This Ending, a Swedish death metal band from Stockholm, was formed in 1991. The group initially began as A Canorous Quartet in 1991 by Fredrik Andersson, Mårten Hansen, and Linus Nirbrant. After several lineup changes, they released their first EP, As Tears, in 1994, followed by two studio albums, Silence of the World Beyond (1996) and The Only Pure Hate (1998). The band disbanded in 1998 but reunited under the new name This Ending in 2005. Their first release as This Ending was the demo Let the World Burn, which led to a contract with Metal Blade Records. They released their debut album, Inside the Machine (2007), followed by Dead Harvest (2009). The band left Metal Blade Records in 2011 and continued releasing albums and EPs independently, including Systematic Worship (2012), Garden of Death (2016), and Needles of Rust (2021). Notable singles also include "The Hunted" (2019) and "Annihilate" (2021).
