Then Comes Silence - post-punk, goth, shoegaze from Stockholm, Sweden

A four piece band formed in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Formed in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

A fascination of death, doom, spiritualism and corruption has gathered the members of THEN COMES SILENCE, together with a predisposition towards post-punk, goth, shoegaze and psychedelia. The band brings darkness and romantic death together.

Then Comes Silence are the Swedish captains of postpunk. The quartet from Stockholm is a fresh breeze of gothic renaissance, kicking darkness around with hammering rhythms and melodies that make hearts melt and blood freeze. The fascination for doom and darkness pervade and influence every tune and word.
 
The music of Then Comes Silence takes the listener on a journey from swinging postpunk to the shadows of goth-gaze and into scraps of coal hearted psych. The sharp soundscape is intense, massive and pounding. The lyrics flirt with death and sorrow. It’s goth, psychedelica, rock and post-punk in a symbiosis. Since the band’s very first show, as the opening act for A Place to Bury Strangers in 2012.
 
The sonic collaboration of two guitars creates an imaginative dimensional sonic picture, propelled either side of the drum and bass lead, like a dark and winged creature. Sinister and threatening vocals set up a presence that is both exciting and foreboding. Adrenaline guaranteed! Their music attracts wide attention and is praised for its apocalyptic sound and dystopian message.

Members: Alex Svenson-Metés, Hugo Zombie, Jonas Fransson
Former Members: Jens Karnstedt, Karl Nilsson, Seth Kapadia

Website: http://thencomessilence.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thencomessilence
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thencomessilence/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThenComesS
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThenComesSilence
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/then-comes-silence
Bandcamp: http://thencomessilence.bandcamp.com/
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THEN COMES SILENCE - Tickets To Funerals - Official Video




THEN COMES SILENCE - Strangers (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - Rise To The Bait - Official Video




THEN COMES SILENCE - Chain - Official Video




THEN COMES SILENCE - Spinning faster (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - The Dead Cry For No One (OFFICIAL VIDEO)




THEN COMES SILENCE - Animals (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - Fingers (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - Can't Hide (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - To The Bone (We Are Doomed) (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - Slowly Dragging You Down (Official Video)




THEN COMES SILENCE - We Lose The Night REMIX By Wolf X (SHE PLEASURES HERSELF)

Trickery
by THEN COMES SILENCE






Have you ever wondered what triumph over adversity sounds like?

The answer lies in 'Trickery', the seventh album from gothic post-punk legends Then Comes Silence.

It's 2022, and on the eve of their first-ever US tour and eager to promote their stellar albums 'Machine' (2020) and 'Hunger' (2022) for the first time, Then Comes Silence are suddenly and unexpectedly reduced to a three-piece. Would their famed darkwave wall-of-sound still work with just the three bandmembers? The answer was resoundingly positive, so much so that the band resolved to continue with the slimmed-down line-up on a permanent basis on further US (supporting Vision Video and The Bellwether Syndicate) and European tours, and now on their return to the studio. This inadvertent metamorphosis of the band has led to a different way of creating music and performing live.

To capture the heart and essence of the trio's live prowess, 'Trickery' was recorded in just three days in Kapsylen Studio in Stockholm. With Jonas Fransson (in the band since 2015) laying down an energetic punk backbeat and sleaze punk fan Hugo Zombie (a 2018 recruit) providing inventive and rhythmic guitar lines, the main focus remains on singer and bassist Alex Svenson, sole surviving member from the band's 2012 debut album, whose velvety croon and solid bass lines are enhanced on 'Trickery' by retro synth sounds reminiscent of his recent solo futurist wave project Neonpocalypse. "The electronic elements are essential to 'Trickery'," Alex says, "but are also a salute to punk music, the cradle of Then Comes Silence and the cradle of post-punk".

The band's existential crisis also resulted in a re-assessment of their very raison d'être, and this is reflected lyrically on the new album. Then Comes Silence explain that 'Trickery' celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a group, a tribe. "Being a part of what many people call 'the goth and post-punk community' is a great privilege. After being on the road meeting people from the music scene for so many years, we have experienced a caring and welcoming community. Both old and young, some with a similar background and some just for the love of the music and the culture that comes with the lifestyle. No-one is free from apprehension and fear. Everyone feels some kind of alienation to a certain extent. You might often think you need to camouflage yourself to feel part of a scene, to make a change to fit into the group. The need for friendship is strong, so you adapt. Maybe not always the way you hoped, but then... there are moments when we unite and harmonize with other people and feel an incredible community together. That feeling is priceless and a blessing. Friendship is love. It is important and worth fighting for."

released April 5, 2024

Alex Svenson - vocals, bass and synthezisers
Jonas Fransson - drums
Hugo Zombie - guitars

Produced by
Alex Svenson

Mixed by
Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Backyard Babies)

Additional musicians:
Dusty Gannon (Vision Video)
Emma Nylén (Emmon)
Gözde Duzer (Aux Animaux)
Jörgen Wall (Whale, Thåström, among others)