Silent Images is a Malmö-based, Swedish progressive death metal/thrash metal band, and is notable for being the sole extreme metal act from Sweden that solely encompasses musicians of foreign backgrounds, namely Argentina, Bolivia and Singapore.[1]
The members’ distinctively broad experiences in Rock, Metal, Jazz and Latin have proved invaluable in adding a unique taste to the band’s sound.[2][3]
History
The band was founded in 2011 by Argentinean-born David Sosa on guitars and Bolivian-born Manolo Beltran on drums. In 2012, Bolivian Renzo Jaldin & Singaporean Mithun MK (Deus Ex Machina) were respectively roped in on bass and vocals to complete the equation.
The band released a self-titled EP in 2013, and thereafter played multiple shows regionally och nationally.[4] In 2015, Silent Images recorded Knightfall, their full-length sophomore album at Hoborec Studios, Malmö. The album is based on the Batman:Knightfall story arc, with additional cues taken from the Batman: Arkham game series, as well as trinkets of philosophy. Lyrically, Shakespearean English, German, French and Latin were utilized to complement the diverse musicality.[5]
Following the recording of Knightfall, they joined the growing roster of Spanish label Art Gates Records,[6] whom scheduled their album for an international release in March 2016.[7]
Musical style
Silent Images depicts a musical style that is highly varied, and an amalgamation of different influences.[8][9] Their music has been referred to as a Pandora´s box of brutality, melody and eclecticism.[10] Critics have positively categorized the band as death metal,[11]melodic death metal,[12]progressive metal,[13] and thrash metal,[14] whilst simultaneously considering to be original in their ventures.[15][16] Vocally, the approach used is very diversified and unorthodox, with comparisons having been made to other theatrical acts such as Cradle Of Filth, Rammstein, Dir En Grey and King Diamond.[17][18][19] Lyrically, the band´s conceptualizations utilize highly poetic and sophisticated content, with multiple languages complementing Shakespearean overtones.[20][21]