End It - "Optical Delusions"

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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 Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include an October 23 date at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA.


8/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore

9/6 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade Below


w/ Superheaven, Cloud Nothings, Soul Blind

9/9 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl

9/10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

9/12 - Fort Lauderdale, FL -Revolution

9/13 - Tampa, FL - RItz Ybor

9/14 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm

9/16 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground

9/17 - New Kensington, PA - Preserving Underground

9/19 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater


The Wrong Side Of Heaven Tour

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

11/8+9 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Flyover Fest

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