A Breach of Silence is an Australian

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band from

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, formed in 2010. They consist of Mat Cosgrove (guitar), Kerrod Dabelstein (guitar), Blair Layt (bass, vocals), Rhys Flannery (lead vocals), and Daniel Trickett (drums). Since formation they have released three albums and toured internationally.

History

2011-2013: ''Dead or Alive''

The band's debut album ''Dead or Alive'' was released in Australia in July 2012, and was produced by

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, and

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. In 2012 the band won Best Heavy Song at Q Music Award for the song "Dawn to Rise". In mid-2013, vocalist Corey Staples was replaced by Rhys Flannery. On 9 July 2013 the band was signed to U.S.A. record label

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, who re-released ''Dead or Alive'' on 1 October 2013. In the same month, the band toured Australia with

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2014-2016: ''The Darkest Road''

In December 2013, the band enlisted

and Henrik Udd of

to produce their sophomore album, ''The Darkest Road''. It was released worldwide via

on 7 October 2014. The album debuted at #20 on the

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100% Independent Chart. On 8 August 2014 the band announced that Andrew "Stix" Cotterell would be departing the band.

2017: ''Secrets''

In February 2017, the band released their third studio album, ''Secrets''.

Band members

Current members *Mat Cosgrove - guitars (2010–present) *Kerrod Dabelstein - guitars (2010–present) *Blair Layt - bass, clean vocals (2010–present) *Rhys Flannery - unclean vocals (2012–present), clean vocals (2014–present) *Michael Gee - drums (2014–present) Former members *Corey Staples - vocals (2010-2012) *Andrew Corterell - drums (2010-2014)

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

Awards

Queensland Music Awards

The

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(previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating

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's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. (wins only) , - ,

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, "Dawn to Rise" , Heavy Song of the Year , , -

References

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