''Silent Company'' is the second album by Australian

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

band,

Black Majesty Black Majesty is an Australian power metal band formed in 2001 as Kymera. The band was founded by guitarist Steve Janevski (ex-Cyclone Tracy) and bassist Cory Betts (ex- Pegazus). After the release of a three track sampler album, they signed a ...

, which was released on 27 June 2005 via their German-based label,

Limb Music Limb Music is an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany and specialized in various subgenres of heavy metal music. It was also known as LMP, which stood for Limb Music Products, later changed to Limb Music GmbH. The music publishing ...

. Justin Donnelly of ''The Metal Forge'' rated the album at seven-out-of ten stars and explained "a solid release, and a worthy follow up to ''Sands of Time''... ut itsees the band relying on their known strengths rather than delving into new territory and trying something new."

Track listing

All songs written by Black Majesty, except track 3, written by

Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for ...

. # "Dragon Reborn" - 6:05 # "Silent Company" - 4:28 # "

Six Ribbons "Six Ribbons" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians Jon English and Mario Millo. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the Against the Wind (Soundtrack), soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, ''Against the Wind (minis ...

" - 3:22 # "Firestorm" - 5:27 # "New Horizons" - 5:28 # "Darkened Room" - 5:13 # "Visionary" - 4:46 # "Never Surrender" - 4:36 # "A Better Way to Die" - 7:37

Credits

Band members

* John "Gio" Cavaliere −

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* Stevie Janevski −

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* Hanny Mohamed −

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* Pavel Konvalinka −

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Additional musicians

* Evan Harris −

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* Jason Old - Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7 * Susie Goritchan - Backing Vocals on track 3 * Endel Rivers - Keyboards

Production and other arrangements

* Endel Rivers -

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, Mixing,

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Piet Sielck Piet Sielck (born 14 November 1964) is a German power metal guitarist, vocalist and producer. He is member of the power/speed metal band Iron Savior as well as owner of the studio Powerhouse in Hamburg. Early years Born in Hamburg, Germany, ...

- Drum track recording * Christian Schmid - Mastering * Dirk Illing - Cover concept,

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* Thomas Ewerhard - Sleeve design

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Black Majesty albums Limb Music albums