{"id":31404,"date":"2026-08-21T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=31404"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:54:14","slug":"then-comes-silence-judgement-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/then-comes-silence-judgement-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Then Comes Silence &#8211; Judgement Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Comes Silence returns with &#8220;Judgement Day,&#8221; the first song from their upcoming album Requiem Ballroom, which will be released on Metropolis Records. The track\u00a0develops a dark, futuristic mood, beginning with EBM-inspired synths and moving to loud guitars with a sound typical of Killing Joke and early-2000s The Orgy\u00a0industrial rock. The vocals create a threatening, dark tone, while the production intelligently prioritises groove, dynamics, and suspense over excessive loudness. As the song develops, the synths and guitars combine to create a powerful post-punk\/industrial vibe, with Gary Numan-like electronics giving a futuristic touch. A little guitar solo about 2:16 adds another highlight before the track fades into electronic darkness. Lyrically, &#8220;Judgement Day&#8221; explores guilt, consequences, and the idea of avoiding the unavoidable, with the\u00a0refrain &#8220;We&#8217;ll be the first to go&#8221; functioning as a warning ritual. The contrast between the rhythmic melody and the words about regret and mortality gives the song a particularly dramatic character. Overall, this is a strong mix of post-punk, EBM, and industrial rock, with enough melodic parts to make the darkness &#8220;acceptable.&#8221; The cinematic atmosphere and constant groove make it particularly attractive to listeners who like music that is both groovy\u00a0and dangerous&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Then Comes Silence &quot;Judgement Day&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Or4dgBiQIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">photo by Alexandra Peterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/thencomessilence.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thencomessilence\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thencomessilence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thencomessilence\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thencomessilence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Then Comes Silence returns with &#8220;Judgement Day,&#8221; the first song from their upcoming album Requiem&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[3244,284,3621,3619],"class_list":["post-31404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-ebm","tag-goth","tag-industrial-rock","tag-then-comes-silence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31405,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31404\/revisions\/31405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}