End, The

Japanese female metal duo. From epic sludgefests to blast beats. You’ve never heard such monstrous vox from a female. With the loss of their guitarist—they used to be a trio—some of their dynamic is lost and songs are bass heavy (very dirty bass), but the drummer sings much, much more now, which is amusing because she sounds like Mickey Mouse. I don’t know if this is FCC clean, but the lyrics—in English, I think—are unintelligible.

Best tracks: 02, 03

01 The End (7:00): slow epic doomy sludgefest, bass heavy, Cookie Monster vox
02 Rubbish CG202 (6:04): blast beats, shrieking vox a la Burzum
03 Aberration (4:04): mid-tempo verses, blast beat choruses, dual vox: Mickey Mouse and Cookie Monster
04 Sober (4:00): as if a verse in 03 never ended
05 Entropy G35 (2:24): punky, both girls sing again
06 Wander (12:06): another slow epic doomy sludgefest..
07 108=7/T-NA (10:18): another slow epic doomy sludgefest, but with weird sax (?) squeals in lieu of vox