Swedish post-punk outfit Then Comes Silence has kicked off a string of European tour dates announced for 2024 in support of their seventh album ‘Trickery’, released earlier this year via Metropolis Records. Not long ago, the band wrapped up a successful North American tour is currently touring North America.
The band presents one of their favourite songs from this album – ‘Ghost House’, which features back vocals by Emma Nylén (Emmon). This is a meticulously-crafted song laced with raw passion, where every echoing synth line brings us closer to the heart of their musical dominion. This also happens to be the final song on the album.
Formed in Stockholm in 2012, Then Comes Silence is made up of frontman Alex Svenson, drummer Jonas Fransson and guitarist Hugo Zombie (Los Carniceros del Norte), their name inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult.
Following up their 2022 album ‘Hunger’, released via Nexilis Records / Schubert Music (Europe) and Metropolis Records (North America), ‘Trickery’ captures the heart and essence of alternative rock, along with electronic elements. But it is also a salute to punk music, to which Then Comes Silence traces their roots.
With 13 lush and cavernous tracks on offer, this record features guest appearances by Gözde Duzer of Aux Animaux, Emma Nylén (Emmon), Jörgen Wall of Whale, Thåström and Dusty Gannon of Vision Video.
Recorded by Jörgen Wall (Jay-Jay Johanson, The Hellacopters) over three days at Stockholm’s Kapsylen Studio and mixed by Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Backyard Babies), this album was mastered by Svante Forsbäck / Chartmakers (Rammstein, Amaranthe, Ville Valo, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica). Earlier, Then Comes Silence shared the singles ‘Like a Hammer’, ‘Ride or Die’, and focus track ‘Stay Strange’.
This album celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a group, a tribe. Being a part of the goth and post-punk community is, according to the band, a great privilege. After being on the road and meeting people from the music scene for so many years, the band have experienced a caring and welcoming community. Old and young. Some with a similar background and some just for the love of the music and the culture that comes with the lifestyle.
After debuting with their eponymous album in 2012, Then Comes Silence put out two more albums before releasing ‘Blood’ via Nuclear Blast in 2016. Their subsequent ‘Machine’ album was jointly released via Oblivion / SPV and Metropolis Records in 2020.
Then Comes Silence has toured and performed with The Fields of the Nephilim, The Chameleons, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Bellwether Syndicate and Vision Video, as well as playing Wave Gotik Treffen, M’era Luna, Amphi Festival, Castle Party and W-Festival.
The ‘Trickery’ album is out now, available on vinyl, CD and digitally everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.
EUROPE TOUR DATES
Jul 13, Carpi IT 🇮🇹
Jul 27, Cologne DE 🇩🇪
Aug 23, Ostend BE 🇧🇪
Sep 15, Berlin DE 🇩🇪
Sep 19, Oberhausen DE 🇩🇪
Sep 20, Liege BE (sold out) 🇧🇪
Sep 21, Rouen FR 🇫🇷
Sep 22, Paris FR 🇫🇷
Sep 23, Toulouse FR 🇫🇷
Sep 24, Nantes FR 🇫🇷
Sep 25, Marseille FR 🇫🇷
Sep 26, Liege BE 🇧🇪
Sep 27, Frankfurt DE 🇩🇪
Sep 28, Skurup SE 🇸🇪
Nov 1, London UK 🇬🇧
Nov 2, Whitby UK 🇬🇧
Nov 15, Gothenburg SE 🇸🇪
Nov 16, Copenhagen SE 🇩🇰
Dec 5, TBA ES 🇪🇸
Dec 6, Bilbao ES 🇪🇸
Dec 7, Zaragoza ES 🇪🇸
Dec 8, TBA ES 🇪🇸
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