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Photo by Kenny Savercool 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 pr...

Photo by Kenny Savercool Baltimore hardcore band End It just released a new single that's just as short as it is not sweet. "Optical Delusions" comes with a Celebrity Deathmatch inspired video that clocks in at one minute, thirty-nine seconds. Almost thirty seconds of that is an intro announcement, so that leaves a little over a minute for the song, but End It pack a ton into that minute. The song just bursts straight in with a fast and furious intro, but then morphs into different varieties, including a breakdown before slowing it down a bit for a guitar solo. There is even some melody towards the end, without losing any of the fury of the previous portions of the track. "Optical Delusions" should come with a warning label for the whiplash it might cause. You can watch the video for "Optical Delusions" 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 I...