review by: Roberto Martinelli

This could be the best black metal album to come out of Greece ever. We’re pretty confident about this. And we’re including great albums such as Rotting Christ’s Non Serviam, too.

Up until this year, Greek extreme metal has almost always seemed half-baked. Like it’s doughy. Like, it has its own identity, but it lacked. I’m thinking of Varathron, Necromantia, Astarte, etc... End falls under none of those descriptions. It certainly doesn’t sound like a Greek band.

Reading a description of what End’s music is like would seem like the majority of other albums. But here’s what End feels like: It’s one of those albums that conveys the ultimate power in despondent solitude through thick, fast, buzzing, raging parts, and then sudden drop offs into quiet, classy sonic territories. The band builds up a mood, then spring off it, only to swoop down on you. The process repeats itself until the album fades out and ends. Cult through and through, you need this album. (10/10)