One Day All This Will End is the debut studio album by the British post-hardcore band Svalbard, released on 25 September 2015 through Holy Roar Records.
Recorded between March and April 2015 at the Ranch Production House in Southampton with producer Lewis Johns, the album draws influences from post-rock, crust punk and black metal.
To promote the album, Svalbard released music videos for "Disparity" and "Expect Equal Respect" and embarked on tours of Europe and the United Kingdom, alongside performances at the 2016 ArcTanGent and Damnation festivals.
[7] One Day All This Will End is a post-hardcore[8][9] and melodic hardcore[10][11] album that draws influence from post-rock, crust punk and black metal.
[1][14] "Expect Equal Respect" discusses sexism in music, and how the term "female-fronted" reduces musicians to the novelty of their gender instead of focusing on or judging them for their abilities.
[13][14] The song was written as a reaction to an question from an email interview with a blog, asking Cherry if she thought that Svalbard's status as a "female fronted" band in the hardcore scene was "a hindrance or a setback".
[6] "Unnatural Light" presents social media as an "opium of the people" in reference to the ideas of Karl Marx; Cherry believed it provided an illusion of action against injustices in the world.
[8] Nik Young of Metal Hammer similarly praised its cohesive sound and Svalbard's ability to "morph opposing styles together to craft something fresh" without "being gratingly artistic".
[12] Kez Whelan of Terrorizer highlighted Svalbard's improved songwriting and dynamics alongside its "thought-provoking lyrics", the latter which he felt "[added] an extra-dimension to what is undoubtedly one of the finest hardcore records of the year".
[32] Martin Schmidt of Ox-Fanzine praised its "consistent and always entertaining" blend of genres and ability to "to touch and equally destroy and build with its emotional power.