156/Silence – From a Distance Review: Atmospheric Metalcore from USA (2026)
Artist: 156/Silence Origin: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Label: Pure Noise Records Released: September 4, 2026 Genre: Atmospheric Metalcore Rating: 5/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp 156/Silence are back with their sixth album, From a Distance. The album was released on September 4 through Pure Noise Records and follows People Watching from 2024. I have to be honest, this album starts much better than it ends. The opening slowly builds the tension before the heavy riffs and growling hit you straight in the face. It is aggressive as fuck and gives the album a really strong start. After this, the album changes quite a bit. There are some Rammstein and nu metal vibes here, mixed with post-rock, punk and little metalcore. There are both clean vocals and growling, but the clean vocals do not work for me at all. They are simply not good enough, and after a while a lot of the songs start to sound the same. The growling and heavier parts work much better. There are also plenty ...