''Silentium Amoris'', the third studio album by

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, was released on April 2, 2012 through Control Records. It was produced and engineered by William Control, and mixed by Justin Armstrong. Recording and mixing took place at the Control Room in January/February 2012.
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for the only single, ''Kiss Me Judas'', was released on

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, although
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was also released for ''The Velvet Warms And Binds''. A portion of the proceeds from the album was donated to the Ryther Treatment Center, where

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lived for a time as a teenager.

Track listing

Trivia

* The title of track 1 is German for 'attention', while the titles of tracks 9 and 13 are Latin for 'love conquers all' and 'silence of love', respectively. * ''Achtung'' is actually dialogue taken from the 2000 film '' Quills'', inspired by the life and work of the

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. * ''

Kiss Me, Judas ''Kiss Me, Judas'' is a 1998 neo-noir novel by the American author Will Christopher Baer. The book was first published on October 1, 1998, through Viking Press and follows the character of Phineas Poe after he wakes up in a hotel bathtub full of ...

'' is the first

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in a trilogy by American author Will Christopher Baer, and the storyline for th
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for ''I'm Only Human Sometimes'' from Control's previous album '' Noir'' is based on the book's plot. * Track 8 is a

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cover. * Track 11 is a

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cover. * Track 13 is a

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Credits

* Photography:

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* Art direction: DoubleJ - liveevildesigns.com

References

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