Cry for Silence were a British heavy metal band. They influenced and toured with a number of other bands.

History

Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist

Alessandro Venturella Alessandro "Alex" Venturella is a British musician who is the current bassist for American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot. He previously has served as a lead guitarist for Krokodil and Cry for Silence. Earlier in ...

. He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (drums), Andy C. Saxton (bass) and Adam Pettit (vocals). In their 8 years together, Cry For Silence have been cited as influences by many bands including

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Your Demise Your Demise were a British hardcore punk band from St Albans, England, formed in 2003. They shared stages and toured worldwide with the likes of Comeback Kid, Basement, Trapped Under Ice, Man Overboard, Enter Shikari, Parkway Drive, A Da ...

. They have toured with bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, Caliban, The Distillers, From Autumn to Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Haunted, The Hope Conspiracy, Hopesfall, My Chemical Romance, Nora, Poison the Well, Shai Hulud, Sepultura, Sikth, and Strung Out. Cry For Silence have played festivals including Give it a Name 2007 at Earls Court and Download Festival 2008. They also performed live radio sessions for BBC Radio One. After releasing two EPs, Cry For Silence released their debut album in 2008, titled ''The Glorious Dead'', with album artwork by Dan Mumford. Following the breakup of Cry For Silence, Alessandro Venturella went on to tour duties with LostProphets, Architects, Mastodon who made the introductions to Slipknot, Andy C. Saxton joined First Signs of Frost and Steve Sears went on to form Gold Key and production work at Monolith Studios in North London.

Discography

* ''Through the Precious Words'' (2001) * ''The Longest Day'' (

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, 2004) * ''The Glorious Dead'' (

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, 2008)

References

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