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Years active
  
2005–2008

Active until
  
2008

Labels
  
Crash Music Inc.

Record label
  
Crash Music, Inc.

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Also known as
  
The Silence and the Serenity

Members
  
Mikey Fraleigh Nick Privitera Phil Bartsch Kyle Behnken Kyle Jackson

Origin
  
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States (2005)

Albums
  
The Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White

Genres
  
Metalcore, Deathcore (early), Death metal (early)

Similar
  
Left to Vanish, A Breath Before Surfacing, A Thousand Times Re, Dance Club Massacre, Elysia

The Silence and the Serenity was an obscure metal band from Poughkeepsie, New York. They formed in 2005 under the name Bless the Fallen.

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After self-releasing their debut EP, So Dark the Crown of Man, they signed a deal with Crash Music Inc., who released their debut full-length album, The Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White in 2007, described by Allmusic as "a routine screamo/metalcore blend that contains occasional hints of death metal and black metal". Despite calling the recording quality of the album "terrible", Exclaim! described the album as "a fun, nostalgic metal fight".

After months of inactivity, Bartsch and Privitera would go on to form Dead Empires with long-time friend John Bryan. They recorded a 4 song EP entitled "Monuments" that was mastered by current Guns and Roses guitarist Bumblefoot. In the spring of 2012, Dead Empires entered The Isokon studio in Woodstock, N.Y. under the guidance of D. James Goodwin to complete a full-length album entitled "Waiting In Waves". It currently has a release date of August 2012.

In the summer of 2011, Drummer Phil Bartsch and Guitarist Kyle Behnken joined the Poughkeepsie Ska-Punk band The Raddigan Brothers Noise Experience. The band is currently signed to bassist and lead vocalist Mike Dietz' record label P.I.F.F. ("Punk Is Fucking Fun") Records.

Members

  • Mikey Fraleigh - vocals
  • Nick Privitera - bass guitar
  • Phil Bartsch - drums
  • Kyle Jackson - guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Behnken - guitar
  • Former Members

  • Dan - vocals (on So Dark the Crown of Man)
  • Kenny- vocals
  • Dan - guitar
  • Will - guitar
  • Discography

  • So Dark the Crown of Man (EP)
  • The Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White (2007), Crash Music Inc.
  • Demo EP (2008) - as The Silence and the Serenity
  • Songs

    Eclectic SoundsThe Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White · 2007
    In Search Of WordsThe Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White · 2007
    Stepping Away From DefeatThe Eclectic Sounds of a City Painted Black and White · 2007

    References

    The Silence and the Serenity Wikipedia