"Surrounded by Silence" is a song by the deathcore band
Design the Skyline
Design the Skyline is an American avant-garde metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Formed in 2007, the band originally was known as Extra Large Kids during high school and recorded demo songs while playing in their local area under this name ...
. The song was self-released by the band on March 12, 2011. "Surrounded by Silence" was covered by a considerable amount of music journalists, whom described the track as
one of the worst songs ever.
Recording, production and music video
During March 2011, the band recorded the video for their single 'Surrounded by Silence' with local production team Red Island Productions.
[ The setting of the video consisted of the band playing on a set that rendered a forest. Other scenes in the video include the band playing in a cave with prop snow falling down on the members, which was designed from potato flakes and small pieces of cotton.]
Criticism
Both the band and the song have received a lot of criticism for the former's appearance and the latter's sound.MetalSucks
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History
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, wrote "I almost feel bad that nobody told these kids that scene is dead, because they probably think they are going to be rockstars."[
In an interview about the criticism, Design the Skyline stated "At first t bothered me, butit oesnot anymore. People don't seem to realize that the "Surrounded by Silence" song was just a demo song and not every band sounds their best on their first demo, you know? And it's crazy how much it blew us up!"]
See also
* List of music considered the worst
References
External links
*{{YouTube, ViSZI6UJEUQ, Official music video
Design the Skyline songs
2011 singles
2011 songs