Track Listing

1. Seed Of Destruction
2. Inside The Machine
3. Pitch Black
4. Plague Angel
5. Lidless Eyes
6. Armageddon
7. Nailed Down
8. Let The World Burn
9. Into Pain
10. This Ending

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #212549 in Music
• Released on: 2007-01-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

About the Artist
THIS ENDING was created in 2005, but the history goes further back than that. The band existed in a previous incarnation as A CANOROUS QUINTET, which was formed in 1991 by Fredrik Andersson, Mårten Hansen and Linus Nirbrant. After some changes the line-up was complete with the addition of Leo Pignon and Jesper Löfgren. The band released an EP; "As Tears" (1994) and two full length albums, "Silence of the World Beyond" (1996) and "The Only Pure Hate" (1998). They performed numerous shows with acts like AT THE GATES, DISSECTION, HYPOCRISY and EDGE OF SANITY to name a few, and got known for being a very aggressive live band. They have received a cult following since the mid nineties especially in Sweden and Germany. A CANOROUS QUINTET has been inactive since 1998 when the members decided to go different ways. Linus, Jesper and Fredrik continued with GUIDANCE OF SIN. Fredrik however left in 1999 to continue his duties in AMON AMARTH. Leo pursued his commitment in NIDEN DIV. 187 and Mårten, apart from singing in OCTOBER TIDE amongst other bands, later joined SINS OF OMISSION. The first seed for a new collaboration was sown when Fredrik recorded a 5 song demo under the name CURRICULUM MORTIS in 2004. During the winter of 2004/2005 the members played with the idea of regrouping for something new, and in early 2005 they decided it was time for a new era. During the spring and summer 13 songs were created, three of which were chosen for the downloadable demo "Let The World Burn", recorded at Offbeat Studio later the same year. The demo was sent to one record label only and landed the band a deal on Metal Blade Records. In September 2006 THIS ENDING once again entered Offbeat Studio to record their first full-length album "Inside the Machine". 10 songs of top notch technical, brutal yet melodic metal were recorded for an early 2007 release. Expect the best possible dark and destructive death metal from these high profile musicians!

Customer Reviews

This Ending will not let you down
it's hard to believe that this band started in 1991. that makes them veterans in their country. this is very good melodic death metal. if you want more melodeath, I suggest Soilwork, Scar Symmetry, Fragments Of Unbecoming, the now-defunct Gates Of Ishtar, and the now-defunct At The Gates.

Melodic Death Metal Mayhem
I first heard This Ending off of Music Choice's Metal channel. The song was Inside the Machine. Wow. What a song and what a release. The production is solid as hell, the mix is just right. There is a good amount of melody with a good amount of all out riffing and bass blasts from the drummer.

All of the songs, and I mean all, are absolute highlights. You'd be hard pressed to pick one song over another here, but those would be: Seed of Destruction, Inside the Machine, and Plague Angel.

Just like I've said in other reviews, my favorite death metal bands are the ones that have decipherable death vocals instead of the ones that you have to look up the lyrics just to get a general idea of what they are saying....the difference between great death metal and good death metal is in the vocals. Discernable is the best in my opinion and This Ending do it well. The lyrics aren't deep or really that meaningful, but the words match up well with the music playing with it....for example in Seed of Destruction he shouts, "I am your master, I am above and beyond you, I am your master, I am the Seed of Destruction. Imagine this put to some brutal riffs, brutal blasts, and brutal yet discernable vocals and you have yourselves a hell of a release folks!

Pick this one up if you enjoy stuff like Dark Tranquility, Soilwork, In Flames, and other melodic metal that has an industrial tinged sound.

As of today they are already working on another album, can't wait! 9/10!

Grade-A
This Ending is by far one of the darkest melodic death metal bands that I have ever heard and is undeniably awesome...
Inside the Machine is Grade-A material...