Silent Scr3am

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Silent Scr3am
Silent Scr3am 2009 Elysion Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 December 2009
Genre Gothic metal
Alternative metal
Length41:51
Label Massacre Records
Producer Mark Adrian
Elysion chronology
Silent Scr3am
(2009)
Someplace Better
(2014)

Silent Scr3am is the first studio album by Greek gothic metal band Elysion, released on December 21, 2009 by Massacre Records.

Contents

In 2008 the Elysion separated their paths with Maxi Nil under good faith, and Christianna was the next frontwoman. Then they entered the studio for the recordings of debut album, which soon attracted the attention of numerous record labels, leading in signing up with Massacre Records. In the next months Elsyion completed mixing and mastering of the album with American producer engineer Ted Jensen on his owned Sterling Sound Studios.

The cover of the album is created by Natalie Shau; the artwork and photos of the booklet is a creation of Seth Siro Anton. Elysion promoted the album by touring Europe (including Greece) and North America.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (Germany) [1] 5/7
Sonic Seducer [2] favourable

Silent Scr3am received positive reviews in Germany. The Sonic Seducer lauded singer Christianna's powerful voice as well as the guitar riffs, but wrote also that the band had still to find its own style. [2] The German edition of Metal Hammer called it a "potential sensation" although the tracks were not found to be innovative. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Maxi Nil; all music is composed by Elysion.

No.TitleNote(s)Length
1."Dreamer" 4:13
2."Killing My Dreams" 3:51
3."Never Forever" 3:21
4."Weakness in Your Eyes" 4:01
5."Don’t Say a Word" 3:57
6."The Rules" 4:15
7."Bleeding" 3:51
8."Walk Away" 3:59
9."Loss" 3:06
10."Far from the Edge" 3:36
11."Erase Me"(frequently written as "Erace Me") [3] 5:41
12."Don’t Say a Word" (Acoustic version)Japanese bonus track4:02

Credits

Band members

Guest/session musicians

Renos Miliaris - Piano (additional) on tracks 4 and 10

Crew

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elysion – Silent Scream". Metal Hammer (in German). 1 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 Froghy, Jasmin (2010). "Elysion – Silent Scream". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
  3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IOOWNG/ref=ap_ws_tlw_trk6 [ dead link ]