Second album by Athens, Greece based power metal act The Silent Rage
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Nuances Of Life
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The Story So Far…
The Silent Rage is a power metal band hailing from Athens, Greece, formed by Nikos Siglidis on February 2006.
In the early days of their existence, The Silent Rage released two self-financed EPs (“The Silent Rage”; September 2009 & “Harvester Of Souls”; April 2011) and took part in compilations released by Rock Hard Greece magazine and Hellenic Forces fanzine as well.
On August 2014, the band hit the famous Devasoundz Studios (SepticFlesh, Chaostar, Rotting Christ) in Athens, Greece, under the guidance of Fotis Benardo (SiXforNinE, ex-SepticFlesh) & Thanos Jan (Inactive Messiah) to record, mix & master their debut album.
Apollo Papathanasio (Spiritual Beggars, ex-Firewind), Yossi Sassi (Solo, ex-Orphaned Land), Vladimir Reshetnikov (Arkona) & Theophilos Kritikos (Feel) are some special guests that participated on the album.
The cover artwork & the booklet design was made by Michal Karcz of Parallel Worlds (Metal Church, VNV Nation) while the logo and the symbol of the band has been made by the famous artist Rainer Kalwitz (Shadow Gallery, Dare, Tad Morose).
In February 2016, the band got signed by the Greek label Alone Records and the album was released on July 2016. The album received exceptional reviews from media all over the world and got the 12th place among the best albums of 2016 by the Canadian magazine The Headbanging Moose. In December 2019, “The Deadliest Scourge” was re-issued on vinyl, limited to 250 hand numbered copies, by Alone Records.
In December 2018, the band decided to release “My Race Won’t Last (2018 Edition)”, a 7? hand crafted vinyl with NuN Records, which features two songs from “The Deadliest Scourge” album, re-recorded with the new frontman Michalis Rinakakis presented to the fans. The mastering of the tracks for vinyl was done by Prodakt (aka Constantine Theodorou).
In July 2020, with new member George Haniotakis on bass, the band entered the Devasoundz Studios in Athens, Greece, again under the guidance of Fotis Bernado once again, to record their second album. Due to Covid-19, the album’s recordings were delayed and is currently in the mixing process. The band released in December 2021 a re-recording of their song “Harvester Of Souls”.
The album mastering handled by George Nerantzis (Pain Of Salvation, Abbath, Dark Funeral) while the album cover and layout made by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design (Evergrey, Amaranthe, Oceans Of Slumber). There are also some guest appearences in the album, featuring Stu Block (Annihilator, Into Eternity, ex-Iced Earth), Harry “Tyrant” Conklin (Jag Panzer, The Three Tremors) & Bob Katsionis (Warrior Path, Stray Gods, ex-Firewind), with the latter directing also the video clip for the opening track “The Serpent Lord”.
The band on January 2023 signed a multi-album deal with the Italian independent record label (based in Milan), Scarlet Records. “Nuances Of Life” was released in May 2023 and received high appraisal from media all over the world.
Throughout the years The Silent Rage has had the honor of sharing the stage with acts like Shadow Gallery, Rage, Grave Digger, Stratovarius, Rotting Christ, Temperance, Primal Fear, Gus G., Destruction, Sabaton, Blind Guardian, Epica, Symphonity, Kamelot, Angra, Elegy, Dragony among others.
The story goes on…
The Silent Rage is
Stamatis Katsafados / Drums
Nikos Siglidis / Guitar, Vocals
Michalis Rinakakis / Lead Vocals
Nikos Sarbanis / Lead Guitar
George Haniotakis / Bass