A year after a concept album based on Edgar Allan Poe’s "Annabel Lee" titled Emptiness, Alesana released a second concept record based on a classic poem.
A Place Where the Sun Is Silent finds the North Carolina screamo group turning to the first part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, "Inferno," for inspiration.
The band’s dramatic first Epitaph release tracks the protagonist's decent to Hell, and matches the weighty theme with the scorching riffs, soaring melodies, and heavy breakdowns that traditionally make up Alesana’s slick, fiery style.
Wide arrangements (horns, string sections, and a children’s choir) and a long running time of 62 minutes make it feel highly ambitious, yet it’s much like the last couple outings musically, with Shawn Milke and Dennis Lee centering it all, trading curdling screams and wispy vocal hooks.
All in all, they seem invigorated by the subject matter, and deliver a nice take on the material.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Wood of Error | Alesana | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 2 | A Forbidden Dance | Alesana | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Hand in Hand with the Damned | Alesana | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Beyond the Sacred Glass | Alesana | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 5 | The Temptress | Alesana | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Circle VII: Sins of the Lion | Alesana | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Vestige | Alesana | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Lullaby of the Crucified | Alesana | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Before Him All Shall Scatter | Alesana | Play | 00:54 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 10 | Labyrinth | Alesana | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | The Fiend | Alesana | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 271 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alesana | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |