Search - By the End of Tonight :: Fireworks on Ice

Proudly standing as the only band we have ever signed from an unsolicited demo, By The End Of Tonight is a young four-piece from a tiny town just south of Houston called Alvin. They are also the only band we?ve ever signed whose drummer plays a kit designed for a toddler, without irony. As with many great bands, this one almost literally came out of nowhere and brought with them the most mind-bending combination of sounds we?ve heard since that dream that I had about Don Caballero and Botch playing a hillbilly ho-down with The Police. The technical gymnastics are there in spades, so much so that it?s not even worth talking about. It?s like telling a crowded room that you?re naked. Not so obvious right away, however, is the passion with which this EP unfurls. Beginning like a twisted prog-rock Georgia stomp, the four songs here are equal parts hardcore, speed metal, jazz breaks, epic avant-rock and sentimental ?80s soundtracks. It?s a refreshing change of pace for a scene so saturated with one-trick ponies. Plus, it?s loads of fun trying to guess which ?80s songs some of these riffs were lifted from.