On this CD you will find the following, all remixed: Endeavor's first two seven inches, the four compilation songs that appeared on the Kill Traitors import CD EP, and the Crazier Than a Shit-House Rat LP. Three new songs, two of them covers, also make an appearance. Endeavor played a chaotic, furious, intelligent style of political hardcore. Their lyrics made you think at the same time that their music made you move, and they wrote some great songs. This is well worth picking up if you'd like to get an idea of what this band was about, or if you're missing some part of it from your collection. The CD also comes with a short documentary on the band's two final shows, which is really well-done. Highly recommended.

This record is the sum effort of 5 musicians from the years of 1992-1998, and if you are a hardcore fan, it is a must have. Energy, intelligence, and a purpose are all the elements make Endeavor who they are. Any band that has song titles like "More Milk Please" and 'Rowdy Roddy Piper's Pot Pie" will always be cool by me. Speaking of "More Milk Please" this was the first track to grab me. It sounds a lot like Tree from here in Boston. The subject is the CIA. Very cool shit with thought provoking lyrics and crazy musicianship. Music with a purpose - ya gotta love that."Famous Potatoes" is a slower and incredibly hard hitting track to start off. But not for long, the fury of Endeavor is unleashed, Mike screams bloody howls "Forgive me for having dreams, I'm sorry for trying to learn how to achieve them." Deep shit, and through out the rest of the track, they change speeds and rhythms. But the anger always makes it's way back to the fore front. "Refuge" has kind of a greasy hardcore sound to it. The first lick is very different, but without fail the desire to leave your ears ringing comes back. The guitars just fucking shred, and Marc is a sick sick man on bass. Some other tracks to check out are 'Kill Me First, Nothing More, Hellbound," and a cover of the Dead Kennedy's "Insight." Also, they did the Bad brains proud with their version of "Regulator." As a whole Endeavor epitomizes what a hardcore band is. A band with a purpose to their music, while using music as a tool to spread knowledge while having fun in the process. With all the images on the inside cover, and on the interactive CD you get the sense that they are all friends and had a great deal of fun over the years. It is refreshing for a person like myself who on a daily basis is reviewing CD's for bands who want nothing more then to be pigeonholed into a category so that they can make a buck. That is not the case with Endeavor. Mad fucking props to Marc, the Mike's, and Kevin for being the band you wanted to be.

Six years of Endeavor cannot really be justificed with one review of a mere recording. For alot of folks, this band meant a lot to them and this CD shows why they had such a hold on their fans over the years. Endeavor's harsh, focused and precise brand of hardcore made you want to listen and its politics made you want to read and its live show made you want to mosh. This collection of songs is pefect for the individual who never got to see or hear Endeavor and, if that wasn't enough, then why don't you check out the covers of the Dead Kennedy's "Insight" and Bad Brain's "Regulator."

This is a retrospective of the new school political rockers who were Endeavor. It has a mix of their material from 1992-1998. I always thought this band's politics were what made them stand out from the crowd of generic metal-core bands, but after a couple listens of this CD I realized that their music is also much better than most bands in this genre. They have the typical Trustkill metal onslaught, which is definitely good. However, as I said earlier, the thing that impresses me most about this band is their politics. Instead of just repeating the same empty statements about animal or human rights, these guys actually do something. There is a really well written essay and a list of "Recommended Sources of Inspiration" inside of the booklet. These guys definitely have their facts together. This also has a pretty cool Quicktime movie of live stuff and concert footage on it, unfortunately I couldn't get the audio to work on my computer. It's too bad that these guys broke up, but two of the guys are in a great new rock band on Doghouse called Radar Mercury. This CD shows how vital and influential this band was to the hardcore scene, they definitely will be missed.

The final release from these punk/hardcore giants includes 23 tracks of rare and unreleased goodies. The CD is also enhanced with interviews and live footage. Good deal!

