Band

Founded in 2004 by René Bogdanski (guitars, ex-Ninnghizhidda / Black Messiah session guitar player) The Very End are children of the Ruhr area, a region with a traditionally large working-class population, which has been a fruitful soil for metal music ever since. Along with Björn Gooßes (vocals, ex-Night in Gales), Marc Beste (bass, Onkel Tom), Jerome Reil (Destroy Them) and Marc Bräutigam (Exumer) the band has eagerly been perfecting their signature sound over the years. Like their neighbours (both in terms of location and style) Kreator or Sodom, The Very End is forged from real steel and deem it their duty to not only keep the Ruhr area sound alive, but to bring it to the next level.

After the second demo “Soundcheck For Your Funeral” was named „Demo of the month“ in the German Metal Hammer magazine in 2007, the band signed their first record deal with Dockyard 1 from Hamburg. The label released The Very End’s debut album „Vs. Life“ (Mastered by Dan Swanö/Unisound in 2008. Later it was also released in USA via Locomotive Records). Regional press (WAZ) accompanied the band and portrayed these first steps in the music business with an online video documentary in three episodes, which can be found in the video section.

The Very End’s collaboration with producers Waldemar Sorychta and Dennis Kohne as well as Steamhammer/SPV continued for their latest full length album “Turn Off The World” (2012). After “Turn Off The World” reached the 5th rank in the German Metal Hammer soundcheck in December 2012, the magazine later declared it to one of the most important metal releases in 2012.

2011 also saw the release of The Very End’s first official video clip for the song “A Hole In The Sun”. For its production the band teamed up with Filmefahrer Pictures and brought the elaborated script to life amongst the ruins of an old coking plant in the heart of the Ruhr area. After the video premiered on iMusic1 Rocks TV it became a great success on YouTube and has furthermore been released as a limited DVD version.

In 2016 The Very End were featured at the in the exhibition “Rock and Pop in the Ruhr Area”. The exhibition was held in one of Germany’s most prestiguous museums, the Ruhr Museum, which is located in the World Heritage Zeche Zollverein.

The year 2017 saw some more lineup-changes. The band added powerhouse drummer Jerome Reil to their ranks. The son of legendary Kreator drummer Jürgen „Ventor“ Reil replaced founding member Lars Janosch. Finally in 2019 The Very End announced Exumer guitarist Marc Bräutigam as new guitarist. In 2019 few shows are played as the new line up focused on songwriting for the band’s fourth album. The Very End went back to their roots and tap Cornelius Rambadt (Disbelief, Bonded, Sodom, etc.) as their producer. In fall 2019 Jerome Reil did the first takes of the “Zeitgeist” drum recordings.

In 2020 the “Zeitgeist” album production was completed and the band signed to the label Apostasy Record. “Zeitgeist” was released worldwide in May 21. The release also included four video singles created in collaboration with the agency Social Media Konzepte. All clips can be found in the video section. The cover artworks of the 2021 album as well as the singles have again be realized by Killustrations/Björn Großes.