End Status (Washington state, U.S.A.)

End Status is "groove/prog/nu metal" from Auburn, Washington.

ABOUT: End Status is a 4-piece band that enjoys putting together awesome compositions that just touch all the right buttons. But they didn’t want to stop at just writing songs, no, they’ve begun to adopt personas that allow them to dive into a world that only exists on stage. A world in which they continue to shape around it’s lead Pro-An-tagonist... The Butcher. As the story goes, the Butcher is a simple man, with very simple tastes. He enjoys his time running his little shop on the corner of Woodish St. and Sunshine Dr. Everyday he’d wake-up

Cicero Building Light Fixtures for stage performances And meander to the Butcher shop, throw on his apron and get to work. At first it brought him great happiness, it provided purpose, it took his mind off of all the small things that bothered him in life. The smiles he’d get as he’d fill customers orders day-in and day-out would fill his heart with joy... His life was perfect... on the outside. Inside is mind is a maze of dark corners, repentant children clinging to men in white robes, chariots ablaze screaming through a field of shattered glass, driven by pure chaos. It’s almost too much for one man to bare. “Ding Ding” an old door bell would chime. His favorite customer, “Mr. Junkyard himself” he’d say. As he’d stroll through the door. Loud and animated, he’d bellow out “MEAT!” as he’d rush the counter, lean in close and whisper foolhardy tales to tantalize him. Always looking to rope the Butcher into every caper imaginable.

BJ Schrieb during an iteration of the music video "November" As tempting as his offers and stories of reckless enjoyment seem, he stays the path. There was always something that would pull him back to reality. A whisper from the past, a time when he was a boy. The men in white robes. They’d keep him, and many others like him, locked away. Forced into a community of devout slaves. No move, no sound, no thought occurred without their watchful presence. It was here that he would learn discipline, respect, torture. He’d shake his head quickly to shake loose the thoughts of punishment. For every impure thought would bring about phantom pain, it was this pain which kept him in order.

Mako practicing the bassline for "Wretched Me" All members of the band are embodiments of the Butcher. His body (Derrick), his rage and chaotic thought nature (Cicero), temptation and reckless behavior (BJ Schrieb), and his memories of rebuke (Mako). The stories told only through a combination of stage performance and music, meant to provoke ones imagination. Join them, as they continue to journey through the chronicle that is the Butcher.

All but the first song...

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