Packaging & Release
The End is Here was recorded in early 2003 and sold directly by the band during their farewell tour and through their official website. The cover and packaging artwork was done by Doug TenNapel, the visual artist who had previously worked on three other Five Iron Frenzy covers. The packaging for The End is Near features a red motif for the cover and artwork while the re-release, The End is Near Here, includes a green layout. Otherwise both version contain the same artwork by TenNapel. The self-released version is missing a barcode and instead included a blank space reading "I LAST SAW FIVE IRON FRENZY ON" which the band themselves stamped with that day's date when sold from their merchandise tables on their farewell tour.
On November 22, 2003 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado, the band played their final show and recorded it. On April 20, 2004, the double disc set The End is Near Here was released for retail and included the studio album and the final performance. On this double disc set the first disc and the live second disc are titled The End is Near and The End is Here respectively. Another inclusion on the double disc set was one extra studio track "The Cross of Saint Andrew" which was not on the earlier self-release.
Both versions of the studio album feature a hidden track of Five Iron Frenzy talking in the recording studio. Additionally the studio album on the double disc set features a second hidden track. The additional hidden track is composed of outtakes from the final performance: most of the stage banter that was cut from the second disc for pacing purposes.
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