"Requiem Ballroom" is a diptych. Two halves. One soul.
Two panels forming a single work. Between them there is no middle ground. Everything exists in contrast. Only opposites. Light or darkness, red or blue, black or white and right or left.
The listener is invited to choose a side in this duality. Which side do you identify with?
The first door opens onto a funeral. Candles flicker in the darkness as the procession moves forward. It invites you to witness the symbolic death of something familiar. As the eighth album by THEN COMES SILENCE, it raises questions about closure and farewell. Is this the final bow?
But every ending conceals the seed of a beginning. Turn the record and the darkness cracks. Morning breaks through. It opens the curtains to a resurrection. What decayed in "Requiem" blossoms in "Ballroom". The shadows retreat and light floods the room.
In that sense, "Requiem Ballroom" is more than an album. It is a dialogue between opposing forces. It is a game, an experiment, and it’s bloody serious.A farewell and a resurrection unfolding simultaneously. Two faces staring at each other across the void.
The question remains… Are you Team "Requiem" or Team "Ballroom"?
Band statement: "Since the album is divided into two halves, it’s important to give each part its own sound. It carries it’s own identity and the context is somewhat varied. That’s why we have two mixing producers, Tom van Heesch and Jon Bordon who take care of each half. This album, 'Requiem Ballroom' is simultaneously a game, a social experiment playing with polarization. You pick one team. You can’t have both sides. Choose 'Requiem' or 'Ballroom'. Comments are often made about why we release music so frequently and consistently. Well, we don’t know where the energy comes from, but one thing is certain. If it wouldn’t be for the fans and followers that we have, we wouldn’t have come this far. Awards and trophies don’t really exist in this genre. Not in the recent years, that’s for sure. What truly matters is the connection between a band and its audience. The greatest honor we’ve ever received is the support of the people who come to our shows and keep this music alive. We do it for them as much as we do it for ourselves."
Tracklist:
01. Lay 02. Dance On The Edge Of The Grave 03. Bye Bye Land 04. Judgement Day 05. Lacrimosa 06. Hear The Silence 07. Remaker Redeemer 08. Witches And Demons 09. Delete Me 10. No Stranger 11. Black Magic Children 12. The Future Has A Silver Lining
Line-up:
Alex Svenson - vocals, bass and synthezisers Jonas Fransson - drums Hugo Zombie - guitars
Credits:
Produced by Alex Svenson. BALLROOM mixed by Jon Bordon (Nicole Sabouné, Melody Club, The Exploding Boy, among others). REQUIEM mixed by Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Backyard Babies, Apocalyptica, among others). Additional musicians: Johan Lange (Agent Side Grinder) on track 12.
Tourdates 2026 / 2027:
Sep 11 Baroeg Open Air Rotterdam, Netherlands Sep 11 Zuiderpark Rotterdam, Netherlands Sep 12 Deux Ours Liège, Belgium Sep 13 Brewklyn Rennes, France Sep 14 Le Chinois Montreuil, France Sep 15 Cold Crash Nantes, France Sep 16 Rock ‘n Eat Lyon, France Sep 16 Rock N Eat Live Lyon, France Sep 17 Le Molotov Marseille, France Sep 18 Teatro Q77 Turin, Italy Sep 19 Improve Castelfranco Veneto, Italy Sep 20 Subzero Prague, Czech Republic Oct 24 Kollektivet Livet Stockholm, Sweden Jan 10 Kulttempel Oberhausen, Germany Jan 14 Lux Hannover, Germany Jan 15 Track Aarhus, Denmark Jan 16 Hotel Cecil Copenhagen, Denmark Jul 2 Eastside Karlsbad, Germany
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