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= Silence In Solitude = Silence In Solitude is an American metalcore band from southern New Jersey formed in 2016. Silence In Solitude's current lineup consists of vocalist Shayne Roxas, guitarist Colby Hemple, bassist Alex Coates, and drummer Cody Mitchell. The band has released one full length album, 2 covers, and one single as of 2021.

History
Silence In Solitude formed following the disbandment of local New Jersey metal band, All For One, in 2015. Shayne Roxas and Colby Hemple went on to recruit Cody Mitchell (former drummer of Solace Fades), Alex Coates (Former drummer of Perfect Chaos), and Justin Pompper (Former guitarist of Malicious Intent). Once the lineup was complete, the band began writing what would be come their debut album, Resurgence.

Resurgence (2016-2017)
In early 2016, Silence In Solitude began the writing process of their debut album, Resurgence, drawing influence from early 2000's metalcore bands such as Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and Parkway Drive. Silence In Solitude utilized guitarist Colby Hemple's small home studio setup to record and later mix/master the album in mid-2016. Silence In Solitude released their debut single Suffering on August 8th 2016 with an accompanying music video directed by Trevor Jennings. Shortly after, Mike D Antonio (Bassist of Killswitch Engage) was hired to create what would become Resurgence's album artwork. Silence In Solitude performed their debut show at The Watering Hole in Mays Landing, NJ on September 16th. In October of 2016, the band then went on their headlining "Halloweekender" Tour located in the New England area as well as Maine. The band then released their second single, 1000 Days, with an accompanying lyric video on October 24th 2016. On December 2nd 2016, Silence In Solitude released their debut album Resurgence. On December 19th, the band released a cover of Mariah Carrey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" alongside a video that was filmed and directed by the band. On March 24th, 2017 Silence In Solitude released a music video for their song "Deceiver" which was directed by Eric Dicarlo of Square Up Studios. Silence In Solitude went on to open for acts such as Affiance, Kublai Khan, Currents, Upon a Burning Body and Miss May I. In April of 2017, Silence In Solitude set off on the "Listen Close and Hear The Ocean" Tour in support of Canadian metalcore band Closer To Found touring the east coast of the US. On July 7th, 2017 Silence In Solitude released a cover of Owl City's Fireflies.

Hiatus (2018-2020)
After the completion of the "Listen Close and Hear the Ocean" Tour, Silence In Solitude decided to take a short hiatus to begin writing their sophomore album. During this time Silence In Solitude decided to part ways with guitarist, Justin Pompper. Throughout 2020, the band posted multiple pictures and videos of studio updates.

XXIII (2021)
On July 23rd 2021. Silence In Solitude released their single "XXIII" alongside an official music video directed by Eric Dicarlo of Square Up Studios. XXIII was recorded, mixed and mastered by Colby Hemple at Thallium Studios.

Members
Current


 * Shayne Roxas - Vocals (2015-present)
 * Colby Hemple - Guitar (2015-present)
 * Alexander Coates - Bass (2016-present)
 * Cody Mitchell - Drums (2016-present)

Former


 * Justin Pompper - Guitar (2016-2018)

Discography

 * Resurgence (2016)
 * All I Want For Christmas Is You (2016)
 * Fireflies (2017)
 * XXIII (2021)