The Silent Enigma

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The Silent Enigma
The Silent Enigma cover
Studio album by Anathema
Released October 23, 1995
Recorded 2nd quarter 1995, at Lynx Studios, Newcastle except "...Alone" recorded at M. A. Studios, Liverpool)
Genre Doom metal
Death Metal
Length 54:37
Label Peaceville
Producer Anathema
Professional reviews
Anathema chronology
Pentecost III (EP)
(1995)		 The Silent Enigma
(1995)		 Eternity
(1996)

The Silent Enigma is an album by the British doom metal band Anathema. It was released on October 23, 1995 through Peaceville Records. The Silent Enigma is a turning point in Anathema's career; from 1996's Eternity on they would gradually progress into a softer style of rock. A remastered version of The Silent Enigma was released on 2003 by Peaceville Records.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Restless Oblivion" – 8:03
  2. "Shroud of Frost" – 7:31
  3. "...Alone" – 4:24
  4. "Sunset of the Age" – 6:57
  5. "Nocturnal Emission" – 4:20
  6. "Cerulean Twilight" – 7:05
  7. "The Silent Enigma" – 4:25
  8. "A Dying Wish" – 8:12
  9. "Black Orchid" – 3:40
  10. "The Silent Enigma Orchestral" (Bonustrack at 2003 reedition) - 4:12
  11. "Sleepless 96" (Bonustrack at 2003 reedition) - 4:31

[edit] Notes

  • This is the first Anathema album to feature the lead vocals of guitarist Vincent Cavanagh, after the departure of founding member Darren White.
  • The album was originally titled Rise Pantheon Dreams. This title was later used by White's post-Anathema project The Blood Divine for a compilation album.
  • A music video was shot for the title track "The Silent Enigma".

[edit] Credits

v • d • e
Anathema
Vincent Cavanagh · Daniel Cavanagh · Jamie Cavanagh · Les Smith · John Douglas · Lee Douglas
Darren White · Duncan Patterson · Shaun Taylor-Steels · Martin Powell · Dave Pybus
Albums
Serenades (1993) · The Silent Enigma (1995) · Eternity (1996) · Alternative 4 (1998) · Judgement (1999) · A Fine Day to Exit (2001) · A Natural Disaster (2003) · Horizons (2008)
Demos
EPs
The Crestfallen (1992) · Pentecost III (1995)
Singles
They Die (1992) · We Are The Bible (1994) · Alternative Future (1998) · Deep (1999) · Make It Right (F.F.S.) (1999) · Pressure (2001) · Everything (2006) · A Simple Mistake (2006) · Angels Walk Among Us (2007)
Compilations
Resonance (2001) · Resonance Vol. 2 (2002) · Hindsight (2008)
DVD
A Vision Of A Dying Embrace (1997/2002) · Were You There? (2004) · A Moment in Time (2006)