| "In The End" | ||||
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| Single by Anthrax | ||||
| from the album Worship Music | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 6:48 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Writer(s) | Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Rob Caggiano | |||
| Producer | Anthrax | |||
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"In the End" is the third single by heavy metal American band Anthrax from their 2011 album Worship Music. It is the seventh on the Album (sixth if including "Hymn 1"). In many interviews, Anthrax has stated that this song is dedicated to Ronnie James Dio and Dimebag Darrell. The song starts off with a melodic bell structure, and later becomes heavier and heavier.
In an interview, Scott explained the song. "It was this song that we wanted to write as a tribute to Darrell and Ronnie. This being our first chance to say how we felt about these guys in the context of what we do and what they influenced. Musically this was the one, epic in scope, the right balance of melancholy and aggression, a proper tribute to two guys that meant so much to us except, it wasn’t perfect. And it had to be. It had to be perfect to honor them.
"Darrell was our friend first and foremost. We’d been on this crazy path together since we met in 1986. His impact on our lives will never be forgotten and will always be missed. He played on three Anthrax records. He was truly the sixth member of the band. Getcha’ pull! Ronnie, what can I say? I started out as a fan from Rainbow and then of course followed him to Sabbath.
"I wasn’t sure how to even try and express what I felt. Everything I came up with lyrically just sounded cheesy to me. I finally had the music that lived up to the task of honoring our friends, now I needed the words to convey the emotions. I kept hitting a wall and then Charlie [Benante] sent me a line… 'Lone star was dark tonight.' That line opened the door for me and the words came naturally. The feelings translating into lyrics that I felt did Darrell and Ronnie justice."[1]
The song has been claimed to have had many takes, rewrites, and versions of it. Scott felt that each of the versions of the song he finished "weren't perfect".""[2] In the second half of the song, the song gets heavier, and starts to pick up in speed. The lyrics then change. Each of the lines start off with "Did we Tell You..." following a praise towards Dimebag and Ronnie.
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