| Breaking the Silence | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Heathen |
| Cover: | Heathen Breaking The Silence.jpg |
| Released: | May 1, 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1986–1987 |
| Genre: | Thrash metal, speed metal |
| Label: | Combat Records |
| Producer: | Ronnie Montrose |
| Prev Title: | Pray for Death Demo |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Victims of Deception |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Breaking the Silence is the debut album by American thrash metal band Heathen, released in 1987 by Combat Records. As of 1987, the album sold about 100,000 copies worldwide.[1]