Entheos, coming in hot! After what seems like a short amount of time, Entheos is back with an EP to follow up what was my album of the year, Time Will Take Us All. When I saw the band last time, I mentioned this to the frontwoman and overall badass, Chaney Crabb, and she asked that I send my list to her. However, I tried and she didn’t accept the IG message invitation. I get it, and I’ll probably try to send her this review, but…

To displace any doubts, An End to Everything is awesome. In these stupid fucking times, I can’t count the times I’ve rooted for an end to everything, but I digress. In the opening and title track’s few minutes, I feel as though it covers a ton of ground. Sure, there is a chugging riff, a smooth chorus, and Chaney’s excellent highs during a short breakdown, but it feels like the track is longer. Somehow, I don’t mean that negatively.

More than anyone else in the scene, Chaney’s vocals seem as if two different people are performing. Perhaps 4, if one listens to “Life in Slow Motion.” Highs, lows, singing, pig squeals? Shit, that breakdown with a little less than a minute in crushes. This isn’t just because of her, either. The rest of the band feels like trekking through a swamp. What I’m saying is it’s heavy.

Unfortunately, before long, the EP is finished. I know it’s a lot to expect for a band to release full-lengths in back-to-back years, but I feel like I just didn’t get enough. The final track, “Return to Me,” encapsulates not only the EP but the band. No clean vocals, but epic guitar melodies, beatdown verses, and a dynamic vocal performance. It’s a bummer that it’s all over too soon.

Look, Entheos is a great band. As my ear is mostly to the underground these days, it feels like they have had a meteoric rise. However, I have no clue what the “kids” think. They have been better and have had more of a commanding stage presence each time I have seen them. I’m all about and thoroughly enjoy women having a larger presence in the metal scene, and I feel like Chaney is an idol in wait for young women everywhere. I highly recommend checking this out, but their discography overall is nearly flawless.

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