Description

Picture disc. Limited 250 copies

The Silent Republic, is Dark Age third album and it begins with a synth introduction which has a big weak point: the volume is too low, so you’ll have to raise the volume by yourself. But raising the volume will permit you to be really hit by the second song, which is the title song of the album. It has really great rhythms and lead guitar riffs, and the synth is quite good too. Daily Combat, the next song, begins quite fast, but then slow a little, and after the second minute, it becomes really good. Again there, drums are good and lead guitar just sounds great. In Know Me Strong, you’ll listen to the clean voice of Eike for the first time (people who know the “new” Dark Age and have heard “Dark Age” or “Minus Exitus” are quite used to this voice). For me, it really fits in the song, giving it a more melodic sound. The next song, Suicide Crew, is also good, with its few parts without any guitar sounding really well, and giving importance to the great bass lines we have there. It is just a bit short, another verse would have been welcomed. Cut the flesh is a darker song, which is for me one of the best on this album. It sounds a bit more like black metal (at least on the composition) and shows us an other Dark Age. Return is also the “clean” voice’s return, and here it sounds just perfect with the composition (which is really great too, with a magnificent solo). The eighth song, Last Words, is my favourite one on this album. The instrumental part in this song is just great, and Eike voices sounds just perfect with all the instruments during the choruses, and you’ll quickly scream “I have reached the point of no return!” with him. Now Or Never begins really beautifully, with a great lead guitar riff, and stay beautiful until the end, with also a great solo here. The last Dark Age own song on this album, We Who Suffer is slower than others but really beautiful too. The ending with only synth and drums programming is also quite magical.

Track list:
1. Introduction
2. Silent Republic
3. Daily Combat
4. Know Me Strong
5. Suicide Crew
6. Cut The Flesh
7. Return
8. Last Words
9. Now Or Never
10. We Who Suffer