Cry for Silence were a British heavy metal band. They influenced and toured with a number of other bands.

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Cry for Silence
Cry for Silence in 2008
Background information
Also known as	CFS
Origin	Watford, England
Genres	Metalcore progressive metal
Years active	1999–2008
Labels	Mighty Atom Visible Noise
Members	Alessandro Venturella Steve Sears Andy C. Saxton Ali Gordon Adam Pettit

History

Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist Alessandro Venturella.[1] He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (drums), Andy C. Saxton (bass) and Adam Pettit (vocals).[2]

In their 8 years together,[3] Cry For Silence have been cited as influences by many bands including Enter Shikari, Gallows and Your Demise.[4] They have toured with bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, Caliban, The Distillers, From Autumn to Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Haunted, The Hope Conspiracy, Hopesfall, My Chemical Romance, Nora, Poison the Well, Shai Hulud, Sepultura, Sikth, and Strung Out.[5]

Cry For Silence have played festivals including Give it a Name 2007 at Earls Court[6]^{[circular reference]} and Download Festival 2008.[7]^{[circular reference]} They also performed live radio sessions for BBC Radio One.[2]

After releasing two EPs, Cry For Silence released their debut album in 2008, titled The Glorious Dead, with album artwork by Dan Mumford.[8]

Following the breakup of Cry For Silence, Alessandro Venturella went on to tour duties with LostProphets, Architects, Mastodon who made the introductions to Slipknot,[9] Andy C. Saxton joined First Signs of Frost and Steve Sears went on to form Gold Key and production work at Monolith Studios in North London.

Discography

• Through the Precious Words (2001)[10]
• The Longest Day (Mighty Atom Records, 2004)[11]
• The Glorious Dead (Visible Noise, 2008)[2]

References