The End of Silence

The End of Silence is the fifth release and the third full-length album by Rollins Band, led by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. The album's cover features a stylized drawing of the sun identical to the one tattooed on Rollins' back. The album's liner notes credit the artwork to California tattoo artist Rick Spellman.

The End of Silence
Studio album by Rollins Band
Released	February 25, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative metal, post-hardcore, funk metal
Length	72:30 78:53 (Japanese edition) 155:37 (2002 reissue)
Label	Imago Records
Producer	Andy Wallace
Rollins Band chronology
Turned On (1990) The End of Silence (1992) Weight (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In Metal Hammer's list of the Top 10 Albums of 1992, they describe the album as "Taut, ferocious, withering" and that it is "the record that took Rollins from hardcore punk renaissance man to bona fide alt-rock icon."[2]

Track listing

(All songs written by Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett, Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain)

1. "Low Self Opinion" – 5:18
2. "Grip" – 4:50
3. "Tearing" – 4:58
4. "You Didn't Need" – 5:30
5. "Almost Real" – 8:03
6. "Obscene" – 8:50
7. "What Do You Do" – 7:22
8. "Blues Jam" – 11:46
9. "Another Life" – 4:39
10. "Just Like You" – 10:57

The album was recorded in Dover, New Jersey.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1992	Rock de Lux	Spain	"Albums of the Year"	23	[3]
1992	Sounds	Germany	"Albums of the Year"	24	[4]
1992	Select	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	40	[5]
1996	Visions	Germany	"The Eternal Readers Charts"	63	[6]
1996	Visions	Germany	"The Best Albums 1991-96"	*	[7]
1999	Visions	Germany	"The Most Important Albums of the Nineties"	15	[8]
2000	Terrorizer	United Kingdom	"100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties"	*	[9]
2004	Decibel	United States	"Hall of Fame"	19	[10]
2005	Rock Hard	Germany	"The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time"	426	[11]
2017	Metal Hammer	United Kingdom	"Top Ten Albums of 1992"	*	[12]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart performance

Album Chart Peak U.S. Top Heatseekers 7 [13] U.S. Billboard 200 160 [14]

Singles Year Title Peak Chart positions US ^Mod UK[15] 1992 "Low Self Opinion" 25 — "Tearing" — 54 "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Personnel

Rollins Band Sim Cain – drums Chris Haskett – guitar Henry Rollins – vocals Andrew Weiss – bass guitar Theo Van Rock  – engineering

Additional musicians and production Theo Van Rock  – engineering Andy Wallace – production, engineering, mixing Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

1. Franck, John. "allmusic ((( The End of Silence > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
2. "The Top 10 Albums Of 1992". Louder. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
3. "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
4. "Musikexpress - Albums of the Year". Musikexpress. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
5. "Select - Albums of the Year". Select. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
6. "Visions - The Eternal Readers Charts". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
7. "Visions - The Best Albums 1991-96". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
8. "Visions - The Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Visions. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
9. "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
10. "Rollins Band – "The End of Silence"". Decibel. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
11. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 40. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. "The Top 10 Albums Of 1992". Louder. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
13. "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
14. "The End of Silence charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
15. "UK charts page for "Tearing" by Rollins Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-17.