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

| rev8Score = {{Rating|10|10}}{{cite web|last = Menn|first = Ricarda|title = CD Review: Nachtmystium – Silencing Machine|publisher = reflectionsofdarkness.com|date = July 24, 2012|url = http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-k-o-cdreviews-133/11744-cd-review-nachtmystium-silencing-machine.html|accessdate = September 15, 2012}}

| 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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