The End of the Beginning is the first studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is an Astronaut. Its name is most likely from a famous quote by British war-leader and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a speech about the Second Battle of El Alamein: "Now this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." The album was digitally remastered and re-released in 2011. The End of the Beginning is the first studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is an Astronaut. Its name is most likely from a famous quote by British war-leader and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a speech about the Second Battle of El Alamein: "Now this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." The album was digitally remastered and re-released in 2011. false 2025-11-07 22:53:04 The End of the Beginning 2011 2011-12-16 2011-12-16 47 Ambient Electronic Post-Rock Rock 115941 2139480 bba92da4-27ac-4667-bb5c-5ecbe0965c4e e9dfc148-d5f6-425e-b80b-f99ed2bd7c09 a05dd1d0-85b0-3457-bb08-6ffe00f4bea1 /media/data/media5/Music/God Is an Astronaut/The End of the Beginning (2002)/folder.jpg God Is an Astronaut God Is an Astronaut 1 1 The End of the Beginning 04:17 1 2 From Dust to the Beyond 05:00 1 3 Ascend to Oblivion 04:53 1 4 Coda 04:27 1 5 Remembrance 03:57 1 6 Point Pleasant 05:02 1 7 Fall From the Stars 04:17 1 8 Twilight 04:38 1 9 Coma 01:16 1 10 Route 666 04:17 1 11 Lost Symphony 05:17 God Is an Astronaut are an Irish post-rock band from County Wicklow, formed in 2002 by Niels and Torsten Kinsella. Their style employs elements of electronic music, krautrock, and space rock, reminiscent of Tangerine Dream. They have released twelve studio albums to date.