⋘"DCCXXI", which originally appeared on END REIGN's debut demo tape from 2010, is in this instance taken from the U.K. band's most recent release "Suicide Collection", an anthology...or you could even call it a comprehensive discography of all the band's material up through the end of 2012 (at which time it was independently put out by END REIGN - specifically on December 21st).

It should be noted END REIGN are an independent group who have also worked with several labels beginning shortly after putting out the debut demo tape; according to their Facebook profile it seems as though the two most significant relationships they've formed are with FITA and Hemlock 13 Records. But they've also consistently collaborated on projects with WITCH HUNTER RECORDS, HOLY ROAR RECORDS, WORTHLESS NIGHT RECORDS, and most recently CHURCH OF FUCK RECORDS.

The aforementioned information is pertinent to the song & release in question on this compilation insofar as the "Suicide Collection" discography tape being picked up and re-released by WITCH HUNTER RECORDS on March 19, 2013. Additional release information from the label's Bandcamp page reads like follows:

WHR023
END REIGN
SUICIDE COLLECTION

01. Sacrifice 03:24
02. Release The Wolves (2012 Version) 03:30
03. Horror 03:19
04. Abyss 03:04
05. To Pray For 02:49
06. Dream Eater 04:13
07. Release The Wolves 03:42
08. Paradise 03:00
09. The Freeze 02:59
10. Azrael 02:18
11. DCCXXI 01:51
12. The Great Fall 03:30

This tape contains the entire recorded output of End Reign thus far, and serves as a pre-cursor to their upcoming album, and compliments the discography tape released by Church Of Fuck. Inarguably the best band in England doing this style of modern metallic hardcore at the moment, End Reign have churned out some absolute belters in the vein of Cursed, Trap Them and Rise & Fall. This tape contains the tracks from their 2010 Demo, their split with Alaska and their Self Titled 7". It also contains a brand new track 'Sacrifice', a re-recorded version of 'Release The Wolves' and an exclusive full-live set. This is without doubt the most comprehensive End Reign release yet, and a must-have for both long-time fans of the band and people who have just discovered them!

1. 'Sacrifice' demo track from the new album
2. A re-recorded version of 'Release The Wolves',
3 - 6. Self-titled 7" released through Fist In The Air, Hemlock 13, Holy Roar and Witch Hunter
7 - 8. Split 7" with Alaska, released through Fist In The Air
9 - 12. Self released 2010 demo

Limited to 50 pro-duplicated tapes, with artwork and layout by David Todd

Because "Suicide Collection" came out from two different sources at varying times over the course of three months, the album itself has two official covers. The one you see on this profile page is the one provided by the record label, whereas the "original" cover, as released by the band back in December 2012, can be seen here to those interested:

i.imgur.com/fhMtXUW.jpg

For fans of the band who don't care about physical media, or at least have no desire or use for actual cassette tapes anymore can download the entire collection on Witch Hunter's bandcamp page (link provided below) at "Name Your Own Price"⋙

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ BAND BIOGRAPHY & INFORMATION ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

"Crust band from the UK. These dudes play some relentlessly heavy hardcore. The vocals are shrill and raw as fuck, and it rules. Instruments are just noisy and in your face, so good. The sludge parts on this just rule so hard. Overall this band is just one awesome wave of noise and pure anger. This is another release from Witch Hunter Records, dude just keeps putting out all this good shit!"

-Review/Bio By: rottenyoungearth.blogspot.com/2013/03/end-reign-suicide-collection.html


"I did some quick research on Durham, UK in preparation for this review of End Reign’s Suicide Collection, featuring the band's compiled releases over the last several years, and was greeted with a ton of tourist information regarding lovely coastal strolls and picturesque castles. I did, however, also come across a nearby mining museum appropriately called Killhope. This is where I imagine End Reign perform their brand of crusty, dark hardcore; deep in the dusky, dusty bowels of a subterranean labyrinth savaged of its precious metal and left dry, now just a series of cold tunnels waiting to implode under the weight of the earth above. I can safely say the music contained in Suicide Collection is heavier than all those layers of rock and soil above the mine. I won’t say that being in an End Reign mosh pit is more dangerous than being a 19th century lead miner, but the two could be a draw.

Witch Hunter Records has put Suicide Collection together in preparation for a new LP from End Reign expected later this year. The track listing is chronological, starting with the newest tracks first. The opener, “Sacrifice,” is a nasty cut of blackened crust and offers a sneak peak of their new material as the sole demo from the upcoming record. It’s manic and razor-sharp and single-handedly creates buzz on its own merit. The rest of the album, gathered from self-released demos, split albums, and EPs, is consistently awesome, proving that End Reign is not some flash-in-the-pan hardcore group lucky enough to hop on the hype train. Release to release, the material is reliably ornery and absolutely bruising. This music will never, ever wake up on the right side of the bed, and it’s very interested in sharing it’s bad mood with you as loudly as possible. If you’re like me, you’re happiest when you’re listening to others in a bad mood.

Other highlights include the sludgy re-recording of “Release the Wolves,” the versatile ripper “Azrael,” and my personal favorite, “Dream Eater.” Starting with a clean guitar intro that lures the listener into an apocalyptic doom riff, “Dream Eater” mutates into a d-beat thrasher before settling back into a grimy hardcore stomp. When End Reign play at their fastest they remind me of Young and in the Way, another group of misanthropes who make blisteringly heavy music. End Reign leans more into the hardcore camp than punk however, with fist-pumping tempo shifts and chugging breakdowns joining the crusty fray, and use a wider variety of stylistic approaches to shape their songs. Occasionally a riff overstays its welcome (like in “Horror” and “The Freeze”) but even these songs finish strongly after they splinter off into faster paced directions. Geoff Cairns’ vocals sound like they have been scraped raw and now only pure, primal rage remains. You can’t teach or fake the sort of passion on these songs, they feel totally, and terrifyingly, genuine.

I’ll be impatiently waiting for the new End Reign LP to surface, listening to Suicide Collection and urging others to do the same. This collection makes you feel grimier than the black soot and mud covering the original Killhope miners. Forget oil, this music is the real black gold worth digging for."

-Review/Bio By: mistergrowl.blogspot.com/2013/03/review-end-reign-suicide-collection.html



THIS BAND HAS THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:

Dave Youll - Bass
Jacque Read - Drums
Geoff Cairns - Vocals
Matt Phillips - Guitar
Martin Downing - Guitar


PRESS CONTACT: fistintheair@live.co.uk

BOOKING AGENT: mattphillipsdurham@hotmail.com