Soundscape of Silence is the fifth album released by the Finnish band Before the Dawn. It was released on 31 October 2008,[3] through Stay Heavy Records. During the recording sessions of this album in early 2008, the band had to cope with yet another line-up change – once again, the drum-seat became vacant. The core crew of Before the Dawn (Tuomas, Lars, Juho) only took some time off from studio to play at summer festivals like the Wacken Open Air in Germany, mainly with the aid of session drummer Matti Auerkallio, later replaced by Agonizer's Atte Palokangas. In summer 2009 Atte became an official band member.[4]
| Soundscape of Silence | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal Melodic death metal Gothic metal[1] | |||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | Stay Heavy Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rock Hard | 5/10[2] |
Background
editCoinciding with the band's 10th anniversary, Before the Dawn accompanied Amorphis on their Forging Europe Tour in autumn 2009; in 2010 they played more club and festival shows all over Europe and also visited Asia (China and Japan in May, Russia in September).[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dying Sun" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Exile" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Silence" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Dead Reflection" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Hide Me" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Fabrication" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Saviour" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Monsters" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Cold" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Last Song" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Ignite" (European bonus track) | 3:06 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "Before the Dawn - Soundscape of Silence (2008)". www.ultimatemetal.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Stappert, Andreas (November 2008). "Before the Dawn – Soundscape of Silence". Rock Hard (in German). No. 258.
- ^ Before The Dawn discography. Retrieved 21 March 2011
- ^ Band biography on Before The Dawn myspace fan website. Retrieved 21 March 2011
- ^ Before The Dawn official website Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Before the Dawn: Soundscape of Silence" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.