White Silence

White Silence
Studio album by Cave In
Released	May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
Recorded	2009–2010 at various locations in Massachusetts & New Hampshire
Genre	Post-hardcore, alternative metal, metalcore, avant-garde metal [1]
Length	35:44
Label	Hydra Head (HH666-218)
Producer	Cave In
Cave In chronology
Planets of Old (2009) White Silence (2011) Final Transmission (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(80/100) [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
The A.V. Club	(B) [5]
Revolver	(4/5) [6]
Rock Sound	(8/10) [7]

White Silence is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Cave In. The album was released on May 24, 2011 through Hydra Head Records. ^[8] White Silence was listed as one of Decibel magazine's most anticipated albums of 2011. ^[9]

White Silence ranked at number 17 on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. ^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"White Silence"	2:46
2.	"Serpents"	2:52
3.	"Sing My Loves"	8:18
4.	"Vicious Circles"	3:19
5.	"Centered"	3:00
6.	"Summit Fever"	4:04
7.	"Heartbreaks, Earthquakes"	3:12
8.	"Iron Decibels"	4:32
9.	"Reanimation"	3:41

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Centered" (Demo)	2:45
11.	"Sing My Loves, Montreal" (Live at Club Soda 6/23, 2010)	7:32
12.	"Reanimation" (Demo)	3:51

Personnel

White Silence personnel adapted from CD liner notes. ^[11]

Cave In

• Stephen Brodsky – vocals, guitar, keyboard
• John-Robert Conners – drums, vocals, percussion, trash can
• Adam McGrath – vocals, guitar, piano, keys
• Caleb Scofield – vocals, bass guitar, guitars

Production and recording history

• Cave In – recording in 2009–2010 at Allston, Arlington, Cambridge, and Mashpee, Massachusetts & Warner, New Hampshire
• Stephen Brodsky – editing, tape manipulation, sonic manipulation
• Adam Taylor – mixing at Camp Street August–October 2010
• James Plotkin – mastering
• Q – additional percussion on "Iron Decibels"

Artwork and packaging

• Aaron Turner – artwork, design
• Faith Coloccia – design
• Adam McGrath – photographs
• John-Robert Conners – photographs

References

1. "Metal Storm Awards 2011". Metalstorm. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
2. "White Silence Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 1, 2011.
3. Freeman, Phil (2011). "White Silence – Review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved May 30, 2011.
4. Shultz, Brian (May 23, 2011). "File Under: Crushing Experimental". Alternative Press . Retrieved May 23, 2011.
5. Heller, Jason (May 24, 2011). "Review: White Silence". The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved May 26, 2011.
6. Bennett, J. (May 23, 2011). "Review: White Silence". Revolver . Future US . Retrieved May 23, 2011.
7. Walker, Jen (May 20, 2011). "They're back and just as brilliant as ever..." Rock Sound . Retrieved May 20, 2011.
8. Hughes, Josiah (April 11, 2011). "Cave In Reveal White Silence LP". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 11, 2011.
9. Rod, Smith (February 2011). "The Top 25 Most Anticipated Albums of Two Thousand Eleven". Decibel (76). Philadelphia: Red Flag Media Inc.: 48. ISSN   1557-2137.
10. "White Silence Charting History". Billboard . Retrieved June 4, 2011.
11. White Silence (CD gatefold). Cave In. Hydra Head Records. 2011. HH666-218.