CASUAL SILENCE.
Casual Silence was founded in 1993 by three singers from different musical backgrounds. After originally starting as a rock cover band,
Casual Silence soon grew into a melodic rock band with mainly her own work. The compositions, autobiographical lyrics and influences
from the rock, symphonic and progressive metal, were effortlessly transformed into exciting songs with a sound of its own.
In 1997 the band launched her debut album Bad Side Memories. With this album they also got ample opportunity to prove themselves live
on the stage. In 1999 the mini-disc Shamelessly Dressed was released, which showed the group has developed in a versatile way.
After the release of this second album, the name ‘Casual Silence’ often appears in the pop and rock magazines and the band became a well
known name in the regional rock scène.
At the end of the year 2000, keyboard player David Natali was replaced by Henry Meeuws (known from his solo project MEDEA). In this
period the band worked hard on writing new material.
At the beginning of 2003 the band released her new album Once In a Blue Moon. By the compositions on this album you can hear
the band has strongly developed in every way. This manifests itself in praise worthy reviews in the media and a lot of gigs with famous
acts like: Tony MacAlpine & Virgil Donati, Epica, Focus, Alquin, Kayak, Jadis, Landmarq, The Watch, Pain of Salvation and Saga.
Casual Silence is a band you really have to experience live, that proves the DVD Live at Plato (CD presentation of ‘Once in a
Blue Moon’) released at the end of 2003.
Live at Plato
CD Release 12/04/03
Once In A Blue Moon (DVD '03).
Rob Laarhoven - vocals
Ernst le cocq d'Armandville - guitars & vocals
Henry Meeuws - piano
Igor Koopmans - drums
Mark van Dijk - gitaar
Eric Smits - bass
Sandra Peeters - vocals &
Marina van der Aa - vocals (Medea).
Lost In Life ('07)
Rob Laarhoven - vocals
Ernst le cocq d'Armandville - guitars & vocals
Henry Meeuws - piano
Igor Koopmans - drums
Mark van Dijk - gitaar
Eric Smits - bass.
Damian Wilson- vocals (
Threshold) &
Sandra Peeters - vocals (The Alterglow, Medea).
It has become an album with 8 masterpieces of symphonic, progressive and catchy songs. If you read the lyrics you’ll find out
that the band members found to their cost what ‘Lost in Life’ really means. The atmosphere the CD breathes is stirring
and oppressive at the same time. That’s why ‘Lost in Life’ is something new of great class.
Acoustic Fields ('09)
Rob Laarhoven - vocals
Ernst le cocq d'Armandville - guitars & vocals
Henry Meeuws - piano
Vertical Horizon ('11).
Lead vocals: Rob Laarhoven
Keyboards, Hammond & gitaar: Henry Meeuws
Guitar, vocals: Ernst Le Cocq ‘d Armandville
Bass, vocals: Eric Smits
Guitar: Mark van Dijk
Drums: Igor Koopmans
Mixed by Joost van de Broek.
Cover art en art-direction door Erwin Munsters.
Next show:
25-03-2011
De Lakei
Helmond
CD-Presentatie Vertical Horizon
Be there!
Symfo-Index.
Updated Feb 2011 by Nick.
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