''A Place Where the Sun Is Silent'' is the fourth studio album by

Alesana Alesana ( ) is an American post-hardcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The group was founded by Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee and Patrick Thompson during the fall of 2004, and is currently signed to Revival Recordings and Artery Recordings. Ales ...

. It was released through Epitaph Records on October 18, 2011. The album was produced by Kris Crummett, who also worked on '' The Emptiness''. Being the second concept album released by Alesana, ''A Place Where the Sun Is Silent'' was inspired by the epic poem '' The Inferno'' by

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. On August 24, 2011 ''

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'' premiered the first song off the album, "A Gilded Masquerade" and on September 21, 2011 the magazine premiered the second song off the album, "A Forbidden Dance" before later showcasing the entire album off the website. On October 4, 2011, the band released a music video for "Circle VII: Sins of The Lion", with live performance clips. On December 6, 2011 Alesana released the music video for "Lullaby of the Crucified". The album is currently the longest release by the band, running at 1 hour and 2 minutes total (excluding the deluxe edition's bonus tracks). iTunes mistakenly labeled the titles some of the track (scores) in the deluxe version of the record. The song "Circle VII: Sins of the Lion" was voted the best song of 2011 by readers of '' Revolver''.

Track listing

iTunes labeled the tracks 18, 19 & 20 incorrectly. Track 18 (Vestige) is supposed to be Circle VII: Sins Of The Lion; Track 19 (Lullaby of the Crucified) should be Vestige; and Track 20 is supposed to be Lullaby of the Crucified instead of Before Him All Shall Scatter.

Personnel

Alesana *Dennis Lee –

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*Shawn Milke – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar *Patrick Thompson – lead guitar, backing vocals * Alex Torres – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar *Shane Crump – bass, backing vocals *Jeremy Bryan – drums Guest musicians * Melissa Milke – female vocals * Adam Fisher – spoken word vocals Production *

Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of the Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. Crummett started recording in 2002. He has worked with many notable indie music record labels, including Rise Records, Epitaph Records, Fearless Re ...

– producer

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Place Where The Sun Is Silent, A 2011 albums Alesana albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Kris Crummett Concept albums Music based on Inferno (Dante)