Then Comes Silence Explained
Then Comes Silence is a Swedish musical group, formed in 2012 in Stockholm. The music draws inspiration from horror and spiritism and is influenced by post-punk and goth.
Band history
The band came together in 2012. They released three albums on the Novoton label: Their debut self-titled album Then Comes Silence and its follow-up, Then Comes Silence II. On March 13, 2015, the band released their third album, Nyctophilian, also under the Novoton label.
In 2016, the group signed a contract with the German record label Nuclear Blast, and on October 20, 2017, they released their fourth full-length album, Blood.[1]
The fifth album, Machine, was released on March 13, 2020, the same day much of Europe entered lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The band performed at the Roskilde Festival in 2013 and regularly tours in Europe. In 2018, Then Comes Silence opened for Fields of The Nephilim and Chameleons Vox.
Members
Current members
- Alex Svenson-Metés – bass, lead vocals, keyboards (2012–present)[2] [3]
- Jonas Fransson – drums, backing vocals (2015–present)[4]
- Hugo Zombie – guitars (2018–present)
- Former members
- Karl Nilsson – drums (2013–2015)
- Seth Kapadia – guitars (2012–2018)
- Jens Karnstedt – guitars (2013–2018)
- Mattias Ruejas Jonson – guitars (2018–2023)
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2012 – Then Comes Silence (Novoton Novo037)
- 2013 – Then Comes Silence II (Novoton Novo045)
- 2015 – Nyctophilian (Novoton NOVOCD055)
- 2017 – Blood (Nuclear Blast)
- 2020 – Machine (Metropolis/SPV)
- 2022 – Hunger (Nexilis/Schubert)
- 2024 – Trickery (Metropolis)
- Singles
- 2013 – Can't Hide (Novoton)
- 2014 – She Lies in Wait (Novoton)[5]
- 2014 – Spinning Faster (Novoton)
- 2015 – She Loves The Night (Novoton)
- 2015 – Animals (Novoton)
- 2016 – Strangers (Novoton)
- 2017 – The Dead Cry For No One (Nuclear Blast)
- 2017 – Strange Kicks (Nuclear Blast)
- 2017 – Good Friday (Nuclear Blast)
- 2020 – We Lose The Night (Metropolis/SPV)
- 2020 – Ritual (Metropolis/SPV)
References
- Web site: THEN COMES SILENCE – Nuclear Blast. 2017-10-20. www.nuclearblast.de. en.
- http://zeromagazine.nu/2015/04/24/then-comes-silence-nyctophilian/ Zero Magazine: Then Comes Silence
- http://unter-ton.de/meet-the-artist--alex-svenson--then-comes-silence-.html Under-Ton: Interview with Axel Svenson
- https://soundcloud.com/then-comes-silence Soundcloud: Then Comes Silence
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/3445253-Then-Comes-Silence Discography on Discogs
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