The Silent Enigma


The Silent Enigma is the second album by British rock band Anathema, released on 1995 through Peaceville Records.

Background

The Silent Enigma represents a turning point in Anathema's career and sees the band incorporating more clean vocals and melodic elements, while still retaining the band's early death-doom style. The album was originally titled Rise Pantheon Dreams, a title later used by White for his post-Anathema project The Blood Divine.
Where Darren's vocals were more guttural, Vincent's newer style pushed the possibilities for Anathema onwards and upwards, with a scope and breath beyond his years. Lauded by the metal press, the album has since been described by Terrorizer magazine as "one of Anathema's best". The special edition of the album also features two bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Anathema.

2003 Remastered Release

A remastered version of The Silent Enigma was released on 2003 by Peaceville Records. The 2-disc package features the entire The Silent Enigma album fully re-mastered on CD, along with a DVD featuring a live performance recorded in Kraków, Poland, in March 1996, as well as promotional videos for the tracks "Sweet Tears", "Mine Is Yours to Drown In ", "The Silent Enigma", and "Hope".

DVD

;Promotional Videos
  1. "Sweet Tears"
  2. "Mine Is Yours"
  3. "The Silent Enigma"
  4. "Hope"
;Live
  1. "Intro"
  2. "Restless Oblivion"
  3. "Shroud of Frost"
  4. "We the Gods"
  5. "Sunset of Age"
  6. "Mine Is Yours"
  7. "Sleepless"
  8. "The Silent Enigma"
  9. "A Dying Wish"

    Personnel

;Guest musicians
;Production