End of Green (band)
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End Of Green is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 band formed in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

 in 1992. According to singer Michael Huber, the band name means by the end of the color green symbolized hope. This fits with the type of music the band produces. The band describes its style as Depressed Subcore. The lyrics are about loneliness, depression, pain and death.

Biography

The group released the debut album Infinity
Infinity (End Of Green album)
Infinity is the debut album of German alternative metal band End Of Green. This album was released by Nuclear Blast in 1996 and rereleased by Silverdust Records in 2002...

 on Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

 in 1996. They've performed live with artists such as Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...

, Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

, In Extremo
In Extremo
In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...

 and in 2006 played at Wave-Gotik-Treffen and Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...

 in the same year. The latest album, The Sick's Sense
The Sick's Sense
The Sick's Sense is the sixth studio album by German gothic metal band End Of Green.-Personnel:* Michelle Darkness - vocals/guitar* Kirk Kirker - guitar* Sad Sir - guitar* Rainer Sicone Di Hampez - bass* Lusiffer - drums-Track listing:...

 is their most successful with Dead End Dreaming as the first album to enter the charts.

On August 15, 2008 The Sick's Sense
The Sick's Sense
The Sick's Sense is the sixth studio album by German gothic metal band End Of Green.-Personnel:* Michelle Darkness - vocals/guitar* Kirk Kirker - guitar* Sad Sir - guitar* Rainer Sicone Di Hampez - bass* Lusiffer - drums-Track listing:...

 appeared to be the latest album. The limited edition includes the Sickoustic EP, an acoustic bonus CD with 4 previous tracks and 1 new one.

Members

  • Michelle Darkness - Vocals
  • Michael Setzer - Guitar
  • Oliver Merkle - Guitar
  • Rainer Hampel - Bass
  • Matthias Siffermann - Drums

Discography

  • Infinity
    Infinity (End Of Green album)
    Infinity is the debut album of German alternative metal band End Of Green. This album was released by Nuclear Blast in 1996 and rereleased by Silverdust Records in 2002...

    (1996, Nuclear Blast
    Nuclear Blast
    Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

    , EMP)
  • Believe, My Friend... (1998, Subzero)
  • Songs for a Dying World (2002, Silverdust)
  • Last Night on Earth (2003, Silverdust)
  • Dead End Dreaming (2005, Silverdust)
  • The Sick's Sense
    The Sick's Sense
    The Sick's Sense is the sixth studio album by German gothic metal band End Of Green.-Personnel:* Michelle Darkness - vocals/guitar* Kirk Kirker - guitar* Sad Sir - guitar* Rainer Sicone Di Hampez - bass* Lusiffer - drums-Track listing:...

    (2008, Silverdust)
  • High Hopes in Low Places (2010)

External links

  • Official website
  • End Of Green at MySpace
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