''Silent Scr3am'' is the first studio album by Greek gothic metal band

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, released on December 21, 2009 by

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. In 2008 the Elysion separated their paths with

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under good faith, and Christianna was the next frontwoman. Then they entered the studio for the recordings of debut album, which soon attracted the attention of numerous record labels, leading in signing up with Massacre Records. In the next months Elsyion completed mixing and mastering of the album with American producer engineer

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on his owned

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. The cover of the album is created by Natalie Shau; the artwork and photos of the booklet is a creation of

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. Elysion promoted the album by touring Europe (including Greece) and North America.

Reception

''Silent Scr3am'' received positive reviews in Germany. The ''

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'' lauded singer Christianna's powerful voice as well as the guitar riffs, but wrote also that the band had still to find its own style. The German edition of ''

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'' called it a "potential sensation" although the tracks were not found to be innovative.

Track listing

Credits

Band members

*Petros Fatis - drums *Johnny Zero - guitars, keyboards *FXF - bass *Christiana "Christianna" Hatzimihali - female vocals

Guest/session musicians

Renos Miliaris - Piano (additional) on tracks 4 and 10

Crew

*Natalie Shau - cover art *Maxi Nil - lyrics *Spiros Antoniou - photography *Mark Adrian - producer, mixing *Ted Jensen - mastering *Nick Jackson - logo

References

{{Authority control 2009 debut albums Elysion (band) albums Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou