Deafening Silence are a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band from Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia

South Australia

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 that was formed in 2003.

History

Deafening Silence originally formed in 2003 when brothers Steve and Stew Coventry started jamming with friend and drummer Amanda Neubauer, also bringing in Josh Greiger to play guitar. After playing together for a few months, vocalist Steve had written several songs and the band decided to put together a demo.

In 2004 Deafening Silence was in need of another layer so a second guitarist was sought after. It was at this time that Mickey Bethune joined the band and work began on their debut CD 'Destruction is Creation' which was launched in November 2005.

During 2008 Deafening Silence worked on new material and eventually took to the studio once again to record their second CD release.

2009 saw Deafening Silence rejoin the Adelaide metal scene, playing their first live show in almost a year on January 3 at the Crown and Anchor hotel.
On March 5, the band took part in a showcase performance as part of the Fuse Festival. This also marked their industry launch of their sophomore CD 'Fear is a Mind Killer' capturing a side of metal not heard before. Fear is a Mind Killer was released in stores on March 7, 2009.

Influences

Deafening Silence have a wide variety of musical influences, shaped by each member of the band. These influences include heavyweights such as Metallica

Metallica

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, Pantera

Pantera

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...

 and Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

, while including bands such as Dream Theatre as well as artists from the jazz

Jazz

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 and classical

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

genres as well.