''Language of Silence'' is the sixth studio album by Numb, released on November 24, 1998 by

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. The album was conceived previous to the band's fifth album '' Blood Meridian'' but could not be released due to legal issues concerning Numb's label in Europe.

Reception

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awarded ''Language of Silence'' four and a half out of five stars, commending the ominous atmosphere and saying the "synth sounds have been sharpened without losing any of their viciousness, while melodies have matured, forming a new blend that allows the complexities to show through in a way they have not in previous Numb releases." ''

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'' gave the album a positive review, saying "dancefloor consciousness abounds on ''Language''" and that " Numb have cultivated their affection for noise." Michael Mahan of ''

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'' praised ''Language of Silence'', calling it a "sonically intimidating" album "with mountains of guitar feedback, waves of synthesized chaos and a lion's share of aggressive, angst-ridden vocal terrorism." Ink 19 called the album a masterpiece without shortcomings. Critics at ''Last Sigh Magazine'' called it the band's masterpiece, saying " Don Gordon and David Collings come together once more to terrify their audience with the brutal reality of what occurs in everyday life through their undeniably intense and fast-paced beats coupled with a vengeful stream-of-consciousness lyrical rage of such intelligence and imagination it rivals the writings of

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himself."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Language of Silence'' liner notes. Numb * David Collings – lead vocals, instruments, production * Don Gordon – instruments, production Production and design * Ken Marshall –

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(1, 2) * Tim Oberthier – engineering (3–10) * Farben+Formen –

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, design * Craig Waddell – mastering

Release history

References

External links

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