Breaking the Silence (Firewind song)
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"Breaking the Silence" is the fifth track off Greek
power metal
band Firewind
's fourth studio album Allegiance
. It was released as a single to the market of Greece on July 2, 2007. Tara Teresa's vocal performance on the song has been described as "more characteristic of gothic metal
and gothic rock
than power metal" and compared that of Evanescence
's Amy Lee
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Firewind
Firewind
Firewind is a Greek power metal band. Formed in 1998, the group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist, Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded...
's fourth studio album Allegiance
Allegiance (album)
-Band members:* Apollo Papathanasio – vocals* Gus G. – guitars* Babis Katsionis – keyboards* Petros Christodoylidis – bass* Mark Cross – drums, backing vocals on "Allegiance"-Guest musicians:* Tara Teresa – vocals on "Breaking the Silence"...
. It was released as a single to the market of Greece on July 2, 2007. Tara Teresa's vocal performance on the song has been described as "more characteristic of gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
and gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
than power metal" and compared that of Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
's Amy Lee
Amy Lee
Amy Lynn Hartzler , best known as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She cites influences ranging from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman and...
.
Track list
- "Breaking the Silence" – 4:03
- "Healing Tool" (Papathanasio, Mark) – 4:43
- "Till the End of Time" (Papathanasio, Gus G.) – 4:58 (live)
- "Breaking the Silence" (Ullaeus) – 4:03 (Video clip)
Personnel
- Apollo PapathanasioApollo PapathanasioApostolos "Apollo" Papathanasio is a Swede of Greek descent heavy metal vocalist, who is currently with the bands Firewind, Spiritual Beggars and Evil Masquerade. He has also sung for Meduza, Gardenian, and Richard Andersson's projects Majestic and Time Requiem.In 2007, Papathanasio had to opt...
– vocals - Gus G.Gus G.Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne...
– guitars - Babis KatsionisBob KatsionisBabis "Bob" Katsionis , born on February 17, 1977 in Athens, Greece, is the rhythm guitarist and keyboard player for the heavy metal/power metal bands Firewind, Revolution Renaissance and Outloud.-Appearances:...
– keyboards - Petros ChristodoylidisPetros ChristoPetros Christodoulidis , born March 4, 1975 in Greece, is the current bass player of the Power metal band Firewind. He has also played in Breaking Silence. He is the owner of Emerald Cafe, named after the Thin Lizzy song, in his home town, Thessaloniki....
– bass - Mark Cross – drums
- Tara Teresa – guest vocals