released March 4, 2014

Written and Produced by John Mertens and Mike Barclay
Lyrics by Mike Barclay, Steve Gargus, and Lacey Corbett
Recorded by John Mertens @ XILE SOUND
Mastered By Doug Giddens @ Brickwindow Records
Distribution by West Clark Records 2014
Album photography by Justin Balcom
Album art by Thomas Walton
Copyright ENDSTAR 2014

ENDSTAR is Mike Barclay, John Mertens, Ben Luerding, Joe Brunk, Samantha “Sammy M” Gaither, and Steve Gargus

ENDSTAR sends their special thanks to Brian “Pants” Crangle, Lacey Corbett and all the guys from Apollo’s Daughter, Robert Kaltenbach and Joe Bryant from West Clark Records, Thomas Walton from Sky Burnt White, Doug Giddens from Brickwindow Records, Nate and Adrienne Lowrey from Lowrey’s Streetside Pub, James Parton, Rachael King, Michelle and Justin Balcom, all of our friends who have supported us and encouraged us along the way, everyone we will meet along our path…and most importantly, those who are, unknowningly, the inspiration for the characters in our tragic story; “The Narrator”, “The October Sky”, “The Endstar”, and “The Empress Infinite”. You may never know it was you whose voices echo in our mind as we spilled our hearts all over this canvas, but we can never forget. The Homecoming is dedicated to you because you are the ones that are never coming home.

ENDSTAR plays Fender guitars, Martin acoustic guitars, Ibanez, Fender and MTD basses, Mesa guitar and bass amps, Mesa bass cabs, Bogner guitar cabs, Korg and Alesis synths, Roland keyboards, Roland amps, Tama Star Classic drums, Pork Pie snare, Zildjian cymbals, Shure microphones

Contact:

Facebook.com/endstarmusic
Twitter @endstarband @ENDSTARmike @johnmertens1 @mammygaither
Westclarkmusic.com

“If you change anything, everything will change. If you change nothing, nothing will ever change.”