## Introduction
Seventeen years is long enough for a band to become a memory. COLEPITZ have decided otherwise. The alternative metal trailblazers have unleashed their brand-new single “End of Everything,” their first new release in seventeen years, with the additional single “The Living Dead” out now alongside it. Built around the creative partnership of founding members Rob Korhonen and Ray Suhy, with longtime collaborator Shane Kinney completing the current lineup, the new material feels less like a nostalgic reunion and more like the continuation of something that was never truly finished.
## Artist background
COLEPITZ emerged from Biddeford, Maine, a working-class mill town whose heavy atmosphere became part of the band’s identity. After tearing through the Portland scene in their early days, the group attracted the attention of Boston-based Wonderdrug Records and released their self-titled debut in 1999. What followed was an intense period of touring, with hundreds of shows across the United States and stages shared with Chimaira, Glassjaw, Candiria, Shadows Fall and Unearth. Their song “Puppet” even found its way into an episode of Supernatural, introducing COLEPITZ to an entirely new audience.
Then the band stopped. In 2008, however, Korhonen and Suhy rekindled their friendship and began writing together again, producing No Tomorrow Tonight — an expansive, ambitious self-released work that proved the chemistry between the two musicians was still very much alive. The years away have since become part of the story rather than something to hide: Suhy went on to perform with East of the Wall, Cannabis Corpse and Six Feet Under while releasing jazz quartet recordings on Sunnyside, and Korhonen built a family life before that creative connection found its way back to the music.
## Review of the song
“End of Everything” was created in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Dave Gutter and mixed by renowned producer Sky Van Hoff, known for his work with Sleep Token. The single arrives with a striking music video that reinforces the dark, uncompromising atmosphere surrounding the band’s return.
Lyrically, the song looks directly into loss and destruction. Korhonen describes “End of Everything” as a catalogue of things already gone — a prayer, a dog at the gates, a child, a king and a god. There is no gentle introduction to this new era; the song confronts its themes head-on, and the companion single “The Living Dead” extends that same unflinching mood.
## Musical analysis
What stands out most is the sense of intent. The collaboration with Gutter brings a songwriter’s discipline to material that could easily have leaned on nostalgia, while Van Hoff’s mix gives the return a contemporary weight and clarity that sits comfortably alongside modern heavy music. The trio format — Korhonen on vocals, Suhy on guitar, Kinney on drums — keeps the arrangements direct, and Suhy’s years spent moving between extreme metal and jazz are audible in the confidence of the playing rather than in any need to show it off.
## Why listeners should pay attention
COLEPITZ are not presenting themselves as a band attempting to recreate their past. The band’s own description is strikingly clear: this is not a reunion — it is a continuation. That distinction matters, and it is the reason these singles reward attention from listeners who never heard the 1999 debut as much as from those who did. For anyone interested in how a band metabolises a long silence and turns it into new work, this is a case study happening in real time.
## Conclusion
With “End of Everything,” COLEPITZ have transformed seventeen years of silence into a statement of intent. There is history behind the song, but no sense that the band is trapped by it — instead, the past has become fuel for something new. COLEPITZ are back, not to repeat what they once were, but to continue the story on their own terms. Both “End of Everything” and “The Living Dead” are available to stream now.
## Recommended for fans of
Chimaira, Glassjaw, Candiria, Shadows Fall, Unearth and Sleep Token.
## Follow the artist
Stream “End of Everything” and “The Living Dead” on Spotify via the players above, and watch the new music video accompanying the single.
Review by Tomi Perrakoski / Metal Madness Weekly (c)
