Break the Silence (Van Canto album)

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.^[1] 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".^[2] "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 (2011-9-23)
Genre	A cappella, power metal
Length	62:11
Label	Napalm Records
Van Canto chronology
Tribe of Force (2010) Break the Silence (2011) Dawn of the Brave (2014)

Critical reaction

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Black Wind Metal	[3]

Metal.de rated the album 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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If I Die in Battle"	4:46
2.	"The Seller of Souls"	3:24
3.	"Primo Victoria" (Sabaton cover, featuring Joakim Brodén from Sabaton)	3:44
4.	"Dangers in My Head"	4:05
5.	"Black Wings of Hate" (Fading Starlight cover)	4:41
6.	"Bed of Nails" (Alice Cooper cover)	3:37
7.	"Spelled in Waters" (featuring Marcus Siepen from Blind Guardian)	4:26
8.	"Neuer Wind"	3:21
9.	"The Higher Flight"	5:00
10.	"Master of the Wind" (Manowar cover)	6:09

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Betrayed" (Runes of Magic)	4:58
12.	"Bad to the Bone" (Running Wild cover)	4:52
13.	"A Storm to Come" (featuring Helen Vogt from Flowing Tears)	9:13

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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"