The Silence - VisionCult northern Virginia thrashers SILENCE got their start under the name of NECROSIS circa 1987, releasing a three song demo the following year. Minor lineup shifts found guitarists Sonny Mayo and Louie Denslow with vocalist Ben Gaither eventually joined by Jason Robinson on bass and John Mayes behind the kit, resurfacing as SILENCE in 1990 with the six song Intense Thrash Metal demo. Recorded by Steve Carr (Government Issue, Indestroy, etc.) at Hit

with members coming from different experiences and bands (Sordide

the album sees Taccone and Compton pushing modern pop towards their own unique worldview

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surrounded by a dizzying distribution

Luke Temple

Gulf Arabic (Khaliji)

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They also express the belief in destiny as a fortunate and fatalistic power that you cannot escape from

which greatly influenced artists of later years such as Bill Evans

and in concerts around the United States

Martin Coogan (The Mock Turtles)

along with powerful guitars and a solid rhythm section