Denver Metal Heroes SILENCER Release Long-Awaited Sophomore Album

April 8, 2009

Colorado's underground metal kings SILENCER have finally released their long-awaited sophomore full-length effort, "Divisions", through upstart label F-Bomb Records.

A blistering slab of "thinking man's metal," "Divisions" carries on the band's tradition of being more than just a run of the mill metal band.

"Metal has loads and loads of cliches, especially lyrically," relates guitarist Keith Spargo. "It's exciting and challenging for us to write music that's not only interesting to play but to sing about as well. Given our different individual influences, backgrounds and interests this becomes immediately apparent listening to our music."

"Divisions" is a much more diverse affair than previous works. The lead-off track, "Anticreation", is a rough personification of a very angry nature figure who decimates mankind with extreme prejudice after seeing abuse of the planet. Longer than typical for a lead off track with many mood changes, this song is a perfect example of SILENCER's approach to more epic, modern thrash. "Main Sequence" follows quickly with a blistering delivery, describing a distant traveler's curiosity to switching on a gigantic machine on a seemingly deserted world which in effect incinerates everything, giving birth to a star. "Effigy in Suspension" documents the dangerous, mindless behavior of a group of ancient peoples who blindly attribute natural events to a deity, giving birth to a new religion and shunning all logic. As could be expected this track captures the furor of such events with aggressive riffing and rhythm patterns. The band also documents historical events, such as in "RBMK" ...the tale of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. A haunting, grinding pulse tells this tale musically replete with furious soloing and matching melancholy intro and outro passages.

The band's history dates back to 1998 when Keith Spargo put together the first version of SILENCER. The band, with Spargo handling both guitar and vocal duties, toured through the southwestern United States supporting the release of the band's first EP, "Kozmos", in 2000. Over the years the band went through a number of lineup changes, as well as three more DIY releases and a Euro-only label released compilation ... each one building more momentum for the band than the previous. In 2005 the band released their first full-length effort, "Death Of Awe", in Europe to critical acclaim.

SILENCER is looking to tour "Divisions" both Stateside and throughout Europe over the course of 2009.

For more information, visit www.silencer.cc.

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