Swedish Melodic Death Metallers THIS ENDING have launched a previously unreleased demo ‘Let The World Burn’.

The band has issued the following info regarding their new release.

A late evening in the end of 2004, 3 old friends met up, namely Fredrik Anderson, Linus Nirbrant and Mårten Hansen. They started to talk about unfinished business. This unfinished business was started in 1991 and went on until 1998 and these friends had played together under the banner of A Canorous Quintet. A venture that did not end completely on terms under the band’s control.

The discussion awoke an urge to make a new musical journey together. It was decided that they should talk to the rest of the old squad. They also shared the urge to do something new together. Thus This Ending was born, but under the banner of The Plague. The five piece now consisting of Fredrik Anderson – drums, Linus Nirbrant – guitar, Leo Pignon – guitar, Jesper Löfgren – bass and Mårten Hansen – vocals, started to tread new ground musically. They soon came to realise that this musical endeavour held newfound energy and also a new edge to the sound, compared to A Canorous Quintet. Songs were written, and three of these songs were chosen to be recorded for a demo entitled Let the world burn.

The demo was published online and rendered the attention of Metal Blade records. Shortly thereafter This Ending at the time named The Plague got an offer from Metal Blade. But before signing the deal Metal Blade asked if a name change was possible. This was asked since Metal Blade recently had signed another act with the name 7th plague. The result was a name change to This Ending.

Now for the first time this rare piece of This Ending history is one again made public. This time re-mastered by Linus Nirbrant. These demo versions of the songs were later on re-recorded for the critically acclaimed This Ending debut album Inside the Machine. The demo will be released as a strictly limited digipak on CD. Limited to 300 copies. 

CD is available to purchase along with digital copy at Bandcamp store!

Let The World Burn (Demo) 2021 Re Issue

1.Seed Of Destruction
2.Plauge Angel
3.Let The World Burn

Recorded & mixed at Offbeat Studio autumn 2005
Engineered by: Linus Nirbrant & Anders Eriksson
Re-mastered by Linus Nirbrant September 2021
Cover & layout by: Marcos Cerutti

Stockholm melodeath group THIS ENDING stream the title track, “Needles of Rust,” off of their impending fourth record. This is the first album where the Swedish band did not get the service of Fredrik Andersson (A Canorous Quintet, ex: Amon Amarth) behind the drum kit; Peter Nagy (Mörk Gryning, A Canorous Quintet), who served as the second guitarist of the band, stepped in to take Fredrik’s throne. Needles of Rust is slated for worldwide release on May 28^th via Black Lion Records on Digipak CD, Cassette, and digital formats.

The band offers on the track “Needles of Rust”:
“This was the first song written after we decided it was time for a new This Ending. We had no idea that this would also turn out to be the title track. Here Linus N. tried to write a song that combined the old This Ending sound with our roots back in the ‘90s. It became an insane song that I think defines our sound. We also get some backing vocals from Peter on this one. The lyrical theme for this one revolves around people who exploit others’ weaknesses for personal gain.”

CD, cassette, t-shirt, and digital pre-orders of the album are live AT THIS LOCATION on Bandcamp.

Stream the track “Needles of Rust” here:

Formed in 2005, This Ending emerged from the ashes of A Canorous Quintet, one of the earliest players of the melodeath scene. Following the dissolution of A Canorous Quintet, the members went on to join (October Tide, Amon Amarth) or form (Guidance of Sin) other bands, and finally, after 07 years of break, the members from the last active lineup reached a conclusion to start a new era and write music freely escaping from any expectations. And thus, they decided to function under a new moniker.
 
This Ending’s demo, Let the World Burn, released in 2006, paved the way for sealing a deal with Metal Blade Records, who would later issue the group’s first two albums: Inside the Machine and Dead Harvest. Earning accolades from the fans and the critiques alike, these two albums cemented This Ending’s position strongly in the metal underground. The next couple of years saw a few changes in the lineup, the Systematic Worship EP (in 2012), and the celebrated Garden of Death album (in 2016).  A European tour and a slew of shows were followed by the third album.

