Search - Break the Silence :: Near Life Experience

Great musical style - minus trendy fashion and emo

Jon | Bloomington, IN | 01/11/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This band is very fun to listen to. I love how they fuse the drum style of hardcore punk in the vein of With Honor, Bane and What Feeds The Fire with thrash guitar solos, blistering screams and perfectly woven melodies. With this discription they might seem like any band out now. Given, they are not a completely original entity blazing a totally new trail. On that note, what they actually DO is take elements from harcore, punk, thrash and metal and make a very great mix and do it much better than many other acts now. This is all done without completely taking themselves seriously in being hip to the newest fashion and trends, not to mention being devoit of whiney sappy emo which seems to be ever so popular among Hot Topic fakers. This is honestly taking music like hardcore back to the golden days. Most bands can not say that now a days. If my descrition makes it sound like the music is not to far from bands like Shadows Fall, Thrice or As I Lay Dying then please, somehow, check out the tracks "Six Foot Revolver" and "Slaughter Of The Soul."



In all, just a great fun listen. I can see these guys flying under the radar for awhile, which can be exciting for true music (and not fashion/trend) fans.



Great for fans of: Bane, Red Tape, Shadows Fall, With Honor, Stretch Arm Strong...and hell, even Iron Maiden fans could give this a spin."

!!! CONSIDER IT BROKEN !!!

DEEKAY | CDOT | 04/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"OK, PLEASE TELL ME HOW ALL THE CRAPPY SCREAMO BANDS GET BIG, AND INCREDIBLE BANDS LIKE THIS DONT. THESE GUYS SHRED IN EVERY SONG. THE GUITARS, AMAZING, THE VOX, ABSOLUTELY PENETRATING, AND THE DRUMS.... WOW. THE COVER OF AT THE GATES IS INSANE, BUT DOESNT COMPARE TO THEIR OWN MATERIAL. WHEN I REVIEW THIS ONLY 7 OTHERS ALSO REVIEWED IT, MEANWHILE BANDS LIKE SIMPLE PLAN OR BILLY NO TALENT GET LIKE A MILLION. ITS ACTUALLY SCARY TO THINK THAT THE MUSIC SCENE AS A WHOLE IS DYING, NOT JUST PUNK ANYMORE. IF YOU LIKE BANDS THAT SHRED LIKE IN FLAMES AND AT THE GATES, AND CATCHIER THAN ALKALINE TRIO OR AFI, THEN THIS BAND IS A MUST. SERIOUSLY CHECK OUT THIS CD TO GET YOUR ASS BLOWN AWAY!"

Pick this one up

Modern Fix | United States | 09/28/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Break the Silence's newest release shows what happens when just the right amount of metal is mixed with heartfelt sincerity and wonderful musicianship. While Break the Silence has the ability to snap your neck with their ferocious metalcore attack, they also are able to incorporate more hooks than your dad's tackle box. When you add in the soaring harmonies that occasionally make a cameo, you've got yourself a winner. Lyrically and vocally "Near Life Experience" shines, as the tone is heavy and hurried without ever coming across as defeatist or nihilistic. As far as singles go, "Iris" is as furiously driven as anything you're likely to hear, and "Moving Day" as poignantly defining as anything put out by The Descendents in recent memory. At the Gates' "Slaughter of the Soul" also gets a noteworthy cover; it's as metal as you remember it being. The ability to transcend genres effectively is not one you stumble across very often, so take advantage of Break the Silence's work and pick this one up."