| Break the Silence | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Van Canto |
| Cover: | Break the Silence (van Canto album).jpg |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, a cappella |
| Length: | 62:11 |
| Label: | Napalm Records |
| Prev Title: | Tribe of Force |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Dawn of the Brave |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Break the Silence is the fourth studio album by the German a cappella metal band van Canto, released on 23 September 2011. It reached number 23 in the German charts.[1] It features 13 tracks, five of them being covers, and two of them featuring guest artists: Joakim Brodén (from Sabaton) guest appears in his band's cover "Primo Victoria", Marcus Siepen (from Blind Guardian) guest appears on "Spelled in Waters".[2] "A Storm to Come" is their longest song to date, clocking at 9:13, and is also the first episode of "Peer Returns", Van Canto's theatrical a cappella metal adaption of "Peer Gynt".
Metal.de rated it 9/10.[3] The Age of Metal called it a "jewel", praising its production and innovation.[4] Metal Storm rated it 8.4/10.[5] Laut.de was less complimentary, suggesting it would be better not to break the silence and calling it "as unnecessary as a goiter".[6]