Surrounded by Silence (song)

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"Surrounded by Silence"
Single by Design the Skyline
ReleasedMarch 12, 2011
RecordedMarch 2011
GenreElectronicore
Length4:12
LabelRed Island
Songwriter(s)Design the Skyline
Design the Skyline singles chronology
"Surrounded by Silence"
(2011) 		"Break Free from Your Life"
(2011)

"Surrounded by Silence" is a song by the deathcore band Design the Skyline. 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.[1] 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.[2] The song was recorded with Red Island Productions and recorded and released in March 2011.[1]

Criticism[]

Both the band and the song have received a lot of criticism for the former's appearance and the latter's sound.[3][4][5]

The magazine Thrash wrote "that attention [for the band is] mostly negative due to the song [style] itself as well as the outward appearance of the band."[3] Sergeant D, a writer of MetalSucks, wrote "I almost feel bad that nobody told these kids that scene is dead, because they probably think they are going to be rockstars."[4]

In an interview about the criticism, Design the Skyline stated "At first [it bothered me, but] it [does] not 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!"[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Guerrero, Richard. "Corpus Christi metal act's viral video landed group record deal". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher (2011). Profiles – Bands to Watch: Design the Skyline. Revolver. p. 43. ISSN 1527-408X.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Design the Skyline - Naevah". Thrash Magazine. 2 March 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Victory Records Signs Design the Skyline [via Time to Warp 2008]". MetalSucks. May 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Design the Skyline Interview". Hero (via Tumblr). Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.

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