With End of Time, their third full-length offering, the Eindhoven trio doesn’t merely refine their sound – they expand it into a sprawling, immersive experience. The addition of drummer Jarno van Osch proves to be a defining shift, injecting fresh momentum into the band’s already formidable foundation. The result is an album that feels both urgent and timeless, a statement of intent wrapped in layers of atmosphere, weight, and cathartic release.
Where their previous records simmered with tension, End of Time erupts with a newfound ferocity. The guitars carve out vast, textural landscapes – sometimes hypnotic, sometimes crushingly dense – while the rhythm section propels everything forward with an unrelenting, organic force. This is post-metal at its most dynamic, eschewing predictable crescendos for something altogether more fluid and instinctive. The production, warm yet expansive, allows each element to breathe, creating a sense of depth that rewards both close listening and total immersion.
Lyrically, End of Time feels deeply personal yet universally resonant. Themes of transformation, existential reckoning, and the cyclical nature of destruction and rebirth pulse through the album’s veins. The vocals, impassioned and raw, often emerge from the depths of the mix like incantations rather than proclamations – an instrument as much as a narrative device. The result is a record that doesn’t just tell a story; it engulfs you in it.
If End of Time is any indication, An Evening With Knives is a band not content with treading water. They are pushing forward, breaking new ground while staying true to the emotional core that has always set them apart.
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Released by Argonauta Records on March 14, 2025
Music source for review – Grand Sounds PR
