No-Big-Silence

{{Infobox musical artist |Name = NO-BIG-SILENCE |Background = group_or_band |Origin = Tallinn EST |Genre = [[Industrial Metal]

|Years_active = 1989–present |Label = NBS recordings, Piraat Records, Cyberware Productions |URL = Official site |Current_members = Cram
Willam
Kristo Kotkas
Kristo Rajasaare |Past_members = Marko Asto }}

No-Big-Silence is an Industrial Metal Band from Estonia

From Death to Industrial

NBS were originaly a Death metal band called Aggressor, then in 1994 when Bass guitarst Cram sung a Corrosia Metalla cover called Russian Vodka from their Of Long Duration Anguish album in which resulted the idea of changing their style.

In 1995 they went into the studio (still as Aggressor) where they were suggested a name-change. So in 1996 they wrote lyrics to a song titled "No-Big-Silence 99" (a street in the USA where a massmurder was committed). So the album was titled "99" and band was renamed "No Big Silence".

early life

The band was first introduced to a wider audience in the summer of 1995 at the Rock Summer festival, Estonia, where they headlined the B-stage. The crowd gave the band a spectacular welcome and from then on NO-BIG-SILENCE has successfully performed at larger festivals and smaller clubs in Estonia, the Baltic States, Russia and Scandinavia. NO-BIG-SILENCE is valued as an live-act with an impressive show, esteemed by such worldclass rock bands as Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, HIM, Motörhead, Waltari etc. NO-BIG-SILENCE was chosen to be their support act from a selection of bands.

Style

The music of NO-BIG-SILENCE is loaded with positive energy that has an ironical side to it. "NO- BIG-SILENCE, unlike most of the hard rock bands that get their inspiration from mysticism, concentrates on expressing the twists and turns of human psychology in the language of popmusic. It is a great achievement in itself - to sound tough and delicate at the same time," rates Marko Mägi from Eesti Express weekly.

Influences: Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, KoRn, Rammstein, Rob Zombie , Filter, Depeche Mode

Success

The chariman of the concert agency BDG Peeter Rebane, the local promoter for metallica, Iron Maiden and Rammstein, comments: "In our opinion No-Big-Silence is the most professional industrial band in the Baltics. Besides, they are a great live-act."

Their 2nd release Successful, Bitch & Beautiful was already the album of current hitsongs such as "On The Hunt" and "Vamp-O-Rama". In 2001 the album was sold in Scandinavia,Germany, Italy and other European countries through the Finnish label Cyberware Production. The homepage of Cyberware states that the album of NO-BIG-SILENCE is a magnificent masterpiece and regards it as one of the label's strongest releases today. According to Cyberware the bonusvideo "Star DeLuxe" on the western version of the album gives a good overview of the band's glamorous live-show and enthusiastic fanbase. The Scandinavian music magazine Prospective Magazine thinks that "Successful, Bitch and Beautiful" is a must to listen to. The review in the same magazines gives NO-BIG-SILENCE 8 out of 10 points. Johan Carlsson, a reviewer for the Swedish Release Magazine distinguishes the even and uniform quality of the album. "Metal riffs melded with electronic sounds on top of rock song structures make an interesting mixture, and the vocals fit perfectly." Positively surprised, he continues: "It is nice to see an Estonian band, but don't buy it because of that. Buy it because it is good."

Aggressor lineup

• Villem Tarvas — Vocal, Guitar
• Marek Piliste (Cram) — Bass
• Kristo Kotkas — Guitar
• Marko Atso — Drums

No-Big-Silence lineup

• Cram — Vocals
• Willem — Bass, backing vocals, guitar
• Kristo K — Guitar, keyboards and programming, bass
• Kristo R — Drums

Previous members

Marko Atso - Drums (1995-2000)

Aggressor Albums

Procreate the Petrifactions 1993

Of Long Duration Anguish 1994

No-Big-Silence Albums

99 (Album) 1997

Successful, Bitch & Beautiful 2000

Unreleased (Album) 2003

Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus 2004

War In Wonderland 2006

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External links

• [http://www.no-big-silence.com
• [http://www.http://www.estonianmetal.com/bands/nbs
• [http://www.estonianmetal.com/bands/aggressor
• [http://www.myspace.com/nobigsilence