Dawn Of Silence started in a small town in Sweden in 2000 when friends Patrik Johansson (guitar), Mats Johansson (guitar) and Torbjörn Edqvist (drums) got together to play Iron Maiden covers. When they got bored of playing covers they started writing their own songs, Mats younger brother joined on bass and Patrick started to sing. The band recorded their first album in 2006 called "Moment Of Weakness" which was released on Metal Heaven records. The band recorded their second album in 2008 and a year later the band found a suitable record label GMR Music Group who released this album in February 2010.
The band play melodic power metal that takes the basic Maiden influence and wraps it in a clean powerful melodic package that works surprisingly well considering I'm not a huge fan of Maiden's one dimensional music. If you want comparisons then Edguy and Hammerfall are two that fit the bill.
The album is well executed as everything seems to fit together well - music, vocals & production. Perhaps a little too well, because if I had to find fault with the album it is that it seems to lack personality - you know, the sort that comes from a few flaws or quirks here and there. A bit bizarre maybe that I think a few flaws might notch this up my rating system. Having said that, it is a good album for casual power metal listeners like myself as is represents the genre well.
Rating: 3 stars
