- The Silence in Black and White by Hawthorne Heights OOP EMO
- Artist: Hawthorne Heights
- Release Date: Jun 2004
- Format: CD
- Record Label: Victory Records (USA)
- Genre: Heavy Metal
- UPC: 746105022027
- Out of Production
A hard-touring Ohio band with a debut record that didn't reach the Billboard charts until a full seven months after its initial 2004 release, Hawthorne Heights plays a bracing brand of emo rock. The group combines the punky tunefulness and speedy rhythms of the Descendents with a heavy, prog-influenced sound that owes more to the "math rock" and "screamo" scenes.
"Silver Bullet" begins with complex Rush-like start-stop unison fills, before giving way to an ultra-catchy chorus that would make fellow Midwesterners Cheap Trick smile, while "Ohio Is for Lovers" adds a healthy dose of guttural throat-shredding over lyrics that examine love and death.
"Niki FM" uses metallic riffing and careening lead guitars to evoke a seemingly obsessive relationship. Equal parts raging post-hardcore and gentle melodicism, THE SILENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE is a dynamic, appealing emo album.
Track Listing
1. Life on Standby
2. Dissolve and Decay
3. Niki FM
4. Transition, The
5. Blue Burns Orange
6. Silver Bullet
7. Screenwriting an Apology
8. Ohio Is for Lovers
9. Wake Up Call
10. Sandpaper and Silk
11. Speeding Up the Octaves
This CD is in like new condition, and includes all inserts and jewel case.
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