Watching in Silence

Watching in Silence is the debut astudio album by the American heavy metal band Circle II Circle, released in 2003. It featured guest appearances from lead vocalist Zachary Stevens's former band mates from Savatage, Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery, who co-wrote most of the songs on the album.

Watching in Silence
Studio album by Circle II Circle
Released	April 29, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	45:52
Label	AFM (Germany) Avalon (Japan)
Producer	Jon Oliva, Zachary Stevens, Jim Morris, Dan Campbell
Circle II Circle chronology
Watching in Silence (2003) All That Remains EP (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7[2]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[3]

Track listing

1. "Out of Reach" (Chris Caffery, Jon Oliva, Zachary Stevens) – 4:09
2. "Sea of White" (Caffery, Stevens) – 4:39
3. "Into the Wind" (Caffery, Matt LaPorte, Stevens) – 4:18
4. "Watching in Silence" (Oliva, Stevens) – 4:25
5. "Forgiven" (Oliva, Stevens) – 5:02
6. "Lies" (LaPorte, Oliva, Stevens) – 3:26
7. "Face to Face" (Caffery, Stevens) – 5:12
8. "Walls" (Oliva, Stevens) – 4:28
9. "The Circle" (Oliva, Stevens) – 3:30
10. "F.O.S. (Fields of Sorrow)" (Oliva, Stevens) – 6:39

Personnel

Circle II Circle

• Zachary Stevens – lead vocals, producer, cover concept
• Matt LaPorte – guitars
• John Zahner – keyboards
• Kevin Rothney – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Christopher Kinder – drums

Additional musicians

• Jon Oliva – vocals, keyboards, producer
• Chris Caffery – guitars on "Out of Reach", "Sea of White" and "Face to Face"

Production

• Jim Morris – co–producer, engineer, mixing with Circle II Circle, mastering
• Dan Campbell – executive producer, cover concept, design & artwork, management
• Thomas Ewerhard – design & artwork

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Circle II Circle - Watching in Silence review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
2. Schöwe, Andreas (May 2003). "Circle II Circle - Watching in Silence". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
3. Rönnebeck, Jenni (2003). "Review Dynamit : Circle II Circle - Watching in Silence". Rock Hard (in German). No. 192. Retrieved May 8, 2018.