End of Suffering

End of Suffering
A spectral image of orange and blue divided by a beam of green colour
Studio album by
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
Released3 May 2019
Studio
  • The Chapel (South Thoresby)
  • Voltaire Road (London)
Genre
Length46:00
LabelInternational Death Cult
ProducerCam Blackwood
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes chronology
Modern Ruin
(2017) 		End of Suffering
(2019) 		Sticky
(2021)
Singles from End of Suffering
  1. "Crowbar"
    Released: 15 January 2019
  2. "Anxiety"
    Released: 29 March 2019
  3. "Kitty Sucker"
    Released: 30 April 2019

End of Suffering is the third studio album by British punk rock band Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes. It was released on 3 May 2019 through International Death Cult, and received mostly favourable reviews from critics. At 46 minutes, it is the band's longest album to date.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[2]
DIY[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]
NME[6]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, End of Suffering received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[1] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.[7]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and topped the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, spending seven weeks in the top 10 of the latter chart.[8] End of Suffering did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Why a Butterfly Can't Love a Spider"3:40
2."Tyrant Lizard King" (featuring Tom Morello)2:40
3."Heartbreaker"3:19
4."Crowbar"3:20
5."Love Games"3:34
6."Anxiety"3:38
7."Angel Wings"4:13
8."Supervillain"4:02
9."Latex Dreams"3:41
10."Kitty Sucker"3:44
11."Little Devil"3:14
12."End of Suffering"5:01
13."Bleed"3:44
Total length:46:00

Personnel

Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes

  • Frank Carter – vocals, art direction
  • Dean Richardson – guitars, art direction
  • Tom 'Tank' Barclay – bass
  • Gareth Grover – drums

Additional personnel

  • Tom Morello – guitar (track 2)
  • Cam Blackwood – producer, engineer, programming
  • Tom Visser – assistant producer, engineering, programming
  • Dan Moyler – engineer
  • Caesar Edmunds – engineer
  • Alex Copp – assistant engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Tom Herbert – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Studio Yuck – artwork and design
  • Daniel Alexander Harris – photography

Charts

Chart performance for End of Suffering
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 177
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 173
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 75
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16] 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ Gray, Josh (29 May 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ Jamieson, Sarah (3 May 2019). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (1 May 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. ^ Horton, Ross (8 May 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH.
  6. ^ McMahon, James (30 April 2019). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. ^ "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019". Loudwire. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Weekly Rock Chart Round-Up". Sound Mouth. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – End of Suffering" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – End of Suffering" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – End of Suffering" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.