Hopefully you've never heard of this band, because I want it to be my pleasure to introduce them to you. This is one of the best EPs I've heard in a long time. It's the way metalcore should be done: chaotic at parts, ridiculously fast in others, and a party to listen to all the way through. The first song (out of five) is a taste of what's to come, dropping ridiculous drumming and metal riffs. As the CD continues, things only get better and better. "Isaac is the Champ" has some of the best riffs I've heard in a while, moving flawlessly and precisely through the structure. And no matter how close you listen, you'll never even realize the singer's a girl.
Editors' ratings — Doug 3.5/5, David 3/5
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Decapolis September 2004Reviewed by Ben BishopThere are automated car washes that take longer to play out than this new disc from Ypsilanti, Michigan's hardcore darlings. You could feasibly put The Beginning of the End in your cd player, step out for a glass of milk, get into a conversation over whether John Kerry really deserves his purple hearts with your mom at the fridge and come back to a silent room, the CD having already ended.…Similar sounding releases
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