The Letter Black Breaking The Silence EP

It seems Tooth and Nail has been on somewhat of a signing spree lately. From former The Chariot member’s new dance group Queen’s Club to South Carolina hailing quintet Sent By Ravens, to the likes of The Ascendiate, The Letter Black, and Gwen Stacy, it looks as if the Seattle based label is hoping to find another hit band. Unfortunately, with the Letter Black, it’s hard to tell if the strategy is paying off.

Breaking The Silence is a mix match of Linkin Park, Red, and Evanescence alternative guitar riffs, with Flyleaf and Fireflight vocal similarities being all too obvious. Despite slick production moving Ms. Anthony’s voice to the front of the songs, it’s hard to find any of them memorable. “Moving On” is a song which has been written hundreds of times by too many other bands, while “All Of Me” feels cliché with its hard-rocking chick goth vibe.

(Is it so much to ask for a female fronted band doing something around the likes of Muse, MuteMath, or any other innovative artist?) Breaking The Silence is not a complete failure though, “Best Of Me” and “Hanging On A Thread” are at least memorable, especially with their slick production. The Letter Black will really have to impress though following a mediocre EP.

Rating: 2 out of 5
Street Date: September 22nd, 2009
Label: Tooth and Nail Records

Track Listing
1.) Moving On
2.) Hanging On By A Thread
3.) Best Of Me
4.) Collapse
5.) All Of Me
6.) Perfect