End of Suffering
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = End of Suffering
| type = studio
| artist = Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
| cover = End of Suffering.jpg
| alt = A spectral image of orange and blue divided by a beam of green colour
| released = 3 May 2019
| recorded =
| studio = * The Chapel (South Thoresby)
- Voltaire Road (London)
| genre =
| length = 46:00
| label = International Death Cult
| producer = Cam Blackwood
| prev_title = Modern Ruin
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Sticky
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = End of Suffering
| type = studio
| single1 = Crowbar
| single1date = 15 January 2019
| single2 = Anxiety
| single2date = 29 March 2019
| single3 = Kitty Sucker
| single3date = 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
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{{Album ratings
|MC=76/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/end-of-suffering/frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=6 July 2019}}
|rev1=Clash
|rev1score=7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-end-of-suffering|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=Gray|first=Josh|date=29 May 2019|accessdate=July 6, 2019}}
|rev2=DIY
|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/05/03/frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-end-of-suffering-album-review|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Jamieson|first=Sarah|date=3 May 2019 |accessdate=July 6, 2019}}
|rev3=Exclaim!
|rev3score=7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frank_carter_and_the_rattlesnakes-end_of_suffering|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Smith-Engelhardt|first=Joe|date=1 May 2019|accessdate=6 July 2019}}
|rev4=MusicOMH
|rev4score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-end-of-suffering|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Horton|first=Ross|date=8 May 2019}}
|rev5=NME
|rev5score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes-end-of-suffering-review|title=NME Review|work=NME|last=McMahon|first=James|date=30 April 2019|accessdate=6 July 2019}}
}}
{{Metacritic album prose|End of Suffering|generally favourable|76|10}} Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-of-2019/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=March 7, 2021 |date=December 5, 2019}}
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.{{cite web | url = https://soundmouth.blogspot.com/2019/06/bmth-rebound-ahead-of-glastonbury.html| title = Weekly Rock Chart Round-Up |website = Sound Mouth | date = June 29, 2019 | accessdate = June 29, 2019}} End of Suffering did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/77A94D96C4566A06C751D2A00922999D58301BA2DCEFB1F0EBD3A7290E631619/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=24|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=13 May 2019|accessdate=11 May 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 46:00
| title1 = Why a Butterfly Can't Love a Spider
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = Tyrant Lizard King
| note2 = featuring Tom Morello
| length2 = 2:40
| title3 = Heartbreaker
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Crowbar
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Love Games
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = Anxiety
| length6 = 3:38
| title7 = Angel Wings
| length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Supervillain
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = Latex Dreams
| length9 = 3:41
| title10 = Kitty Sucker
| length10 = 3:44
| title11 = Little Devil
| length11 = 3:14
| title12 = End of Suffering
| length12 = 5:01
| title13 = Bleed
| length13 = 3:44
}}
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
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|+ Chart performance for End of Suffering ! Chart (2019) ! Peak |
| {{album chart|Flanders|177|artist=Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes|album=End of Suffering|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|173|artist=Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes|album=End of Suffering|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|75|id=377276|artist=Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes|album=End of Suffering|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20190510|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|4|date=20190510|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20190510|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|1|date=20190510|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2019}} |
References
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{{Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes}}
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