With two demo releases up their sleeves, highly acclaimed, both by fans and media, German modern thrashers THE VERY END have finally secured a deal and now released their long awaited first full-length entitled Vs. Life. Besides two songs (Flatline and The Loss Theory) from the 2007 demo Soundcheck For Your Funeral nine new crushers get offered, easily jumping over the bar already raised high by previous releases.
Flatline is still the perfect opener, thundering lovely brutal out of the speakers with the distinctive and alternating singing of Bjoern Gosses. Songs merge seamlessly, reducing pace as in Bleed Tomorrow, The Negative or accelerating as in Death Ticket and Stabwounds. No mercy, no time to take a breath, instead wickedly groovy riffwork and hooks galore, displaying overwhelming playfulness, brutality and lively variety. No blinkers when it comes to musical directions. Everything is allowed: Death, Thrash, old school Metal, Rock and modern Core, with playful finesse and approaches influenced by other genres too. Highly skilled musicianship and a powerful production leave nothing to be desired. Vs. Life is surely no innovation highlight but significantly stands out the masses and kicks so damn fucking ass! Nothing less than a killer album!