Silencing Machine
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{{Infobox album
| name = Silencing Machine
| type = studio
| artist = Nachtmystium
| cover = Nachtmystium Silencing Machine.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|07|30}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio = Engine Studios, Chicago
| genre = Black metal
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=38}}
| label = Century Media
| producer =
| prev_title = Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = The World We Left Behind
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = About.com
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last = Schalek|first = Dave|title = Nachtmysitum – Silencing Machine Review|publisher = About.com|url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/nachtmystium/fr/Nachtmysitum-Silencing-Machine-Review.htm|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
| rev2 = Allmusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last = Rivadavia|first = Eduardo|title = Silencing Machine – Nachtmystium|website = Allmusic|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/silencing-machine-mw0002389367|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
| rev3 = Blistering
| rev3Score = 9.5/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/27607/menuid/2/tempidx/4/link/1|title=Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine (Century Media Records)|first=Matthew|last=Bowling|magazine=Blistering|accessdate=January 24, 2013}}
| rev4 = Consequence of Sound
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last = Hadusek|first = Jon|title = Album Review: Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine|magazine = Consequence of Sound|date = August 9, 2012|url = https://consequence.net/2012/08/album-review-nachtmystium-silencing-machine-2/|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
| rev5 = The NewReview
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last = Juliff|first = Kevin|title = Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine|publisher = thenewreview.net|date = July 22, 2012|url = http://thenewreview.net/reviews/nachtmystium-silencing-machine|accessdate = September 16, 2012}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|last = Stosuy|first = Brandon|title = Nachtmystium: Silencing Machine|publisher = Pitchfork|date = August 2, 2012|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16773-silencing-machine/|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite magazine|last = Brown|first = Dean|title = Nachtmystium: Silencing Machine|magazine = PopMatters|date = August 10, 2012|url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/161677-nachtmystium-silencing-machine/|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
| rev8 = Reflections of Darkness
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/nachtmystium-silencing-machine-century-media|title=Nachtmystium, ‘Silencing Machine’|first=Christopher|last=R. Weingarten|date=July 31, 2012|magazine=Spin|accessdate=January 24, 2013}}
|noprose = yes
}}
Silencing Machine is the sixth full-length album by black metal band Nachtmystium. It was released via Century Media Records in the United States on July 30, 2012.{{cite web|title = Century Media Records – Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine|publisher = Century Media Records|url = http://www.centurymedia.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=1302|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}
Limited edition includes an additional bonus track "Ashes to Ashes".{{cite web|title = Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine (ltd. ed. digi – import)|url = http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Nachtmystium_-_Silencing_Machine_-ltd._ed._digi_-_import-/43048|accessdate = September 15, 2012}} This track is a rerecorded version of the same track on the Nachtmystium's 2004 album Demise.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 59:38
| title1 = Dawn Over the Ruins of Jerusalem
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Silencing Machine
| length2 = 6:26
| title3 = And I Control You
| length3 = 6:14
| title4 = The Lepers of Destitution
| length4 = 8:29
| title5 = Borrowed Hope and Broken Dreams
| length5 = 5:09
| title6 = I Wait in Hell
| length6 = 5:45
| title7 = Decimation, Annihilation
| length7 = 4:54
| title8 = Reduced to Ashes
| length8 = 5:07
| title9 = Give Me the Grave
| length9 = 5:29
| title10 = These Rooms in Which We Weep
| length10 = 7:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition bonus track
| total_length = 67:54
| title11 = Ashes to Ashes
| length11 = 8:16
}}
=LP release=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Dawn Over the Ruins of Jerusalem
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Silencing Machine
| length2 = 6:25
| title3 = And I Control You
| length3 = 6:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = The Lepers of Destitution
| length1 = 8:29
| title2 = Borrowed Hope and Broken Dreams
| length2 = 5:09
| title3 = I Wait in Hell
| length3 = 5:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side C
| title1 = Decimation, Annihilation
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = Reduced to Ashes
| length2 = 5:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side D
| title1 = Give Me the Grave
| length1 = 5:29
| title2 = These Rooms in Which We Weep
| length2 = 7:38
}}
Personnel
;Nachtmystium
- Blake Judd – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
- Andrew "Aamonael" Markuszewski – vocals, guitar
- Will Lindsay – bass
- Charlie Fell – drum, percussion
- Sanford Parker – keyboard, synthesizer
;Additional musicians
- Matthias Vogels – guitar, synthesizer
- Bruce Lamont, Chris Black, Matt McGoat – additional vocals
;Technical personnel
- Rebecca Clegg – artwork
- Collin Jordan – mastering
- Sanford Parker – mixing and engineering
- Nachtmystium (Sanford Parker) – production
- Christophe Szpajdel — logo
References
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External links
- [http://www.centurymedia.com/ Century Media Records]
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