The drummer Fredrik Andersson parted ways with the band when the new album, Needles of Rust, was almost completed. The leaving of Fredrik had indeed put the band in a complex situation, but fortunately, they already had the dexterous Peter Nagy, who joined the ranks as the second guitarist. Peter Nagy had already been playing drums in Mörk Gryning, so he quickly accepted the challenge to replace Fredrik behind the drums.  
 
Needles of Rust deals with different kinds of nightmare scenarios: some songs are loosely based on actual events that have happened all over the world, whereas the other numbers are just about nightmares as an overall phenomenon. The album contains eight original songs, plus the remixed version of the 2019’s single “The Hunted” as a bonus track in the physical formats. On this record, This Ending continues blending relentless aggression and absolute darkness into their grandiose melodeath dreamscape.

– Lineup –
Mårten Hansen: Vocals
Linus Nirbrant: Guitars & Vocals
Peter Nagy: Drums, Keyboards & Backing vocals
Linkan Pettersson: Bass
 
 – Others –
Jens Ryden: Band Photos
Björn Gooßes at Killustrations: Album Cover
Marcos Cerutti: Layout
Fredrik Andersson (ex-drummer This Ending): Songwriting
Gord Olson: Backing Vocals
Paul “Themgoroth” Nordgrim: Backing Vocals

June 11th 2021 sees THIS ENDING returning with a true melodic death metal masterpiece called “Needles of Rust”.

Nine songs of Apocalyptic, Brutal yet Catchy melodic death metal back to the roots of what was done earlier in A CANOROUS QUINTET. “Needles of rust” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Wing Studios by Sverker Widgren, To give the album cover the necessary atmosphere Björn Gooßes of Killustrations was hired once again (as on the previous album “Garden of Death”) to take care of the artwork and layout. Overall the lyrical themes for the Needles of rust album deal with different kind of nightmare scenarios. Some lyrics are loosely based on real events and things that has happened over the world. Some are just about nightmares as an overall phenomenon. All lyrics are up for personal interpretation, I just try to give a glimpse of what went through my head when I wrote them. 

This Ending about :Eclipse of the Dead: This is an old song that was first written 10 years ago by Linus N. We have tried to make it work for years and finally it has found the shape it needed. This was one of the first songs originally written after our second album Dead Harvest. We also have guest vocals on this one from Gord courtesy of Darkened. The lyrics deal partly with the issues of environmental destruction and how many ignore their part in this. It also revolves around the issue of accepting the easy answers without question, to blindly trust the so-called leaders.

This Ending – Needles Of Rust

1. My Open Wound
2. Annihilate
3. Embraced By The Night
4. Exlipse Of The Dead
5. A New Plight
6. Needles Of Rust
7. Devastate
8. Hell To Hell
9. The Hunted (Bonus Track)

Sweden’s Melodic Death Metallers THIS ENDING, formerly known as  A CANOROUS QUINTET, have released a new lyric video for ‘Annihilate’, the first track from their new album ‘Needles Of Rust’, coming May 28th.

The band issued the following on ‘Annihilate’:
This was the first song Linus Nirbrant wrote after the garden of death album. Another vicious thrashy song to bang your head to.The lyrics deal with the topic of neglect and how we as humans sometimes destroy what’s around us like we were some kind of gods. But also how we turn our blind eye to what’s happening to the world and to people around us.

2021 sees THIS ENDING returning with a true melodic death metal masterpiece called “Needles of Rust”. Nine songs of Apocalyptic, Brutal yet Catchy melodic death metal back to the roots of what was done earlier in A CANOROUS QUINTET. “Needles of rust” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Wing Studios by Sverker Widgren, To give the album cover the necessary atmosphere Björn Gooßes of Killustrations was hired once again (as on the previous album “Garden of Death”) to take care of the artwork and layout. Overall the lyrical themes for the Needles of rust album deal with different kind of nightmare scenarios. Some lyrics are loosely based on real events and things that has happened over the world. Some are just about nightmares as an overall phenomenon. All lyrics are up for personal interpretation, I just try to give a glimpse of what went through my head when I wrote them.

Track list

1. My Open Wound
2. Annihilate
3. Embraced by the Night
4. Eclipse of the Dead
5. A New Plight
6. Needles of Rust
7. Devastate
8. Hell to Hell
9. The Hunted