The End of Silence

The End of Silence is the fifth release and the third full-length album by Rollins Band, led by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. The album's cover features a stylized drawing of the sun identical to the one tattooed on Rollins' back. The album's liner notes credit the artwork to California tattoo artist Rick Spellman.

For other uses, see End of Silence (disambiguation).
The End of Silence
Studio album by
Rollins Band
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1992
RecordedOctober 1991 at Showplace Studios, Dover, NJ
GenreAlternative metal, post-hardcore, funk metal
Length72:30
78:53 (Japanese edition)
155:37 (2002 reissue)
LabelImago Records
ProducerAndy Wallace
Rollins Band chronology
Turned On
(1990)		 The End of Silence
(1992)		 Weight
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In Metal Hammer's list of the Top 10 Albums of 1992, they describe the album as "Taut, ferocious, withering" and that it is "the record that took Rollins from hardcore punk renaissance man to bona fide alt-rock icon."[2]

Track listing

(All songs written by Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett, Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain)

  1. "Low Self Opinion" – 5:18
  2. "Grip" – 4:50
  3. "Tearing" – 4:58
  4. "You Didn't Need" – 5:30
  5. "Almost Real" – 8:03
  6. "Obscene" – 8:50
  7. "What Do You Do" – 7:22
  8. "Blues Jam" – 11:46
  9. "Another Life" – 4:39
  10. "Just Like You" – 10:57

The album was recorded in Dover, New Jersey.

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1992Rock de LuxSpain "Albums of the Year"23[3]
1992SoundsGermany "Albums of the Year"24[4]
1992SelectUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"40[5]
1996VisionsGermany "The Eternal Readers Charts"63[6]
1996VisionsGermany "The Best Albums 1991-96"*[7]
1999VisionsGermany "The Most Important Albums of the Nineties"15[8]
2000TerrorizerUnited Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties"*[9]
2004Decibel United States "Hall of Fame"19[10]
2005Rock HardGermany "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time"426[11]
2017Metal HammerUnited Kingdom "Top Ten Albums of 1992"*[12]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart performance

Personnel

References

  1. Franck, John. "allmusic ((( The End of Silence > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  2. "The Top 10 Albums Of 1992". Louder. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  3. "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. "Musikexpress - Albums of the Year". Musikexpress. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  5. "Select - Albums of the Year". Select. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  6. "Visions - The Eternal Readers Charts". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. "Visions - The Best Albums 1991-96". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  8. "Visions - The Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  9. "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  10. "Rollins Band – "The End of Silence"". Decibel. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  11. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 40. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "The Top 10 Albums Of 1992". Louder. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  13. "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  14. "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  15. "UK charts page for "Tearing" by Rollins Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-17.



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