Swedish post-punk trio THEN COMES SILENCE to release ‘Ride or Die’ single. Catch a sneak preview

Swedish post-punk outfit THEN COMES SILENCE will release their new single ‘Ride or Die’ on March 1. Ahead of that, they share the teaser for this video, presenting the first taste of their seventh album ‘Trickery’. The band recently signed to Metropolis Records for this record, which celebrates friendship, unity and belonging to a group – your tribe. The first single, ‘Ride or Die’ has already reached #3 in Germany’s authoritative DAC Charts.

Formed in Stockholm in 2012, Then Comes Silence is frontman ALEX SVENSON, drummer JONAS FRANSSON and HUGO ZOMBIE on guitar – originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult. Recorded by JORGEN WALL (Jay-Jay Johanson, The Hellacopters) and mixed by TOM VAN HEESCH (Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Backyard Babies), this album was mastered by SVANTE FORSBACK / Chartmakers (Rammstein, Amaranthe, Ville Valo, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica). The full album is out on April 5.

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Ride or Die
Preview the video. ‘Trickery’ album out April 5 (vinyl, CD, digital) via Metropolis Records
1 March 2024

Swedish post-punk trio Then Comes Silence to release ‘Ride or Die’ single. Catch a sneak preview

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‘Rise to the Bait’ (2023) https://youtu.be/TCP5vnnabeE
‘Chain’ (2023) https://youtu.be/c9pTnxBMBgA
‘Tickets to Funerals’ (2023) https://youtu.be/XM9Y_XmF7Zo

“Then Comes Silence are everything a band should be – good tunes, good playing and singing, and good looking. Their songs are ear-worms, once heard difficult to forget, as catchy as gonorrhea but far better for your health” ~ Wayne Hussey

”I can see them being huge” ~ Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth)

“Truly love it” ~ She Past Away

“Hellacopters of Gothic Rock” ~ Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes)

“The only band that have been voted in as album of the month three times!” ( ‘Blood’ in 2017 / ‘Machine’ in 2020 / ‘Hunger’ in 2022) ~ Sonic Seducer Magazine

Swedish post-punk outfit Then Comes Silence, has announced they will release their new single, ‘Ride or Die’ on March 1. Ahead of that, they share the teaser for this video, presenting the first taste of their seventh album ‘Trickery’.

The band recently signed to Metropolis Records for the release of this record, which celebrates friendship, unity and belonging to a group – your tribe. The first single, ‘Ride or Die’, which has already reached #3 in Germany’s authoritative DAC Charts, will be released on March 1.

Hailing from Stockholm, Then Comes Silence was founded by Alex Svenson in 2012, originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult. Today he is joined by drummer Jonas Fransson and Hugo Zombie (Los Carniceros del Norte) on guitar.

‘Trickery’ follows their 2022 album ‘Hunger’, released via Nexilis Records / Schubert Music (Europe) and Metropolis Records (North America). After dual record deals for the past few albums, Then Comes Silence has signed exclusively with Metropolis Records for this album.

“For this forthcoming album ‘Trickery’, we had a change of deal and went full member of the Metropolis Records family. We are ready to embrace the crowd again with our heart and can’t wait to get the album out,” says frontman Alex Svenson.

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).

These sessions capture the heart and essence of rock. With electronic elements being essential to the new recordings, ‘Trickery’ is also a salute to punk music, to which Then Comes Silence traces their roots.

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 unexpectedly became a three-piece just ahead of their 2022 US tour, then setting out to answer the question “could they continue with only three members”? Proving to work well, the band transformed into a trio, their metamorphosis leading to a different way of creating music and performing live.

Then Comes Silence has toured and played live with The Fields of the Nephilim, The Chameleons, A Place To Bury Strangers and most recently with The Bellwether Syndicate and Vision Video. With many festivals to their name, highlights include M’era Luna, Wave Gotik Treffen, Amphi Festival, Castle Party and W-Festival.

As of March 1, ‘Ride or Die’ will be unleashed digitally everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp. The full ‘Trickery’ album will be released on vinyl and CD, as well as digitally, on April 5. Kicking off in late April and May, Then Comes Silence will be touring North America extensively with Vision Video.

CREDITS
Music & Lyrics by Alex Svenson
Published by HaHa Musikförlag
Alex Svenson – vocals, bass, synthesizer
Jonas Fransson – drums
Hugo Zombie – guitar
Video directed by Gözde Duzer & Then Comes Silence
Starring Johnny Nattsjö as Nebelmeer on synthesizer,
Bengii, Lord Of All Possible Pain and Mischief, and El Pseudo as themselves
From ‘Trickery’ abum, released via Metropolis Records
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR