WITHIN SILENCE – The Eclipse of Worlds

December 20, 2024 Bryce Van Patten Album Reviews, Reviews 0

Within Silence – The Eclipse of Worlds album cover art.

7.1/10

WITHIN SILENCE – The Eclipse of Worlds - 7.1/10

7.1/10

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Label: Ulterium Records
Release date: December 6th 2024

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Bursting onto the power metal scene back in 2015, Slovakia based band Within Silence quickly made a name for themselves with the release of their debut album Gallery of Life, and then the 2017 follow-up Return from the Shadows. it’s been 7 years, and they are finally back with a slick, bombastic new record on Ulterium Records: Within Silence – The Eclipse of Worlds.

Production

The record is self produced, with engineering by Jan Kubas, mixing by Matt Smith (Theocracy), and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Kamelot, Evergrey). The album cover artwork was done by none other than Jan Yrlund (Delain, Apocalyptica, Korpiklaani). The album benefits from the band self-producing, and from taking their time to get things perfectly how they want it. The sound is huge, the drums are top notch, which is always the basis for having a great sounding recording.

Final Notes

Within Silence – The Eclipse of Worlds is certainly well produced, and expertly performed. You’ll find everything from fast melodic power metal hymns like “Battle Hymn” and “Divine Power” to the atmospheric ballad “Storyline”. The 12 minute + “When Worlds Collide” is probably the best song on the album, with shades of late era Iron Maiden all over it, from a delicate intro to galloping harmony guitars. If you haven’t guessed from some of the titles, the band definitely falls into the category of “Christian metal”, though in all of their promo they simply call it “uplifting”. Bottom line is it’s a really well done record that fans of Stratovarius, Theocracy, Power Quest and Majestica should all find something to enjoy.

Lineup

Martin Klein – Lead vocals, backing vocals
Richard Germanus – Solo & rhythm guitars
Marian Gonda – Solo guitars
Viktor Varga – Bass
Peter Pleva – Drums

The Eclipse of Worlds – Tracklist

Land of Light
Divine Power
The Eclipse of Worlds
The Treason
Storyline
Battle Hymn
The Broken Thorn
The Mist
When Worlds Collide

Check out the video for “Battle Hymn” by Within Silence off of their new album: The Eclipse of Worlds

Author

Bryce Van Patten

Bryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. From the day he purchased his first album (Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism. In the year 2001, he formed Man in Black Music Publishing. They released recordings by several local bands, and in the spirit of the old Metal Massacre compilations, he created a 2-album series called The Defenders of Metal. The albums featured classic styled Metal bands from all around the world, with bands from Australia to England, and from Argentina to Russia. Currently, he is the producer/creator/vocalist of the Metal band The Black Tuesdays.
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