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Break the Silence is the fourth studio album by the German a cappella metal band van Canto, released on 23 September 2011. It reached number 23 in the German charts.[2] It features 13 tracks, five of them being covers, and two of them featuring guest artists: Joakim Brodén (from Sabaton) guest appears in his band's cover "Primo Victoria", Marcus Siepen (from Blind Guardian) guest appears on "Spelled in Waters".[3] "A Storm to Come" is their longest song to date, clocking at 9:13, and is also the first episode of "Peer Returns", Van Canto's theatrical a cappella metal adaption of "Peer Gynt".

Break the Silence
Studio album by Van Canto
Released	23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)
Genre	Heavy metal, a cappella
Length	62:11
Label	Napalm Records
Van Canto chronology
Tribe of Force (2010) Break the Silence (2011) Dawn of the Brave (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Black Wind Metal	[1]

Critical reaction

Metal.de rated it 9/10.[4] The Age of Metal called it a "jewel", praising its production and innovation.[5] Metal Storm rated it 8.4/10.[6] Laut.de was less complimentary, suggesting it would be better not to break the silence and calling it "as unnecessary as a goiter".[7]

Track listing

[8]

Personnel

Van Canto

• Dennis Schunke (Sly) – lead vocals
• Inga Scharf – lead vocals (effects)
• Stefan Schmidt – lower rakkatakka vocals, wahwah solo guitar vocals (rhythm, lead on solos)
• Ross Thompson – higher rakkatakka vocals (lead)
• Ingo Sterzinger (Ike) – lowest dandan vocals (bass)
• Bastian Emig – drums, piano on "Master of the Wind"

Guest musicians

• Joakim Brodén (Sabaton) - male vocals on "Primo Victoria"
• Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian) - acoustic guitars on "Spelled in Waters"
• Orchestra on "Betrayed"
• Helen Vogt (Flowing Tears) - female vocals on "A Storm to Come"

References

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