The End (Canadian band)

Canadian metal band

The End

Origin| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genres| Mathcore
Metalcore
Math rock (later)
Alternative metal (later)
Years active| 1999 (1999)–2007 (2007)
Labels| Relapse
Past members| Aaron Wolff
Steve Watson
Sean Dooley
Anthony Salajko
Tyler Semrick-Palmateer
Andrew Hercules
Website| myspace.com/theendmusic

The End were a Canadian mathcore/metalcore band based in Mississauga, Ontario. Their sound has been compared to that of The Dillinger Escape Plan[1] and deathgrind group Discordance Axis, as well as Neurosis.

## History

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The End formed in 1999; band creation began with members; lead singer Tyler Semrick-Palmateer, guitarists Steve Watson and Andrew Hercules, bassist Sean Dooley, and percussionist Anthony Salajko.[2]

The band's debut full-length album Transfer Trachea Reverberations from Point: False Omniscient was released in 2001,[3] and won a Canadian independent music award for metal album of the year in 2002. The band then went on a summer tour in the US with The Abandoned Hearts Club, followed by a Canadian and US tour with Between the Buried and Me and Life Once Lost.[4][5]

Their second album, Within Dividia was released in January, 2004 through Relapse Records.[6] The band than toured Canada with The Abandoned Hearts Club again.[4] Their third album, Elementary, was released on Relapse Records in February, 2007.[7] The band made some changes in their musical style for this album, including some partially sung vocals and more melodic song structure.[8] Their song "Throwing Stones" appeared on the soundtrack for the 2007 film The Hills Have Eyes 2.

The band has been dormant since 2008, with little information available as to what happened, though rumors spread that the departure of guitarist Andrew Hercules caused a rift within the band.

## Members

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### Last known lineup

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* Aaron Wolff - vocals/percussion
* Steve Watson - guitar
* Sean Dooley - bass
* Anthony Salajko - drums
* Andrew Hercules - guitar, songwriter

### Former

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* Tyler Semrick-Palmateer - vocals

## Discography

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Studio albums

* Transfer Trachea Reverberations from Point: False Omniscient (2002)
* Within Dividia (2004)
* Elementary (2007)

## Singles and music videos

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* "Her (Inamorata)" (2002)
* "Throwing Stones" (2007)

## References

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1. ^ "The End - Elementary". MetalRage,
2. ^ "The End". AllMusic. Artist Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia.
3. ^ "Music Interview: The End of the Canadian's metal scene". Gauntlet, 2004-10-28. Nolan Lewis
4. ^ a b Julien, Alexandre (October 20, 2009). "The Abandoned Hearts Club Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
5. ^ Garry Sharpe-Young (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. pp. 315–. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
6. ^ "This is The End". Exclaim!, By Chris Gramlich Jan 01, 2006
7. ^ "CD Reviews". The Uniter, March 8, 2007, page 15. by Derek Leschasin
8. ^ "The End". Helldriver, interview with Rolf Gehring, 2007.
9. ^ "The End defies genre titles, only cares about music". Niagara News, March 14, 2008, page 10. by Ryan Kelpin

## External links

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* The End at MySpace
* The End at Relapse Records

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz