The End of Silence
The End of Silence | ||||
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Released | February 25, 1992 | |||
Recorded | October 1991 | |||
Studio | Showplace Studios, Dover, New Jersey | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 72:30 | |||
Label | Imago | |||
Producer | Andy Wallace | |||
Rollins Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from The End of Silence | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
MusicHound Rock | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Select | [9] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[10] |
Vox | 9/10[11] |
The End of Silence is the third studio album by the American rock band Rollins Band, led by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. The album's cover features a stylized drawing of the sun identical to the one tattooed on Rollins' back. The album's liner notes credit the artwork to California tattoo artist Rick Spellman.
Reception and legacy
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four out of five stars in his retrospective review. He observed that the singles received substantial airplay on MTV's Headbanger's Ball program, writing that the album "further cemented Rollins' profile with yet another audience: metalheads."[3] He adds, "Rollins released other solid records, but The End of Silence remains his best." In Metal Hammer's list of the top 20 best metal albums of 1992, they describe the album as "taut, ferocious, withering" and that it is "the record that took Rollins from hardcore punk renaissance man to bona fide alt-rock icon."[1] Tool bassist Justin Chancellor has mentioned that he was a fan of the album when it was released in the early 1990s.[12]
Track listing
All songs written by Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett, Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain.
- "Low Self Opinion" – 5:18
- "Grip" – 4:50
- "Tearing" – 4:58
- "You Didn't Need" – 5:30
- "Almost Real" – 8:03
- "Obscene" – 8:50
- "What Do You Do" – 7:22
- "Blues Jam" – 11:46
- "Another Life" – 4:39
- "Just Like You" – 10:57
Accolades
Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
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1992 | Rock de Lux | Spain | "Albums of the Year" | 23 | [13] |
1992 | Sounds | Germany | "Albums of the Year" | 24 | [14] |
1992 | Select | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | 40 | [15] |
1996 | Visions | Germany | "The Eternal Readers Charts" | 63 | [16] |
1996 | Visions | Germany | "The Best Albums 1991–96" | * | [17] |
1999 | Visions | Germany | "The Most Important Albums of the Nineties" | 15 | [18] |
2000 | Terrorizer | United Kingdom | "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" | * | [19] |
2004 | Decibel | United States | "Hall of Fame" | 19 | [20] |
2005 | Rock Hard | Germany | "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time" | 426 | [21] |
2022 | Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | "Top 20 Best Metal Albums of 1992" | * | [1] |
"*" denotes an unordered list. |
Personnel
Rollins Band
- Henry Rollins – vocals
- Chris Haskett – guitar
- Andrew Weiss – bass
- Sim Cain – drums
Production
- Theo Van Rock – engineering
- Andy Wallace – production, engineering, mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Charts
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Singles
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References
- ^ a b c "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1992". Louder. April 9, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
Blues rock, jazz, swing and prog all propped up a rock hard alt-metal sound.
- ^ a b "Rollins Band - the End of Silence".
- ^ a b Franck, John. "The End of Silence review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2102". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 368–369. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (March 8, 1992). "Shades of Rage According to Henry Rollins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Holtje, Steve (1999). "Henry Rollins/Rollins Band". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 952–953. ISBN 1-57859-061-2 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (March 19, 1992). "The End of Silence". Rolling Stone. No. 626. p. 92.
- ^ Perry, Andrew (March 1992). "Reviews". Select. EMAP. p. 68.
- ^ Hannaham, James (1995). "Henry Rollins". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 335–336. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Cameron, Keith (March 1992). "Albums: Rock & Pop". Vox. No. 18. IPC. p. 58.
- ^ https://www.ernieball.com.au/strikingachord/justin-chancellor
- ^ "Rock de Lux – Albums of the Year". Rocklist. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
- ^ "Musikexpress – Albums of the Year". Musikexpress. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Select – Albums of the Year". Select. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Visions – The Eternal Readers Charts". Visions. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Visions – The Best Albums 1991–96". Visions. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Visions – The Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Visions. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Rollins Band – "The End of Silence"". Decibel. September 18, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 40. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 238.
- ^ "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "UK charts page for "Tearing" by Rollins Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2010.