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Quick one today - file under “late 80’s sxe cult favorites”.

End To End - s/t 7″

End To End’s lone 7″ is sort of remembered as being the only other release on Foundation Records, a label better known for the release of Chain Of Strength’s “What Holds Us Apart” debacle. I think I like the End To End record better, but as you should know, I love the first Chain 7″, and hate the second. Unlike “What Holds Us Apart”, End To End deliver 3 tracks of raw and ragged sxe/HC, and then tack on an unnecessary cover of an SSD song from a live show. Aside from the live cover song though this thing’s great. I wish they’d recorded a demo or something else.

I believe End To End were originally known as Addiction (classic example of a t-shirt band), and they were fronted by former Justice League vocalist Roa. Honestly I’m sure if you search the Internet there’s a good summary of their history, I don’t really feel like digging up all the details of a band w/ one single, but at some point they did a name change and out popped this 7″. Reminds me a bit of Unit Pride but much more angry and less melodic. None for All is a fast thrasher with powerful gang backups, lasting about a minute. Stake Your Faith kicks out a good mosh riff and then digs back into the speed. Actually both of these tracks sound a bit like they could have been on the first Chain of Strength 7″. Stake Your Faith has a great choppy stop start section though that I don’t think Chain would have thought to come up with. Reminds me a little of Pushed Aside or Headfirst which are sort of in the same vein (late 80’s cult sxe). The last original song, Too Bad, fades up with a simplified variation on the main riff to Malfunction and then finds itself in more stop start territory. Again a little like something Pushed Aside or Headfirst coulda cooked up. Weak lyrical moment (imo): the song opens with the line “Fuck You”. It just sounds bad. But still - this is a good song.

Anyway, this was a one time pressing of 1000 or 1500, and I think I’ve heard of some on grey vinyl but I could totally be imagining that. Appealing to the readers here to sort me out on the pressing info. Anyway if you don’t wanna drop the $20-30 for one of these, there’s a nice CD reish on the reliable Indecision records.

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