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The End Begins is the third studio album from Louisville, KY-based band Tantric. It is the first one recorded without the band's original members Todd Whitener, Matt Taul, and Jesse Vest. Vocalist Hugo Ferreira, the only remaining original member, was forced to scrap the original line-up's complete third album in favor of The End Begins, an effort established by new members of the band in addition to Ferreira.
[edit] Tantric III
Armed with Elliott Blakey in the producer's chair, work commenced on the follow-up to After We Go in February 2005. The band finished over a dozen songs for the album, which at the time had the Led Zeppelin-esque title, Tantric III. Samples were released in May of 2007 of the songs "Fall Down"(which included a guest verse from Nappy Roots member B. Stille), "The One," and "Letting Go." However, many internal problems plagued the band over the course of this time, including the departure of bassist Jesse Vest (Whitener recorded all of the bass on the album), sales of After We Go hurt by downloading , and the band's release from Maverick Records, the latter of which has shelved this album indefintely. Finally, the original line-up collapsed in May, 2007 with Whitener and Taul announcing their departure through TantricOnline.com, the band's former online message board. Unfortunately, the aforementioned instances have limited the amount of information available on the album, save for the tracks listed below, as well as intentions of a May 2006 release.
[edit] Produced tracks for Tantric III
- "Letting Go"
- "Fall Down" w/ Nappy Roots
- "The One"
- "July" - Todd Whitener, Vocals
- "People"
- "Stay With You"
- "Worth Waiting For"
- "Trying Hard"
- "Locked Out"
[edit] Personnel for Tantric III
[edit] The End Begins
Left without a band, Hugo Ferreira scrapped the entire record and enlisted members of his side project, State of the Art, to record and tour as Tantric. These include ex-Fuel drummer Kevin Miller, ex-DramaGods bassist Joe Pessia on guitar, Fosterchild bassist Erik Leonhardt, and Marcus Ratzenboeck on electric violin, adding another dimension to the band. The new line-up finished recording in September 2007, with returning producer Toby Wright. The album was released on April 22, 2008, and has performed relatively well on the charts, fueled by the highly rising lead single "Down & Out." As of June 10, 2008, "Down & Out" is at #13 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart.
It is widely believed among Tantric fans that, based on interviews with Hugo Ferreira, the original third Tantric album may be released between The End Begins and the new line-up's next album, pending approval from Whitener and Taul. The repackaging of this record, in addition to older b-sides, would to some degree be a "lost tracks" compilation.
[edit] Tracklisting
- "Regret" - 4:13
- "Down And Out" - 3:39
- "The One" - 4:08
- "Love Song" - 4:03
- "Wishing" - 4:50
- "Something Better" - 4:01
- "Lucky One" - 3:28
- "The End Begins" - 4:11
- "Monopoly" - 3:51
- "Why Don't You" - 3:42
- "Lay" - 4:19
[edit] Personnel
