End of a Year
Hometown: Cohoes, New York

Hans Leibold:
Eric Busta:
Sean "Goody" Doody:
Andrew Duggan:
Patrick Kindlon:

End of a Year started as a way to kill time for Albany musicians already involved in full-time bands. Having spent time in heavier bands, the initial End of a Year line-up was interested in trying something more overtly melodic. Taking their name from an Embrace song, the band's original sound was highly influenced by the Revolution Summer-era DC bands.

The band recorded a boombox demo to give out at their first show, which took place at SUNY Albany. Shortly thereafter, a more formal demo entitled "Warm" was recorded. A full-length, Disappear Here, appeared on local labels Oneohfive and Losingface Records. The band later released a split 7" with western Massachusetts band Three Fifteen on another local label, Slave Union. It was this record that caught the attention of Revelation Records, and the band made the jump in 2006, recording their first full-length for the California label in the spring of that year. That album, "Sincerely", was recorded with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio, adding to the perception that the band was striving for a DC-centered sound; the actual music, however, strayed further from that model than on previous releases. Since the release of "Sincerely", End of a Year has released a 7"EP and two splits on various labels worldwide.

2008 brings End of a Year and Deathwish together. The band is currently working on their first release for Deathwish. In the meantime, End of a Year will embark on a European tour this June before arriving home to play at this year's Sound & Fury Festival in CA.

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