Cry for Silence were a British
heavy metal band. They influenced and toured with a number of other bands.
History
Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist
Alessandro Venturella. He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (drums),
Andy C. Saxton (bass) and Adam Pettit (vocals).
In their 8 years together, Cry For Silence have been cited as influences by many bands including
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,
Gallows and
Your Demise. They have toured with bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, Caliban, The Distillers, From Autumn to Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Haunted, The Hope Conspiracy, Hopesfall, My Chemical Romance, Nora, Poison the Well, Shai Hulud, Sepultura, Sikth, and Strung Out.
Cry For Silence have played festivals including
Give it a Name 2007 at Earls Court and
Download Festival 2008. They also performed live radio sessions for BBC Radio One.
After releasing two
EPs
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, Cry For Silence released their debut album in 2008, titled ''The Glorious Dead'', with album artwork by
Dan Mumford.
Following the breakup of Cry For Silence, Alessandro Venturella went on to tour duties with LostProphets, Architects, Mastodon who made the introductions to
Slipknot, Andy C. Saxton joined
First Signs of Frost and Steve Sears went on to form Gold Key and production work at Monolith Studios in North London.
Discography
* ''Through the Precious Words'' (2001)
* ''The Longest Day'' (
Mighty Atom Records, 2004)
* ''The Glorious Dead'' (
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References
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English metalcore musical groups
English progressive metal musical groups
Musical groups from Hertfordshire