To suffer is to survive, and few young hardcore units are as bound to this cold truth than the resilient Canadian act End of Crisis. Having been forced to endure the tragic loss of guitarist Tonny Grondin while on tour in late 2010, what could have resulted in the group’s immediate disbanding instead fueled the band’s resolve to forge ahead, honouring their fallen brother by carrying on his vision for End of Crisis, an important cornerstone of Montreal’s tightly-knit hardcore scene.