Extreme Management Group (EMG), home to bands like Suffocation, Atheist, Misery Index, and more, has announced their partnership with Progressive Metal band VALE END.
Vale End started as a creative outlet for its members as they were in separate projects and looking to write and perform music they were passionate about, that outlet quickly turned into a full-time band. Taking their name from Vale End Cemetery in Wilton New Hampshire, a cemetery that has a reputation of being the most haunted in New England and predates the Revolutionary War, Vale End ties these eerie themes into their songs and lyrics touching on old New England history and folklore from the 1700-1800’s. While existing in a modern world Vale End is steeped in the history of the places they grew up around.
VALE END – “Imposter” on Spotify – VALE END – “Taken” on Spotify
Vale End is female fronted melodic/progressive metal band with clean, sometimes soaring vocals reminiscent of Ann Wilson or Delores O’Riordan with emotion and power laid over the top of eerie guitar chord voicings which blend together into headbang inducing riffs, intricate and aggressive bass work keeps locked in with powerful articulate drumming fusing into a heavy, driven and melodic musical style. They have been compared to a disparate group of bands from early Black Sabbath to modern bands such as Opeth, Alice In Chains and Mastodon along with some of the ambiance of the Deftones. With their five song EP Prosthetic Waltz Vale End successfully combined these sounds and styles showcasing their sound and individual members’ contributions to the song writing process. In September of 2024 Vale End was fortunate enough to record their 5 song EP at Seven West Studios in Charleston West Virginia. Produced, engineered, recorded and mixed by Chris “OJ” Ojeda of Byzantine and then mastered by Alan Douches of West West Side Studios in New York.
Since recording their EP Vale End is looking to expand their live performance reach with national and international tours, connecting with new audiences, and recording new material. The future looks bright for Vale End, as the band is hard at work plotting a very promising future ahead. Which includes, pursuing backing from a record label and distribution of their music, touring and performing.
Now in 2025, VALE END has signed with Extreme Management Group and says, “Signing with EMG is an opportunity that we could not turn down, working with Scott and the team at EMG will allow us to bring our music to new audiences we could not have imagined as a band coming from a quiet corner of New England.”
Vale End is:
Jo’Rinda Johnsen – Vocals
Jason Kuntz – Guitar
Jason Lawrence – Bass
Robert “Jamie” Clark – Drums
Connect with VALE END:
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ValeEnd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValeEndBand
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeend11
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ujqbp95OkgQsvwYYAfnJ5
BandCamp: https://valeend.bandcamp.com/
