Let me say one thing first: this 3-track promo is addictive! Really!
Being overwhelmingly swamped with high-rated reviews and positive responses for the first output Promo 2K5, THE VERY END couldn’t land a deal though. Plans for the debuting long-player were put on hold again; instead the gents come out with another promo CD entitled Soundcheck For Your Funeral to add more emphasize to their demand (oh, and they should make it this time!).
THE VERY END kept up the well proven formula and offer again three tracks of addictive quality. Don’t wonder when you find yourself pushing the “repeat”-button for the tenth time in a row. Fans and active concert goers should know these new tracks; they all got already performed during the one or the other show ;)
Opener Flatline lives up its name and crushes out of the speakers as a mighty impact, keeping you alive with a more melodic approach in the refrains due to the clean singing of Bjoern Goosses. The Loss Theory and Gravity follow same patterns, harsh and brutal strophes, and melodic clean refrains. The Loss Theory tops even the opener with its brutality and heaviness, while Gravity displays more of the harsher note of the predecessor.
As already mentioned, Soundcheck For Your Funeral has a more melodic approach. Especially the Swedish Thrash note got scaled down, while the typical American groove (Machine Head, Fear Factory, Pantera and Co.) gets more room to develop itself. This promo is again a bad ass and awesome piece of music. Of course, way too short with its 13 minutes of running time. As for me, I generally like the more edgy approach, THE VERY END shouldn’t become more melodic ;)