This is Endeavor's final statement after their six year reign over the hardcore scene. "Don't Die With Your Eyes Closed" is a compilation of 7"s, B-sides, and comp songs, plus a few new tracks of pure political hardore from this Jersey powerhouse. I've never been a huge fan of Endeavor... until now. This is an awesome documentary of what this band accomplished in just six years. You can hear the difference between the older material and the new stuff. The older stuff has a more definitive metal sound; it's slowed down and has more of a melodic feel. On the othe rhand, the newer stuff is a lot faster with a more produced sound. But it's all pretty good. I like the band because they have a genuine sense of humor. In a scene which is all about being cool, it's nice to see that goofballs like these guys can still command the respect that they more than deserve. All these songs are about serious topics (extremely political stuff), but still have names like "Luke Perry And The Sweatlodge" and "Rowdy Roddy Piper's Pot-Pie." On top of this being a rad CD, it's also a CD-rom of excellent quality. The enhancements include awesome camera work, nice graphics, and a good interview with the band. NICE!!!

The first thing that happened when I popped this into the computer to review is a really awesome Quicktime video started playing. Funny thing is, I didn't even know it had any multimedia on it. The video is cool, live footage from their last two shows and some good interview and retrospective stuff. This is the band's discography featuring all of their Trustkill and Ferret releases as well as their comp songs and a few covers. This is a good thing to have as they are a piece of the early 90's hardcore scene that is now defunct.

One of the most brutal acts to attack hardcore in years, Endeavor championed their brand of metal-core to fans for six long years until their end in November of 1998. This release comprises just about everything you could hope to find from these pioneers of the metal sound that bands like Earth Crisis, 25 Ta’ Life and Brother's Keeper are practicing today. Songs like “Wanna Play Cards," “Fire Drill," “Dry," “Loft” and “Just Words” have few comparisons to the precision guitars and deafening vocals over some of the tightest rhythm backups around. These boys also play around with song titles like “Rowdy Roddy Piper’s Pot Pie," “Famous Potatoes” and “Luke Perry and the Sweatlodge.” Make no mistake, these aren’t joke tunes, this is as heavy as anything you’ll find. Endeavor also do a great job of butchering the Dead Kennedys' “Insight,” and “Regulator” by none other than the Bad Brains. Don’t forget to check out the enhanced video documentary offered with this incredible album. If you want great, fast and unforgiving metal-core that blazed it’s own path, the Endeavor discography has exactly what you’re looking for.

During the early to mid-Nineties, before metal had engulfed the hardcore scene (to the point of hardcore nowadays having more in common with Slayer than Youth Of Today), there were hardcore punk bands like Downcast, Struggle, and Groundwork that had found a way of merging the raw power of hardcore music with the unmatched heaviness of metal. It was noisy and fierce, but kept the spirit and approach of hardcore music in check. And, simultaneously, delivered messages of social and political awareness without ignorance or pretentiousness. The New Jersey based Endeavor were one of the bands that laid the bridgework between that seen and the hyper-aggressive, metal-obsessed bands of today. And they did so by taking the coarse hardcore of the aforementioned and, basically, polishing it up. They played fast, furious music consisting of driving rhythms, a pummeling guitar crunch, and the crazed vocals of Michael Olender that spewed forth such mouthfuls as "the blood that's been pouring down from an eternal storm of the looks you've given and the things you've said." It's adrenaline packed music that's both angry and emotional. The band, which broke up in November of 1998, released music on various labels over their six-year lifespan, and also contributed to various compilation albums during that time. Don't Die With Your Eyes Closed, in no way a discography, is a collection of songs culled from these various compilations, as well as two earlier seven-inches and their album on Conversion Records. There's live footage on the CD, in addition to all the material being re-mixed and re-mastered. Much of this music is from the band's middle years, 1995-1996, and showcases them at their bruising best.

This is a gathering of songs Endeavor has done in the past years. It must have some other ones too because I haven't heard half the shit on here prior to this release. Personally, I was never a huge fan of Endeavor, but damn. This is good. Trustkill does one fine ass job of putting this together. 23 songs packed in with over 50 minutes of great music. Great insert also which includes a little history and also lyrics of course plus some great pics that really spark up the whole release. Oh and don't forget this CD is also playable on your computer which includes interviews with the band and also live footage from their last concert. Man this is all in one package. Pick this up, it's definitely worth the money and among one of the best all around releases I have seen yet.

Endeavor was born in 1992 and died in November of 1998. In between those years the band gave kids from Syracuse something to thrash around to as well as a few political isues to think about. This CD is a compilaton of everything Endeavor has ever done. The CD i s great in two senses: the music has one of the best hardcore screams that you can find, and it compiles any hard-to-get seven inch that the band has put out. The music is faster than the run of the mill New York City band. Their lyrics are about everything from immigrationto an over-bearing government. My favorite song is track 16, titled "Luke Perry and the Sweat Lodge." It's a song about Europeans taking over Native American Lands as opposed to Dylan and Brendan's traumatic break-up. There is a movie on the disc that shows a bit of what th eband was about. Even if you do not like bands that play this kind of music, you have to repsect the effect the band has had on its fans. The movie on the CD-Rom is worth your time. It takes place in a few sites and shows that crowds were packed into. The movie is at least in interesting idea for people who were not around back in the day and all of a sudden want to kiss old school hardcore ass. Anyway, if you want to talk hardcore with any kid at Discovery Records you'd better beef up on your Endeavor knowledge and this CD is a good way to educate yourself on the ways of the 'core.

Hardcore, man. Hard-f-ing-core. These guys are intense. I looked at the cover and saw titles like "Wanna Play Cards, Rowdy Roddy Piper's Pot-Pie, Famous Potatoes," and "Luke Perry And The Sweatlodge" and thought it was going to be harmless. Never judge a book, right? Exactly. This band is pure power.

Endeavor, we hardly knew you. This five headed New Jersey monster played its final show last year, but its memory lingers on through "Don't Die With Your Eyes Closed", a collection of 23 Endeavor classics. Endeavor was intelligent hardcore seeking the company of W.E.B. Dubois and Noam Chomsky. Sure, the songs have goffy-ass titles like "Luke Perry And The Sweatlodge" or "Rowdy Roddy Piper's Pot-Pie," but these jokes are misleading. The content of the songs are serious, and personal, and so, well, hardcore. The band's cover of Bad Brains "Regulator" is worth the price of admission. Rest in peace, Endeavor.

To me, Endeavor has always epitomized hardcore...intensely powerful music, frantic vocals screamed with utter urgency, and a highly important, progressive political message based on action. On this, their final release, all other material other than Constructive Semantics has been compiled onto one album for your listening enjoyment. They even added a short documentary deal, that must be viewed through your computer with Quicktime, filled with live clips and interviews. This is a must buy for any longtime fan and one hell of an introduction for any newcomer. To say that Endeavor will be missed is nothing short of an understatement. They are a constant source of inspiration.

This is a collection of all of Endeavor's early recordings (except for demo songs, if they had any), such as the Crazier Than a Shithouse Rat LP, Of Equality 7 inch, s/t 7 inch, comp songs, as well as a new song and two cover songs. If you pop this CD into your computer, you'll find a nice little documentary of their history including footage from their show, so if you weren't there, you can at least get to see the chaos at their last show. Endeavor is one of the most important bands to come out during the 90's and one that will never be forgotten. Endeavor was a band that left an impact in the hardcore scene, not only because of their music, but what they had to say. This is most definitely a record that every hardcore kid should own.

This is Endeavor's final release that is a cronology of sorts of their material from 1992-1998. I personally had never heard them before, but I was pleasantly surprised to get this cd for review because Endeavor is/was a great band, plain and simple. They have a lot of musical diversity in dynamics and rhythm that a lot of 'hardcore' acts are missing today. This cd also marks Truskill's ascension into the world of technology with this being their first enhanced cd containing about 8 minutes of video footage of live shows and interviews. This cd is a perfect demonstration of what Endeavor is about throught audio and video included. Too bad Endeavor is no more because I'm sure this cd will gain them even more fans.

Just when I started to forget about this great New Jersey based band, Trustkill records decided to put out a record with all their songs ever released. This is a great idea, and as all the other Trustkill releases, this record comes in an eye-pleasing packaging. On this record you'll find three unreleased tracks (one song is a Bad Brains cover and the other song is a Dead Kennedys cover), their record on Conversion and Happy Days records, their 7" on Phyte and Happy Days records, their 7" on Ferret, and numerous compilation songs. As a bonus there's a video CD-rom compilation with live shows and chats with Endeavor members. What else can you ask for, if you want to keep an great band like Endeavor in mind? Putting out this Endeavor discography is definitely a good initiative to let people not forget about this outspoken band.