Silent So Long

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Silent So Long
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2014 (EU)
Studio
  • Studio Engine 55 (Berlin, Germany)
  • Funkhaus Studio (Berlin, Germany)
Genre , Pop-metal

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Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 9/10 [1]
Exclaim! 5/10 [2]
Metal Hammer 5/7 [3]

Silent So Long is the second studio album by industrial rock band Emigrate. It was released on November 14, 2014 in Europe and December 9, 2014 in the United States via Vertigo/Capitol and Spinefarm/Universal Music. Recording session took place at Studio Engine 55 and at Funkhaus Studio in Berlin, with vocals for "Hypothetical" recorded at Poolhouse in Los Angeles. It features guest appearances from Frank Dellé of Seeed, Jonathan Davis, Lemmy, Margaux Bossieux, Marilyn Manson and Peaches.

Frontman Richard Kruspe's equipment included ESP Guitars, Mesa Boogie Rectifier amps, Pro Tools, Apple Logic, Jim Dunlop pedals, strings and guitar picks, TC Electronic effects and pedals, EMG guitar pickups, and Native Instruments plug-ins.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Richard Kruspe, Terry Matlin, Thomas Borman and Margaux Bossieux; all music is composed by Richard Kruspe

No.TitleLength
1."Eat You Alive" (featuring Frank Dellé of Seeed)3:33
2."Get Down" (featuring Peaches)4:32
3."Rock City" (featuring Lemmy Kilmister)3:28
4."Hypothetical" (featuring Marilyn Manson)3:50
5."Rainbow"3:34
6."Born On My Own"4:40
7."Giving Up"3:58
8."My Pleasure"3:36
9."Happy Times" (featuring Margaux Bossieux)3:36
10."Faust"3:42
11."Silent So Long" (featuring Jonathan Davis)5:17
Total length:43:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 193
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 170
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 119
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 30
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [10] 15

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