Twelve Year Silence

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Twelve Year Silence
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 2005
RecordedJanuary–February 2005
StudioGridlock Studios (Orlando, Florida)
Genre Nu metal, alternative metal, hard rock
Length45:23
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Justin Thomas
Dark New Day chronology
Twelve Year Silence
(2005)
Black Porch (Acoustic Sessions)
(2006)
Singles from Twelve Year Silence
  1. "Brother"
    Released: June 28, 2005
  2. "Pieces"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blistering (favorable) [2]
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Twelve Year Silence is the first album by American rock band Dark New Day. It was released on June 14, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. The first single, "Brother", received moderate airplay on radio, and has proven to be a surprise hit. The song came pre-installed on the Xbox 360's Custom Mix playlist. The song "Pieces" was in the soundtrack for WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006 while "Taking Me Alive" was featured during the end credits of the 2005 version of House of Wax .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taking Me Alive" Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla 4:42
2."Brother"Clint Lowery3:52
3."Free"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla4:38
4."Pieces"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla4:26
5."Bare Bones"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla3:56
6."That's Enough"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla3:15
7."Fill Me Again"Clint Lowery3:35
8."Lean"Clint Lowery4:02
9."Evergreen"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla3:24
10."Heal in Time"Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla4:15
11."Follow the Sun Down"Clint Lowery4:17

Personnel

Dark New Day

Additional personnel

Charts

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