The End Is Begun

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The End Is Begun
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Studio album by
3
Released24 July 2007
RecordedJersville Studios in Woodstock, NY
Genre New prog, progressive rock, progressive metal, hard rock
Length53:32
Label Metal Blade Records
Producer 3
3 chronology
These Iron Bones
(2007)
The End Is Begun
(2007)
Revisions
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net (72%) [1]
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The End Is Begun, released on July 24, 2007, is 3's fourth full-length studio album, and the second to be released by Metal Blade Records. (The band's previous album, Wake Pig, was initially released on Planet Noise Records, but was later re-released on Metal Blade.) On February 19, 2008, a special edition was released with one extra track and a bonus DVD.

Contents

On May 8, 2007, the twelfth track from the album was released as part of the iTunes exclusive EP These Iron Bones . Later on, the fourth track ("All That Remains") was released for free on DownloadPunk.com. Although no other tracks from the album were officially distributed before the album's release date, bootleg recordings of live performances of several songs were leaked to the internet and/or posted with permission. As early as June 24, 2007, an unmastered promo copy was leaked onto the internet.

The seventh track, "Been to the Future," was originally released on Joey Eppard's 2002 solo album of the same name, although the new version contains added instrumentals and altered lyrics. The rest of the tracks on the album were never before included on any of the band's albums. However, a solo version of "Shadow Play" has also been available on Joey Eppard's MySpace profile since before the album's release.

Track listing

All songs are written by 3 except where noted otherwise.

Original Version

  1. "The Word Is Born of Flame" - 3:25
  2. "The End Is Begun" - 3:42
  3. "Battle Cry" - 4:03
  4. "All That Remains" - 3:54
  5. "My Divided Falling" - 3:51
  6. "Serpents in Disguise" - 3:24
  7. "Been to the Future" - 4:21
  8. "Bleeding Me Home" - 3:47
  9. "Live Entertainment" - 3:27
  10. "Diamond in the Crush" - 3:41
  11. "Shadow Play" - 4:07
  12. "These Iron Bones" - 4:09
  13. "The Last Day" (with Jerry Marotta) - 7:51

Special Edition

14."See Emily Play" (Pink Floyd cover)

Bonus DVD

  1. "Alien Angel" video
  2. "All That Remains" video
  3. "Monster" (live)
  4. "Bramfatura" (live)
  5. "Amaze Disgrace" (live)

Alternative titles

During live performances prior to the album's release, the song "The End Is Begun" was referred to as "10-10 Wins." Also, a live version the song "My Divided Falling" was previously titled "D-Ripper" on the band's purevolume profile, but has since been removed. On the band's official website, the first track of the album was listed as "The World is Born in Flame," while the title on the album cover and insert reads "The Word is Born of Flame" but has since been fixed. Also, the solo acoustic version of "Shadow Play" that is featured on Joey Eppard's MySpace profile is spelled as one word ("shadowplay") instead of two.

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References

  1. "3 - The End is Begun - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. "3 - The End is Begun (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-18.