Release
date: February 11th 2017. Label: Self Released.
Format: CD/DD
Silent
Screams – Tracklisting
1.Numb 04:21
2.Wake Up The Dead
04:44
3.Been There 05:22
4.Hurricane 05:11
5.Feed The Wolf
05:01
6.Killswitch 04:40
7.Fade Away 04:59
8.Broken 04:19
9.Ballad Of Animal
And The Red Rider 05:23
10.Take Me Home
04:33
11.Slow Running
Train 04:35
Band
Members
Stig Chell (Guitar & Vocals)
Neil Bailey (Lead Guitar &
Backing Vocals)
Robert Hussey (Drums)
Gareth Harding (Bass Guitar)
Review
UK
Hard Rockers – Quiet The Thief – debut album – Silent Screams –
is a loud, raucous and highly confident record. Taking influences
from a wide range of genres that combine for one loud wild ride.
Opening
track – Numb – has shades of ZZ-Top running throughout with both
the vocals and riffs. It's a very good track to open the album with
as it's a true classic hard rock number. There's nothing
groundbreaking here on this song but it shows that Quiet The Thief
have something cool about them. The lyrics are your standard hard
rock fare but it gives you a brief insight on what to expect for the
rest of the album.
Second
track – Wake Up The Dead – is another fast-paced track that
allows Quiet The Thief create a more Souther Rock/Stoner kinda sound.
It's one of the albums first standout tracks as the song moves with
supreme confidence. There are a few moments of 80s classic
twin-guitar style riffs. Stig's vocals are impressive though it's the
riffs that hold your attention.
Third
track – Been There – sees Quiet The Thief become more confident
with their musical surroundings as they bring a “grungier”
outlook to their music. This song has a slight depressing and moody
feel to it before returning to the familiar Southern/Stoner Rock
sound. Though I actually enjoyed the more sombre grungier moments as
the lyrics have a bleak feel to them.
I
will be here all day reviewing each of the albums 11 tracks so I will
say that Quiet The Thief have written some very good songs indeed. As
they take you on a rich musical odyssey. If you're a fan of Grunge,
Southern Rock, Stoner, Hard Rock and good old fashioned Heavy Metal
then you should check these guys out now.
Standout
tracks to listen to are: Hurricane, Killswitch, Fade Away and Take Me
Home. Hurricane is perhaps my favourite song on the album. As Quiet
The Thief have written catchy lyrics that are paired with superb
riffs.
For
a debut album, the production is handled superbly well. Silent
Screams will perhaps find it's audience with people who enjoy the
Classic/Hard Rock scenes. Though the album does include moments of
heavy Southern/Stoner Rock that give Silent Screams an addictive
edge.
I
feel that given a few more EP's or albums, Quiet The Thief have the
potential to release something special indeed and perhaps play to a
larger audience. Until then enjoy Silent Screams as it's a fucking
beast of a record.
Words
by Steve Howe
