Cry for Silence

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Cry for Silence
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Cry for Silence in 2008
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Also known asCFS
Origin Watford, England
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Years active1999–2008
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Cry for Silence were a British heavy metal band. They influenced and toured with a number of other bands.

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History

Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist Alessandro Venturella. [1] He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (drums), Andy C. Saxton (bass) and Adam Pettit (vocals). [2]

In their 8 years together, [3] Cry For Silence have been cited as influences by many bands including Enter Shikari, Gallows and Your Demise. [4] They have toured with bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, Caliban, The Distillers, From Autumn to Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Haunted, The Hope Conspiracy, Hopesfall, My Chemical Romance, Nora, Poison the Well, Shai Hulud, Sepultura, Sikth, and Strung Out. [5]

Cry For Silence have played festivals including Give it a Name 2007 at Earls Court [6] [ circular reference ] and Download Festival 2008. [7] [ circular reference ] They also performed live radio sessions for BBC Radio One. [2]

After releasing two EPs, Cry For Silence released their debut album in 2008, titled The Glorious Dead, with album artwork by Dan Mumford. [8]

Following the breakup of Cry For Silence, Alessandro Venturella went on to tour duties with LostProphets, Architects, Mastodon who made the introductions to Slipknot, [9] Andy C. Saxton joined First Signs of Frost and Steve Sears went on to form Gold Key and production work at Monolith Studios in North London.

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