This song is so blunt and unbelievably brutal. I haven't heard of them before, but the song was making its rounds within the YouTube metal reaction community, and I eventually saw one of them. It's rarer these days to find amazing songs from reactors because of how saturated the scene is, but every now and then there's a banger.
Please End Me leaves the listener with no time to process what's happening, coming in with extremely short intro sections and a relentless pacing. The first breakdown comes in at just sixteen seconds, calling out the song title and going for nasty triplets. His growls are solid, for sure, and his scream-rap vocals are surprising to say the least.
They don't ever take a break at any point, going into section after section. Between groovy rhythms and tasteful vocal cadences, they leave their extremely heavy sound surprisingly accessible. The vocalist gets to spitting quite fast at some point, and although some of the phrasings get a bit funny ("tell me why I shouldn't kill my life"), it's nonetheless enunciated quite well and solidly distorted. The riffing is mostly simple with the chugs but the subtle licks are appreciated. The drumming is super tight and plays well to every section, with a great understanding of dynamics.
And because it is a heavy hardcore song, we obviously have to talk about the breakdowns. The four-on-the-floor breakdown eighty seconds in is feral, with a vocal cadence that is a divine fit for the groove. The slowdown after that is ruthless sludge, but the real deal is the final breakdown that they spend a good while building up to. Mosh pits are going to spill blood with this one, going even slower and throwing out an even bloodier callout, only to slow down again and throw some absolutely demented screams into the mix.
Paleface Swiss is a band I quickly learned after that has a reputation for stupid heavy songs, and Please End Me was a surprising but very welcome find of 2023. Despite its dark lyrics and imagery, I cannot deny how fun the heaviness is. Maybe I no longer relate to the words, but I can always relate to the desire to headbang.
Rating: 4/5