The Silent Enigma
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| The Silent Enigma | ||||
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| Released | 6 November 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1995 at Lynx Studios, Newcastle, except "...Alone" (recorded at M. A. Studios, Liverpool) | |||
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| Length | 54:37 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Anathema, Kevin Ridley | |||
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The Silent Enigma is the second album by British rock band Anathema, released in 1995 through Peaceville Records.
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| Metal Storm | [4] |
The Silent Enigma represents a turning point in Anathema's career (it is the first album to feature guitarist Vincent Cavanagh singing lead vocals, replacing Darren White) and sees the band incorporating more clean vocals and melodic elements, while still retaining the band's early death-doom style. The album was originally titled Rise Pantheon Dreams, a title later used by White for his post-Anathema project The Blood Divine.
Where Darren's vocals were more guttural, Vincent's newer style pushed the possibilities for Anathema onwards and upwards, with a scope and breath beyond his years. Lauded by the metal press, the album has since been described by Terrorizer magazine as "one of Anathema's best". The special edition of the album also features two bonus tracks.
Orchestral versions of "...Alone" and "Sunset of Age" were recorded for the 2011 compilation Falling Deeper.
