu.be/KGM20HyljEA

‘Gaping Wounds of Earth’: https://youtu.be/cDGbUFs_vpI

Formed in 2017, END‘s From the Unforgiving Arms of God EP spawned the fan-favourite ‘Necessary Death,’ and led to them signing with label Closed Casket Activities. Highlighted by ‘Covet Not’ and ‘Absence’, the band bulldosed the senses with their 2020 full-length debut, Splinters From an Ever-Changing Face. Brooklyn Vegan hailed ‘Pariah’ as “an absolutely filthy dose of modern metalcore,” and Kerrang! went as far as to describe their debut LP as “catharsis fed through a distortion pedal and shaped into a dense, destructive wrecking ball.” Perhaps, Invisible Oranges put it best: “These gentlemen have come together to summon a fury seldom heard on any album from the realms of hardcore, grind, and black metal…”

In 2023, the members congregated once again to write and record what would become this sophomore release.

“Part of the goal was to do things our way,” states Putney. “We didn’t want to lean on our influences too heavily, whether it’s in terms of production, guitar tone, arrangement, or other elements. We were like, ‘Let’s just make a record that sounds like END.’ I feel like there’s more of an identity to the band than there has ever been on this record.“

The final result is a unique blend of HM2-driven grind and metallic hardcore crossover with moments of industrial chaos over ten tracks. Featuring guest vocal appearances by J.R. Hayes (Pig Destroyer), Debbie Gough (Heriot), and Dylan Walker (Full of Hell), this Graphic Nature Audio recording clocks in over 30 minutes of unhinged aggression and grind. Produced and engineered by Will Putney and featuring the art of Alex Eckman-Lawn, this release pushes the complexity of END both sonically and visually. Vinyl comes packaged in a ten panel die-cut jacket, pressed on deluxe coloured vinyl and with a digital download code.

END will embark on a U.S. tour with Full of Hell in the autumn.

END are:

Will Putney – guitar

Brendan Murphy – vocals

Gregory Thomas – gutiar

Jay Pepito – bass

Matt Guglielmo – drums

END online:

https://www.yourfuckingend.com

https://www.facebook.com/listentoend

https://www.instagram.com/yourfuckingend

Short Bio.

Reject The Sickness is a five-piece band from Belgium that has been shredding metal since 2010 with a lyrical concept that deals with outcast youth. Abuse, neglect, self-harm and how to dealing with it are the main themes. The lyrics are fictional, although Guy, the singer, can draw inspiration from his job as a social worker. It’s a walk through the darkest parts of the human psyche. Musically, progressive and ambient elements are woven into a mixture of thrash and death metal that is melodic without losing aggression.

www.reject-the-sickness.com

Guitar: Zoran Van Bellegem
Guitar: Ruben Van der Beken
Bass/Backings: Jonas Messiaen
Drums: Jannick Govaert
Vocals: Guy Vercruysse

Videoclip Background.

The videoclip holds significant emotional value for our vocalist, Guy, as it was shot in the house where he spent his childhood with his grandparents. After their passing, the house was sold. The filming took place on the last day before they had to vacate the property. The video was produced by Flama Films and Abraham Escobedo, who also filmed Guy’s journey for a short documentary as part of his master’s program at the Art School of Brussels. This documentary, which captures the final days and passing of Guy’s grandmother, is currently being considered for various film festivals.

The  music video is a visual accompaniment to the song ‘Heaven Turns Black MMXXII’, from the album ‘Chains Of Solitude MMXXII’. Initially released in 2015 by Massive Music from Denmark. The album was re-recorded and re-released in 2022 by the band.

The lyrics and videoclip tell a poignant story of a young girl who has been victimized by an obsessed individual. She yearns to retaliate, her thoughts consumed by revenge. However, this struggle exists solely within her mind. The house in the videoclip symbolizes her mind, where she is both the prisoner and the demon. Inside her head, thoughts of revenge and despair echo off the walls. Despite its darkness, it’s also portrayed as a comforting place where she is alone with her thoughts. In the end, she gazes at the world through the door, encountering an older, wiser, stronger yet fragile version of herself. The adage holds true: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Guy: As a social worker dealing with such situations, I encounter numerous children and teenagers grappling with similar emotions. They yearn to retaliate and grow stronger, but ultimately, their greatest battle is internal. As a society, we bear a significant responsibility. We cannot merely be spectators; we must act, assist, and speak out!

Reject The Sickness

Credits:

Video: Abraham Escobedo Salas (Flama Films)
Special fx: Motus Insaniam
Actresses: Maëlle Vercruysse & Manon Van Mullem
Concept: Guy Vercruysse & Reject The Sickness
Music: Guy Vercruysse & Pepijn Desmet (2014)

In memory of Gerard Sierens and Margareta Verlooc

Links:

http://www.reject-the-sickness.com/

https://www.instagram.com/reject_the_sickness/

https://www.facebook.com/rejectthesickness/

https://www.youtube.com/user/RejectTheSickness/videos https://twitter.com/rtsickness

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Reject_the_Sickness/3540359453

https://rejectthesickness.bandcamp.com/

Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide is set to release their second studio album The Point of No Return via Inverse Records later in 2024. 

The second single Necropolis which features Tommy Tuovinen from MyGrain is released today and an epic lyric video is available here:

Music video of the first single, Harbingers of Genocide, is available here: https://youtu.be/s0kFWzEoDX0 

Comments from the band: 
“Necropolis is a powerful song about mankind’s vulnerability and decay during epidemics and war. A beautiful nocturnal sky and the heat of the Sun are only symbols of despair when all else is lost. The guest vocals by Tommy from the mighty MyGrain elevates the epicness of the song to an unprecedented level. In the dark world it is still possible to find salvation in peace of mind.”
 

LISTEN Necropolis on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ng-necropolis 

 
BIOGRAPHY:
Northern Genocide was established in 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. It all started with a meeting of old high school friends, guitar player Pyry Pohjanpalo and producer Rainer Pekkinen, after Pyry had discovered Rainer’s interest in programming and computer music. They both had a history of playing in various metal bands, but now they wanted to try something different by bringing electronic influences to metal. The very same year they started recording demos in their home studio.

In 2012 a crew was put together for gigs and new demos. In december 2013 the band began recording a new 3-track demo. After some changes to the initial line-up of the band, the demo was recorded with Markku Tuuri in drums, Toni Jokiranta in bass, Pyry in guitars and Tommi Salonen as vocalist. The demo “Atlantis” was finished in October 2014. Shortly after work began towards a 5-track EP ”Planet Asylum” which was released in 2015.

2019 the debut album “Genesis vol. 666” was released through Inverse Records. The release was a success, and the only song written in Finnish, called Ikiruoste, proved to be a guiding star of the album. The style of NG’s music had already started to evolve away from the industrial metal influenced sound towards more modern melodic metal. Genesis, Vol. 666 album recently reached 1 Million streams on Spotify.

In 2020 began the work towards releasing another full length album. During the long cold winter a few band members moved aside, resulting in Jussi Pulliainen taking the 2nd guitar role and Arto Viitanen picking up the bass guitar. An epic discovery was Leo Korhonen to play the drums. With just 1 month of practice he mastered his parts ready to be recorded for the album.

The new album ”The Point of No Return” was finally finished in the summer of 2023. The process of making the new album was long but it surely paid off. This time no compromises were accepted in the production process and the album surely presents the best of NG to date. The new ideas and the combined effort of the whole band resulted in a solid, banging and rich album. The album picks up where ”Genesis vol. 666” left off featuring even more aggressive guitar riffs and massive orchestrations. The contribution from various featuring vocalists (Stephanie Mazor, Tommy Tuovinen) and instrumentalists adds depth to the songs throughout the album. Lyrics written by Tommi criticize world overpopulation, corruption, abuse of power and describe the dark side of the human mind.

The album will be released in early 2024 through Inverse Records.
 Line-up:
Vocals – Tommi Salonen
Lead guitar – Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitar – Jussi Pulliainen
Bass – Arto Viitanen
Drums – Leo Korhonen
Producer – Rainer Pekkinen
 
Links:
https://www.northerngenocide.com 
https://www.facebook.com/northerngenocide 
https://www.instagram.com/northerngenocideband 
https://northerngenocide.bandcamp.com