White Silence

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White Silence
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
Recorded2009–2010 at various locations in Massachusetts & New Hampshire
Genre Post-hardcore, alternative metal, metalcore, avant-garde metal [1]
Length35:44
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
SourceRating
Metacritic (80/100) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Production and recording history

Artwork and packaging

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