It was founded in 2000 by L. Wachtfels (guitar), Mayhemic Destructor (drums), Iblis (vocals) and Cruor (bass) in Kiel.

They describe their music as "ugliest aggressive black metal with the fire-speed of an MG42 and the power of heavy ship-artillery".

In its self-manifestation, the group refers to well-known German weapons from the time of World War II.

Endstille clearly dissociates itself from such labels, explains to have no sympathies for right-wing ideas and says black metal "is in its principle unpolitical".

[1] In spring 2006, Endstille embarked on a highly successful European tour headlined by Dark Funeral and Naglfar, and supported by Finnish death metal band Amoral.