Secrets – A Breach of Silence

Secrets – album overview

Secrets is the third full-length album by Australia’s powercore metal pioneers, A Breach of Silence. The album was produced by Fredrik Nordstrom (In Flames, Bring Me The Horizon, Arch Enemy), and mixed by Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman (Sweden). Secrets was released worldwide on February 24, 2017. Buy the full album on compact disc, iTunes, Amazon, or Google Play, and stream the full album via Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and more

“Secrets was approached differently than the last two albums Freddy and Henrik did for us” says guitarist Cossie. “They flew down here to meet up with us the day after Christmas of 2015, and over the next twenty days we tracked the entire album here in Australia. Afterwards, they brought the stems back to Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Over the next three months, they were consistently sending us various mixes of the album for us to check out. Once the album was done, the staff at Eclipse Records began getting familiar with the material and we started talking about possible singles for the album. By June of 2016, we all had a game plan in place and began shooting videos for the first three singles.”

The band’s previous album ‘The Darkest Road’ debuted on the iTunes metal chart at #1 in Australia, and at #20 on AIRA’s 100% Independent chart. Dozens of music blogs and media publications placed it in their Best of 2014 lists too. “We did well on our last album” states vocalist Rhys Flannery, “and we set the bar for success pretty high, so we’ve got to top that this time around. Secrets is different than our previous album. Blair and I are doing lots of vocal harmonies, there’s a lot more stuff people can sing along with, and while it’s still heavy as hell, the songs are much more diverse. We’re really proud of what we’ve created here.”

Secrets – Press Quotes & Highlights

• Chart debuts: #2 iTunes Metal (Aus), #39 iTunes Overall (Aus), #43 iTunes Metal (USA)
• 5/5 – “this album shows a band, that deserves to be among the world’s best” – Heavy
• 8/10 – “thirteen tracks on the album, and there isn’t a bad one among them, definitely pick up a copy!” – Hysteria
• 9/10 – “this album gets a solid 9 stars!” – Yesterdaze News
• “about as close to perfection as possible, we are deeply impressed” – Snooze Control
• 9 ½ /10 – “Secrets is a must have album and a monumental moment for a band on their way to being the next big name in metal!” – Bro-Metal
• 4/5 – “honorable & true to style!” – Metal Underground (AT)
• “only a matter of time before finding themselves among the biggest in the scene” – Rockway
• “probably the best metal band you’re not listening to” – Get Exposed Music
• “like a tornado, this album is unstoppable and will blow you away!” – System Failure
• “A Breach of Silence have hit a home run with Secrets” – Side Stage Magazine
• 4/5 – “Secrets is much more than a solid album and I like it a lot” – The Grim Reader 
• “enterprising and fearless!” – The Gauntlet
• “top shelf stuff” – AMNplify
• “definitely go listen!” – Lords of Metal
• 8/10 – “I highly recommend this album, infectious” – Metal Gods TV
• “these guys are truly proficient at anything they set out to do” – Metal Nexus
• “This is a bad ass album from start to finish” – The Chimera Magazine
• “A Breach of Silence have returned, and they’re better than ever” – Wonderbox Metal
• “fearsomely heavy” – Loud
• “ABOS stand out from their counterparts, defining the term Powercore” – Sentinel Daily
• 8/10 “this album is huge!” – Phil’s Rock Reviews
• “an extremely respectable piece of work” – Headbanger Reviews
• “one of the most popular metalcore bands out of Australia” – World of Metal Radio
• “serious songwriting chops and the instrumental wherewithal to back it up” – Metal Temple