End It Cover Maximum Penalty

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We last heard from Baltimore hardcore band End It last month when they released the blistering "Optical Delusions." Now they're back with a cover of Maximum Penalty's "Could You Love Me?" The cover is quite true to the original, and is much more melodic than the last song we heard from End It. It sounds much more like 90's post-grunge alt-rock, albeit heavier than that genre and time period. "Could You Love Me?" is a much different sound than "Optical Delusions," and we always enjoy hearing a different sound from a band, and it has us wanting to check out Maximum Penalty's music, too. Although this isn't what I picture a hardcore song to be, there is plenty for hardcore purists to love, especially a relatively laid back breakdown.

You can watch the video for End It's cover of "Could You Love Me?" below. Wrong Side of Heaven is due out August 29 on Flatspot Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on End It, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include an October 23 date at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA.


9/20 - Covington, KY - Madison Live w/ Ends Of Sanity

9/22 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club w/ Ends Of Sanity, Soul Blind

9/23 - Durham, NC - Local 506 w/ Ends Of Sanity, Soul Blind

9/24 - Asheville, NC - Sly Grog Lounge w/ Ends Of Sanity, Soul Blind

9/26 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater w/ Blink-182

9/27 - Kansas City, MO - T Mobile Center w/ Blink-182

9/29 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves w/ Soul Blind, Bracewar, Raw Brigade, Ozone

9/30 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger w/ Soul Blind, Bracewar, Raw Brigade, Ozone

10/1 - Austin, TX - 29th St Ballroom w/ Soul Blind, Bracewar, Raw Brigade, Ozone

10/3 - Mesa, AZ - The Underground w/ Bracewar, Raw Brigade

10/4 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole w/ Bracewar, Raw Brigade

10/5 - Los Angeles, CA - 1720 w/ Bracewar, Raw Brigade, Clique

10/6 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction  w/ Bracewar, Raw Brigade, Clique

10/7 - San Francisco, CA - Neck of the Woods w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/9 - Portland, OR - High Limit Room w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/10 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/12 - Boise, ID - The Shrine Basement w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/14 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive w/ Clique, End Of Dayz, No Right

10/16 - Milwaukee, WI - X-Ray Arcade w/ Clique, Hold My Own

10/17 - Iowa City, IA - Gabes w/ Clique, Hold My Own

10/18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean w/ Clique, Hold My Own

10/19 - Detroit, MI - Edgemen Printing w/ Clique, Hold My Own

10/20 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck w/ Clique, Hold My Own

10/22 - Portland, ME - PHOME w/ Clique, Hold My Own, Cosmic Joke

10/23 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs w/ Clique, Hold My Own, Cosmic Joke

10/24 - Lakewood, NJ - Maggies Bar & Grill w/ Clique, Hold My Own, Cosmic Joke

10/26 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage w/ Clique, Hold My Own, Cosmic Joke

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