The Silent Enigma is the second album by British rock band Anathema, released on 23 October 1995 through Peaceville Records.
The Silent Enigma represents a turning point in Anathema's career (it is the first album to feature guitarist Vincent Cavanagh singing lead vocals, replacing Darren White) and sees the band incorporating more clean vocals and melodic elements, while still retaining the band's early death-doom style. The album was originally titled Rise Pantheon Dreams, a title later used by White for his post-Anathema project The Blood Divine.
Where Darren's vocals were more guttural, Vincent's newer style pushed the possibilities for Anathema onwards and upwards, with a scope and breath beyond his years. Lauded by the metal press, the album has since been described by Terrorizer magazine as "one of Anathema's best".
All songs written by Anathema.
All songs written by Anathema.
1. "Restless Oblivion" 8:03
2. "Shroud of Frost" 7:31
3. "...Alone" 4:24
4. "Sunset of Age" 6:57
5. "Nocturnal Emission" 4:20
6. "Cerulean Twilight" 7:05
7. "The Silent Enigma" 4:25
8. "A Dying Wish" 8:12
9. "Black Orchid" 3:40
