{"id":39936,"date":"2024-04-02T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39936"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:41:49","slug":"then-comes-silence-shares-latest-single-like-a-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39936","title":{"rendered":"Then Comes Silence shares latest single   &#8216;Like a Hammer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0Then Comes Silence\u00a0another dose of post-punk on their new\u00a0<em>Like a Hammer<\/em> single. Arriving hot on the trail of the lead track\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ingrv.es\/ride-or-die-qgn-r\" title=\"\">Ride or Die<\/a><\/em>, the band bring us one step closer to the release of their seventh album\u00a0\u2018Trickery\u2019, forthcoming via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metropolis-records.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metropolis Records<\/a>. Watch the video for <em>Like A Hammer <\/em>via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgWY_uxUY3E&#039;?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based in Stockholm, Then Comes Silence was founded by\u00a0Alex Svenson\u00a0in 2012, originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult. Today he is joined by drummer\u00a0Jonas Fransson and\u00a0Hugo Zombie\u00a0(Los Carniceros del Norte) on guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;\u2018<em>Like a Hammer\u2019 was the first song written for \u2018Trickery\u2019 a little more than a year ago. There is a tradition based on an inside joke when I write and we record. Every album has an ABBA moment and a Ramones moment or a Judas Priest moment. A melody, a riff, a drum beat or a whole part that has something familiar with the mentioned artists. \u2018Like a Hammer\u2019 was pointed out as the ABBA moment in this album by Jonas the drummer,&#8221;<\/em> explains\u00a0Alex<strong> <\/strong>Svenson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;On the cover of the album, there\u2019s a picture of a band custom made, upside down Ace of Spades with three drops of blood. &#8216;Like a Hammer&#8217; is the only song with that graphic theme mentioned in the lyrics. We celebrate the community we live and work in. It&#8217;s like a garden with plants, flowers and trees. Don&#8217;t forget to water it in dry season.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded by\u00a0J\u00f6rgen Wall (Jay-Jay Johanson, The Hellacopters)\u00a0over three days at Stockholm&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Kapsylen Studio<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and mixed by\u00a0Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Backyard Babies), this album was mastered by\u00a0Svante Forsb\u00e4ck \/ Chartmakers\u00a0(Rammstein, Amaranthe, Ville Valo, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This album celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a group, a tribe. Being a part of what most people would call the goth and post-punk &nbsp;community is, according to the band, a great privilege. Of course, there are dark sides to everything, but after being on the road and meeting people from the music scene for so many years, the band have experienced a caring and welcoming community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following up their 2022 album\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/hunger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Hunger&#8217;<\/a>, released via Nexilis Records \/ Schubert Music (Europe) and Metropolis Records (North America), these sessions capture the heart and essence of alternative rock. With electronic elements essential to the new recordings, &#8216;Trickery&#8217; is also a salute to punk music, to which Then Comes Silence traces their roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After debuting with their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/then-comes-silence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eponymous album<\/a>\u00a0in 2012, Then Comes Silence put out two more albums before releasing<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Blood&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0Nuclear Blast\u00a0in 2016. Their subsequent<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Machine&#8217; album\u00a0<\/a>was jointly released via\u00a0Oblivion\/SPV\u00a0and Metropolis Records in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Comes Silence has toured and played live with\u00a0The Fields of the Nephilim, The Chameleons, A Place To Bury Strangers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thebellwethersyndicate.com\/home#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bellwether Syndicate<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visionvideoband.com\/pages\/tour-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vision Video<\/a>, as well as performing at Wave Gotik Treffen, M&#8217;era Luna, Amphi Festival, Castle Party and W-Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Like a Hammer<\/em> is out\u00a0now, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/artist\/then-comes-silence\/571330455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7hM4i3NzOOZZ0IBAGY2hJy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>, where <em>Ride or Die<\/em> can also be found.\u00a0On April 5, the &#8216;Trickery&#8217; album will be released on\u00a0vinyl and CD, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ingrv.es\/trickery-fqf-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digitally<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Trickery&#8217; album pre-order \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/trickery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\/album\/trickery<\/a><br>Album pre-save \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ingrv.es\/trickery-fqf-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ingrv.es\/trickery-fqf-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From late April through May, Then Comes Silence hits the road for an extensive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.eu\/index.php\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North American tour\u00a0<\/a>with\u00a0Vision Video\u00a0with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.eu\/index.php\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tickets available<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0Then Comes Silence\u00a0another dose of post-punk on their new\u00a0Like a Hammer single. 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