Silencing Machine

Silencing Machine
Studio album by Nachtmystium
Released	July 30, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Black metal
Length	59:38
Label	Century Media
Nachtmystium chronology
Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II (2010) Silencing Machine (2012) The World We Left Behind (2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Blistering	9.5/10[3]
Consequence of Sound	[4]
The NewReview	[5]
Pitchfork	[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Reflections of Darkness	[8]
Spin	7/10[9]

Silencing Machine is the sixth full-length album by black metal band Nachtmystium. It was released via Century Media Records in the United States on July 30, 2012.^[10]

Limited edition includes an additional bonus track "Ashes to Ashes".^[11] This track is a rerecorded version of the same track on the Nachtmystium's 2004 album Demise.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dawn Over the Ruins of Jerusalem"	4:28
2.	"Silencing Machine"	6:26
3.	"And I Control You"	6:14
4.	"The Lepers of Destitution"	8:29
5.	"Borrowed Hope and Broken Dreams"	5:09
6.	"I Wait in Hell"	5:45
7.	"Decimation, Annihilation"	4:54
8.	"Reduced to Ashes"	5:07
9.	"Give Me the Grave"	5:29
10.	"These Rooms in Which We Weep"	7:37
Total length:		59:38

Limited edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Ashes to Ashes"	8:16
Total length:		67:54

LP release

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dawn Over the Ruins of Jerusalem"	4:28
2.	"Silencing Machine"	6:25
3.	"And I Control You"	6:14

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Lepers of Destitution"	8:29
2.	"Borrowed Hope and Broken Dreams"	5:09
3.	"I Wait in Hell"	5:45

Side C
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Decimation, Annihilation"	4:54
2.	"Reduced to Ashes"	5:08

Side D
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give Me the Grave"	5:29
2.	"These Rooms in Which We Weep"	7:38

Personnel

Nachtmystium

• Blake Judd – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
• Andrew "Aamonael" Markuszewski – vocals, guitar
• Will Lindsay  – bass
• Charlie Fell – drum, percussion
• Sanford Parker – keyboard, synthesizer

Additional musicians

• Matthias Vogels – guitar, synthesizer
• Bruce Lamont, Chris Black, Matt McGoat – additional vocals

Technical personnel

• Rebecca Clegg – artwork
• Collin Jordan – mastering
• Sanford Parker – mixing and engineering
• Nachtmystium (Sanford Parker) – production

References

1. Schalek, Dave. "Nachtmysitum – Silencing Machine Review". About.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Silencing Machine – Nachtmystium". Allmusic. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
3. Bowling, Matthew. "Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine (Century Media Records)". Blistering. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
4. Hadusek, Jon (August 9, 2012). "Album Review: Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
5. Juliff, Kevin (July 22, 2012). "Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine". thenewreview.net. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
6. Stosuy, Brandon (August 2, 2012). "Nachtmystium: Silencing Machine". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
7. Brown, Dean (August 10, 2012). "Nachtmystium: Silencing Machine". PopMatters. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
8. Menn, Ricarda (July 24, 2012). "CD Review: Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine". reflectionsofdarkness.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
9. R. Weingarten, Christopher (July 31, 2012). "Nachtmystium, ‘Silencing Machine’". Spin. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
10. "Century Media Records – Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine". Century Media Records. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
11. "Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine (ltd. ed. digi – import)". Retrieved September 15, 2012.

External links

• Century Media Records