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There\\u2019s heavy music \\u2026 and then there\\u2019s End. Formed in 2017, the band is vocalist Brendan Murphy (Counterparts), guitarist Will Putney (Fit for an Autopsy), guitarist Gregory Thomas (formerly of Shai Hulud and Misery Signals), bassist Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme), and drummer Billy Rymer (the Dillinger Escape Plan). The supergroup was created to push the extremes of hardcore music. And, as you\\u2019ll soon find out in this Rig Rundown, mission accomplished.
From day one, guitarists (and producers) Putney and Thomas strived to achieve a signature calling card. They wanted a monstrous, monolithic tone that bulldozed listeners. \\u201cIt\\u2019s pretty aggressive [laughs],\\u201d concedes Putney. \\u201cWhen we started the band, Greg and I talked about finding an identifiable tone that was us and sticking with it.\\u201d
And the roots of their sledgehammering sound? \\u201cWe\\u2019re very influenced by the Nordic metal of Entombed, and then, later, Rotten Sound, and American delineations Trap Them,\\u201d says Thomas. \\u201cA lot of those bands rely on the Boss HM-2 or clones to get their grinding distortion. We actually landed on the Way Huge Swollen Pickle fuzz because it\\u2019s more articulate for our galloping picking and offers more control.\\u201d
While the band does continue to challenge their consistently crushing sound, the Pickle always satisfies. \\u201cEvery time we record something, we\\u2019ll try other pedals in place of the Swollen Pickle, but we always go back to it,\\u201d admits Putney. \\u201cIt\\u2019s become the one. It\\u2019s us.\\u201d
Hours before End\\u2019s sold-out show at Nashville\\u2019s the End (appropriate coincidence), PG\\u2019s Perry Bean popped onstage to explore the (nearly) mirrored, merciless setups of guitarists-turned-producers Putney and Thomas. Thomas details how three octave pedals and two noise gates coexist in his setup. Putney pulls back the curtain on the development of his signature STL Tones Tonality package. And both prove that a bottom-heavy fuzz paired with prominent pitch-shifting into a 5150 is the way to part seas and elicit moshing madness.
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