Eryn Non Dae, Hydria Lernaia

Starting in 2001, French death metal outfit, END. , has been annihilating the European death metal scene leaving no survivors as they showcase their brutality. After going through singer changes in 2004 the band recorded their Debut EP “Never ending Whirl of Confusion” which earned a lot of airtime on France’s premiere metal station LE MOUV. In 2006 the band hit the road and shared the stage with bands such as Gojira, High on Fire and Black Bomb A. Before going into the studio to record their first full length album, they played Hell Fest with Slayer, Neurosis and Machine head. Their Debut Album Hydra Lernaia was put out on Metal Blade Records in the summer of 2009.
The band’s debut full length consists of ambience, death-metal, thrash metal and hardcore all in one. The opening track, “When Time Elapses” provides a general summary of what you’re going to hear in the rest of the album. It opens with what almost sounds like an angelic choir and two seconds later, listeners are taken out of serenity and thrown into a fast thrash driven riff. The song continues into more thrash and death metal and even a little bit of a grind-core is thrown in. Listeners are taken back into the comfort of a melodic, down tempo riff that could best be described as the calm after the storm.
The album demonstrates the musician ship of each member, not one member outshines the other, leaving audiences to be amazed at what they’re hearing. Hydra Lernaia touches all forms of metal and does it so well that it’s almost hard to notice a genre change within the song.
Hydra Lernaia is probably one of the heaviest albums to come out in a very long time. With the scene being taken over by power chord driven screamo, END. , puts more than half of the music industry to shame with the musicianship and heaviness of Hydra Lernaia
There is nothing on the market right now that anyone can compare this band to. They mix a unique blend of hardcore, ambient and death and thrash metal to create a new wave of progressive metal. END. is currently in the pre-production stages of a new full length that will be put out on Metal Blade Records.
The top two songs on the album in my opinion are Blistering Hate and the final track, Pure. Blistering Hate has a much more hardcore feeling to it, with dissonant chords being played after heavy chugs; it will leave listeners with a bang over from listening to it.
The final track on the CD Pure has a much more doom/stoner metal feeling to it that leaves listeners wanting more after listening. It is the perfect cliff hanger and the perfect lead in to the next storm of brutality that, I, personally cannot wait to hear.
END. plays fast, hits hard and leaves absolutely no head staying still. This band will definitely be headed for bigger things than they already have done and have a bright future ahead of them.
END. is currently playing shows throughout France and working on the pre-production stages of their next album. For those interested in END. , their debut full length Hydra Lernaia can be found on itunes and various other online outlets.

How to find this Band
www.myspace.com/END.1freefr


Stay Brutal
Dan