hello friends..just wanted to take a few mins to tell everyone what's going on w/ mbe and everyone in the band. we're not "breaking up". never have , never will..but we are on an indefinite hiatus for the next few months as some or all of the members of mbe have other projects whether musical or personal that are more of an obligation currently.

we'll start off w/ shawn..he has recently relocated to texas and works for a computer company out there..i'm not sure whethere or not he's doing anything musically at the moment.

 tyler has joined dr. acula (uprising records) on vocals and they just wrapped up a tour in mexico w/ BTBAM..they are currently at home preparing to record their next full length and then plan on touring europe so definitely check in w/ them for tourdates and other news.

mike has been very busy w/ his new band we are the romans, they're technical death metal/grind in the vein of cryptopsy, behemoth, suffocation, hate eternal, etc... he also has recently landed the fulltime spot as the new drummer for through the eyes of the dead. hank, who has been filling in for mbe since aj moved to florida, has also been named the new fulltime guitarist for tteotd. everyone is stoked for them and we cant wait to hear the stuff they write together.  mike also has a studio project w/ his brother todd, also of mbe/ the huntress, called this gets worse that can compared to glassjaw, the deftones, when dreams die, etc. make sure you support them all.

todd, as i mentioned above has joined long island's the huntress fulltime on guitar and now lives in astoria queens.  he also is still jamming part time w/ mike and a few other friends in this gets worse.

aj moved to florida a while back and unfortunately has not been a part of mbe for quite sometime now..he decided to pursue his carreer and we are very happy for him and still remain very close friends. we're sure he'll be shredding w/ us again someday in the future.


that's all for now everyone..we're gonna book some shows again sometime in the future and definitely do more tours as well, but as you can see we're all doing other things that come before mbe currently. below are all the links to the new projects everyone is involved in..please check them all out and add them..peace and love!

-MBE

www.myspace.com/tteotd
www.myspace.com/wearetheromans
www.myspace.com/thehuntressmusic
www.myspace.com/anyonebutyou
www.myspace.com/thisgetsworse
www.myspace.com/dapartygrind

written by: Brodie Holmen
date submitted: 2/28/2007 6:03:18 AM

MY BITTER END-THE RENOVATION
Uprising Records
 There are few appropriate words to describe this ferocious beast of an album. It was like a DAUGHTERS meets PSYOPUS. The unhinged, dizzying leads crash head first into blast beats and hollow, echoed screams. They took one part hardcore and intertwined it with two parts death. The end result was a nasty little collection of sheer violence in the form of music. It's beyond reason how a band could switch so quickly and effortlessly between lighting quick riffs and jazzy, tech metal jaunts. I would presume it would require a truckload of Red Bull for these guys to finish a show. Shit, it would probably take the listener a few of those high test energy drinks just to keep up with them. The only plausible drawback would be the fact that there were times when the music became slightly muddled because of all the adventures orchestrations and timing changes. Those tangled moments tended to be followed up by linear soundscapes that allowed you just enough time to catch your breath. Other than that, it was fully charged "deathcore" for you eventual insane asylum attendees. If you are brave enough, take the plunge into their hellacious world. 
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My Bitter End
The Renovation
3/5

The word "renovation is defined in the dictionary as "to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair" or "to reinvigorate; refresh; revive." It isn't entirely apparent that My Bitter End "renovates" the metalcore world entirely, but they do give it a slight nudge in its side.
A competent exercise in metal, The Renovation has leanings toward death, grind, and black metal. Band vocalist ¬¬¬Todd Guida can hack it with the most "kvlt" (or cult for the layman who isn't aware of black metal slang) and can even hit notes high enough to make it with the melodic hardcore kids. A steady double kick beatdown is ever present on The Renovation and the guitar shredding and noodling is nothing to be ignored either.
My Bitter End shows much potential on The Renovation but they don't quite have anything to push them over the top and make them stand out from the scene. Sonically comparable to black metal meets August Burns Red and Protest The Hero; surely MBE could build up a solid fan base. To crack the base and go beyond though, My Bitter End is going to have to renovate a touch more.
- Michael Kopko

MY BITTER END - THE RENOVATION

(11 track CD) UPRISING RECORDS
Wow! I was totally blown away by these guys! I was expecting a typical Hardcore band. These guys are not a Hardcore band & they are far from typical. They play Metal music in all it's forms. These guys are amazingly good & nothing like I've heard before. There are crushing breakdowns, off time chord progressions, technical precision & melodic undertones. There are also very complex song structures mixed with some very intense spastic song structures. The vocals are done in a mid ranged Death growl style mixed with some Death/Hardcore crossover styled screams. This is one superbly amazing band that really needs to be experienced to be fully appreciated!!!

My Bitter End - The Renovation
From Chad Bowar,

The second album from the upstate New York band My Bitter End features a new vocalist and new guitarist and an evolution in the group's sound. The aptly named The Renovation falls somewhere between metalcore and deathcore in its classification.

The album is packed with both blast beats and breakdowns. The riffing is very technical and structured, although they do inject some melody into the mix. As far as diversity goes, My Bitter End does a pretty good job. There is some repetition and they go a little overboard with the breakdowns, but they change things up enough to keep it interesting.

Tyler Guida's vocals are harsh and aggressive, but he shows a lot of variety, going from low death metal growls to high pitched screams and a little bit of melodic singing. On some of the songs the mix is just fine, but on a few his vocals are buried too far down in the mix and lose some of their impact. As far as metalcore/deathcore goes, this is a solid effort that fans of the genre should enjoy.

The Renovation
Uprising Records


My Bitter End bear all the hallmarks of metalcore mediocrity. They hail from New York, a city now awash with eyelinered chancers. Their sophomore release, The Renovation, is littered with references to corpses and love and guilt and blood and even the odd breakdown. And, tight t-shirts and all, they look the part too. However, while the band aren't exactly innovators, this blows plenty of last year's formulaic, whiny tripe out the water.

The first clue that something decent might be going down here is in the small print. The Renovation is out on Uprising Records, former home to quality like Kid Gorgeous, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Racetraitor and, erm, Fall Out Boy. The real shock though is in the music. Far from tedious bore-core there are elements of straight-up metal, more death-inspired stuff, classic rock, huge guitar-driven melodies and a great line in scorching technicality here. Like the diverse intensity of Between The Buried And Me, the crushing power of August Burns Red or Killswitch Engage at twice the speed, this is incredibly heavy but infinitely listenable stuff.

This isn't a record for all ears. The frantic time-changes and growled vocals of 'Becoming Misfortune' or the twisted melodies and machine-like drums of the title track will turn off your average indie fan in seconds. But, if your tastes extend anywhere from Metallica to Mastodon to Misery Signals to even more extreme metal then you'll find something to enjoy here. A sweet beginning.


Rating: 4/5 by Simon T Diplock