''Silent So Long'' is the second studio album by

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band

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. It was released on November 14, 2014 in Europe and December 9, 2014 in the United States via

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. Recording session took place at Studio Engine 55 and at Funkhaus Studio in Berlin, with vocals for "Hypothetical" recorded at Poolhouse in Los Angeles. It features

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, Lemmy, Margaux Bossieux, Marilyn Manson and

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's equipment included

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Rectifier amps,

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pedals, strings and guitar picks,

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plug-ins.

Track listing

Personnel

– lyrics, guitars, vocals, keyboards, electro sequencer *Terry Matlin – lyrics *Thomas Borman – lyrics *Margaux Bossieux – lyrics, backing vocals, featured artist (track 9) *Sascha Moser – drum and guitar editing *

Mikko Sirén Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classica ...

– drums *Arnaud Giroux – bass, vocal recording and production, cover design *Olsen Involtini – additional guitars, vocal recording and production, drum recording and engineering *Florian Ammon – vocal recording (track 4) *Ulf Kruckenberg – drum recording and engineering *

Ben Grosse Ben Grosse is an American record producer and mixer, known for his signature sound involving metal and hard rock music. Grosse has mixed and produced numerous albums for popular artists such as Dream Theater, Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, Disturbe ...

– mixing *Tom Baker – mastering *Erik Laser – management *Birgit Fordyce – management *Stefan Mehnert – management *Klaus Merz – photography *Frank Dellé – featured artist (track 1) * Merrill Beth Nisker – featured artist (track 2) *

Ian Fraser Kilmister Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he wa ...

– featured artist (track 3) * Brian Hugh Warner – featured artist (track 4) *

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

References

External links