End Of Days
Okay You Win
End Of Days is the 2026 debut album by London heavy rock band Okay You Win, released June 26 on Blues Funeral Recordings and quickly hailed as a major new statement in the UK grunge/stoner/psych scene. Across eight tracks and about 52 minutes—Smoke, Beat Me Down, The Greatest Lie, This Damned Place, End Of Days, Red Flag, The Burden, and Own It—the quartet fuse ’90s grunge and alternative rock with desert rock, doom‑tinged breakdowns, and classic British metal swagger, deploying what their label calls a “double hit” of heavy riffs and soaring vocals. From the first riff of opener Smoke, Ryan O’Hare’s punchy guitar tone and Dave Kirk’s vast vocal range set an arena‑ready tone, while the rhythm section lays down tenacious grooves that shift from driving to hypnotic as songs twist and turn.
Reviewers emphasize how End Of Days feels both like a throwback to the glory days of Kyuss, Soundgarden, and Fu Manchu and like something fiercely modern, with gritty, determined attitude and outstanding production values. Early tracks Smoke, Beat Me Down, and The Greatest Lie develop gloomy soundscapes and progressive surroundings, layering massive, dramatic hooks and fuzz‑drenched riffs with lyrics that explore rage, exhaustion, and defiance; Beat Me Down in particular builds from ambient repetition into a cathartic eruption of pounding drums and one of Kirk’s most intense vocal takes, framed as a refusal to be broken. In the second half, songs such as End Of Days, Red Flag, and Own It push deeper into stoner‑rock and psych territory: Red Flag brings punky energy and an unbelievably catchy riff that still finds room for a slower, noisy ending, while closer Own It opens quietly before unfolding into a fuzzy anthem where every bass note, snare hit, and guitar string remains clearly audible. Critics across multiple outlets call End Of Days an outstanding, obsessively replayable debut—high‑energy, absurdly infectious, and meticulously crafted to be cranked loud—arguing that it marks Okay You Win as potential major players in modern heavy rock and stoner metal.
End Of Days
Okay You Win
End Of Days is the 2026 debut album by London heavy rock band Okay You Win, released June 26 on Blues Funeral Recordings and quickly hailed as a major new statement in the UK grunge/stoner/psych scene. Across eight tracks and about 52 minutes—Smoke, Beat Me Down, The Greatest Lie, This Damned Place, End Of Days, Red Flag, The Burden, and Own It—the quartet fuse ’90s grunge and alternative rock with desert rock, doom‑tinged breakdowns, and classic British metal swagger, deploying what their label calls a “double hit” of heavy riffs and soaring vocals. From the first riff of opener Smoke, Ryan O’Hare’s punchy guitar tone and Dave Kirk’s vast vocal range set an arena‑ready tone, while the rhythm section lays down tenacious grooves that shift from driving to hypnotic as songs twist and turn.
Reviewers emphasize how End Of Days feels both like a throwback to the glory days of Kyuss, Soundgarden, and Fu Manchu and like something fiercely modern, with gritty, determined attitude and outstanding production values. Early tracks Smoke, Beat Me Down, and The Greatest Lie develop gloomy soundscapes and progressive surroundings, layering massive, dramatic hooks and fuzz‑drenched riffs with lyrics that explore rage, exhaustion, and defiance; Beat Me Down in particular builds from ambient repetition into a cathartic eruption of pounding drums and one of Kirk’s most intense vocal takes, framed as a refusal to be broken. In the second half, songs such as End Of Days, Red Flag, and Own It push deeper into stoner‑rock and psych territory: Red Flag brings punky energy and an unbelievably catchy riff that still finds room for a slower, noisy ending, while closer Own It opens quietly before unfolding into a fuzzy anthem where every bass note, snare hit, and guitar string remains clearly audible. Critics across multiple outlets call End Of Days an outstanding, obsessively replayable debut—high‑energy, absurdly infectious, and meticulously crafted to be cranked loud—arguing that it marks Okay You Win as potential major players in modern heavy rock and stoner metal.